Dear Rep. Gillette: When you ran for office, I received circulars promoting your leadership qualifications. Once elected you have not expressed your leadership about issues you have expertise in, such as public health since you have a public health degree (MPH). Why have you not spoken out against the proposed lifting of the state mask […]

How strange Rep. Rosendale and Sen. Daines are still sitting in D.C. and were involved in the process of deciding whether Trump incited violence by spreading the lie that the November 2020 was stolen. They, too, dangerously promoted the Big Lie. Also without evidence. And without yet having had to answer to Montanans for deeply […]

There is a golden rule among firearm owners to treat all weapons as if they were loaded. You always keep your safety on and you never point your weapon at someone. Yet, thousands of needless tragedies and fatalities have occurred when these rules not followed. Every one of these deaths are tragic, but I cannot […]

By BRIAN WHEELER Guest Columnist I was encouraged by the feedback, both in person and online, to a couple of recent op-eds regarding concerns about water quality. It seems like the issue is finally receiving the public discussion and consideration that it deserves. As such, I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the efforts […]

After Impeachment 2.0, I must express my deep disappointment in Sen. Daines’ not guilty vote for the charges of incitement of insurrection against the former president. Daines had reversed course in objecting to the Electoral College results on Jan. 6, which was the reasonable thing to do. However, his not guilty vote gives a green […]

What a shame Reps. Gillette, Carlson, and Jedediah and Caleb Hinkle are for voting for House Bill 137. This bill rolls back protections against using e-cigarettes indoors which the Gallatin Board of Health established in 2018. At a time when youth vaping has reached epidemic proportions, this move is an attack on our children’s health. […]

Daines voted to absolve Trump of his malevolence Steve Daines, I have one question for you: how do you sleep at night? You were complicit in propagating Trump’s Big Lie that democrats were stealing the election. That Big Lie, which you fundraised off of and have yet to publicly refute, led to a bloody insurrection […]

By JOSH OLSEN Guest columnist It’s time for Gov. Gianforte and the Montana Legislature to do what voters elected them to do: Honor the will of Montana voters by protecting the outdoor way of life that brings us together. In November, voters overwhelmingly approved I-190, a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana sales. Language in that […]

With Bidens victory Nov. 3, I foolishly thought we could breathe easier — how wrong I was. The 101 days since election have been bedlam with the public seeming either numb or indifferent. Nearly half our nation is mesmerized by a man whose lack of leadership is largely responsible for coronavirus deaths of nearly one-half […]

As most of you must know, the majority of Montanans vote by mail and in addition, a small percentage take advantage of the right to register and then vote on election day. There has been no evidence of voter fraud in Election Day registration here or in the 20 other states that offer this option. […]