Daines is unfit to represent Montanans As I sit here watching today’s news unfold, with increasing dismay, of the protests occurring in Washington D.C., I am haunted by past correspondence with Sen. Steve Daines in which he always mentions Montana Values as a guide to when he represents the people. When he voted to declare […]

Just thirteen more days left until Trump and his cult are forced to seek shelter under the rocks from whence they came. While I appreciate that Mitch McConnell and other Republicans came to their senses yesterday, that doesn’t change the fact that up until that moment they goose stepped side-by-side with the worst, most evil […]

What was I thinking? What was I expecting? New Year. New attitude. Nope! Article on first day proclaims somewhat joyously that Montana’s minimum wage is raised $0.10 an hour to $8.75. Oh joy, oh joy. Reality sucks. If that’s good news of the New Year, what kind of world are we living in? Oh there […]

Daines: Withdraw from group opposing tallies Dear Senator Daines, Please withdraw from the group of senators who are planning to vote against counting electoral votes when Congress is expected to certify duly elected President Biden. As you are aware, no credible allegations have been documented by dozens of state and federal courts, governors, state election […]

Since the 2016 election, Donald Trump has careened from crisis to crisis, undermining our democracy at every stage. In doing so, he’s been enabled by Republicans in Congress, and this week, we’ve truly reached a new and dangerous low. With Trump still denying the results of the election, his loyalists in Congress are now doing […]

As a veteran in the state with one of the highest concentrations of vets per capita in the U.S., I just sent Daines an email telling him – His actions regarding the recent elections should be viewed within the context of the meaning of the word “Sedition” and that definition should be read aloud in […]

I would like to thank all of the local businesses who purchased the full-page ad in last Sunday’s Ravalli Republic, thanking the Ravalli County commissioners and sheriff for not enforcing the mask mandate. Now I know which businesses to avoid. If people, such as our commissioners, sheriff, and crybaby anti-maskers, had simply put science ahead […]

The Electoral College certification process is going to make January 6th a wild day. Cosplay right-wingers will descend on Washington like flies descend on Mike Pence’s head. And inside the United States Capitol, at the joint session of Congress, roughly 150 Republicans will attempt to toss aside the presidential election and turn America in to a […]

By TOM WOODS Guest columnist I’ve had the honor of serving the past four terms in the Legislature. It’s now possible that everything that I worked to pass in the Legislature over four terms is now about to be undone; Medicaid expansion, human rights, water rights, reproductive rights, fair elections. This threat is real, but […]

Americans incapable of learning from others Why are Americans incapable of learning from other countries? To Governor Gianforte, please reconsider your decision to do away with the mask mandate. A real world experiment has already been done. Look at Norway and Sweden. Norway chose to follow the science and requires masks, but Sweden left it […]