Voices

Bill Schneider writes, "Assuming politicians can open their minds to trying to solve the wilderness problem, and assuming conservationists can unify natural allies into a cohesive constituency; here is my proposed idea for finally putting the Montana wilderness debate behind us."

Scott Mylnechuk writes, "Eighty-three percent of Montanans support this bill, and Sen. Daines himself admitted that he has no problem with it, but he’s still playing DC politics by demanding a king’s ransom in return for his support."

David James writes, "Though our state constitution currently protects women, Republicans are anxious to get a supermajority in the state legislature to enact similar laws."

Jim Edwards writes, "I’m a D-lite and a proud cross-over voter, always have been. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have written this letter, today, I’m compelled to."

David Oclander writes, "Never have I felt so proud to be represented by Senator Tester and never so ashamed to have the representation of Senator Daines."

Montana Conservation Voters write, "Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in transformational change that will help cut planet-warming pollution by roughly 40 % by 2030 and protect our communities from future devastation."

Jim Elliott writes, "Proponents of the NOTA option claim that having it would cut down on negative campaigning, get more citizens to vote, serve as a reality check on unpopular candidates, and give a meaningful choice to voters where a candidate is running unopposed."

Nathan Ramsbacher writes, "I see patients every day who need prescription medicines to preserve health or treat early illness in order to prevent acute problems later on but unfortunately all too many patients can’t afford them."

Advocates write, "The Lolo-Bitterroot Partnership citizen plan is based on the best available science and will protect our most valuable economic asset."

Bill Schneider writes, "Natural alliances that typically support efforts to protect wild land have been fractured. Now, allies of the past partake in bitter infighting that prevents us from building a large natural constituency that could sway political leaders."