Voices

Jim Elliott writes, "If the powerful refuse to abide by court decisions why should the citizen bother to pay a parking ticket?"

Roger Koopman writes, "We don’t need paternalistic politicians telling us how much we require their help. Freedom is quite enough, thank you very much, along with a healthy measure of respect for our constitutional rights, our personal property and the liberty to be left alone."

Sally Schrank writes, "The governor has the power of the veto pen to protect the Montana way of life and ensure the wisdom enshrined in our constitution lasts for future generations."

Kristen Jordan writes, "Representing this community has been an honor, and I’m running to continue delivering results that matter."

Daniel Carlino writes, "When the Missoula City Council votes to defund the Johnson Street shelter without providing alternative places for people to sleep, it negatively impacts all of us."

George Wuerthner writes, "One has to presume that if forests have survived for tens of millions of years without human intervention, they certainly don't need any now."

Jack Ballard writes, "It’s past time we had a Congress willing to stand up to the Presidency, regardless of which party is in power."

Library directors write, "On March 31, the Department of Government Efficiency, by orders of the administration, shuttered the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS), likely eliminating a critical funding source for libraries nationwide."

Lizzy Pennock writes, "Republican legislators voted yes on killing wolf puppies and their nursing mothers as well as pregnant wolves."

Eric Nyland writes, "Sen. Steve Daines is showing us that he is someone who will change the law to cater to a corrupt billion-dollar company while ignoring its shady, illegal, and dangerous behavior."