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 […]

Conservationists, environmentalists, and public lands enthusiasts were ecstatic with the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, which “assures funding of the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund at its full level in perpetuity.” The GAOA headlines make it appear a tremendous win for public lands. But was it really? Enthusiasts, you’ve been duped! If […]

Stoking conspiracies an embarrassment to state Mr. Gianforte, You signed onto the amicus brief to the Supreme Court, trying to throw out millions of votes in states that didn’t go for Trump in an effort wreck our democracy. I have to ask how you thought it would benefit you? Your party tried to overturn the […]

The coronavirus pandemic and the bitterness of the November election has made 2020 a tremendously difficult and painful year on all of us. Like many Montanans, I won’t be heartbroken to see it go. There is a very positive start to 2021 that gives me hope for the coming year. The Montana Headwaters Legacy Act […]