Voices

Jim Elliott writes, "He believed in the law and he believed in honor, and he believed in the people he served."

Montana health advocates write, "Giving cigars a pass and allowing cigar bars will lead to more death and disease due to tobacco use in Montana. That toll is already too high."

Commissioners write, "If a development checks all the regulatory boxes, the County cannot legally deny it, even if it’s unpopular with residents."

Roger Koopman writes, "The left is always on the offense, pressing its force-based agenda that guarantees a better life for everyone, by harnessing the power of the state to impose their will on you and me.

Cheryl Cohen writes, "This legislation will provide statutory appropriations for affordable housing for the first time in Montana state history."

Aubrey Bertram writes, "Sen. Daines and the rest of our delegation can’t claim opposition to sell-offs on one hand and orchestrate them with the other."

Jonathan Sharp writes, "At this point, PFAS had been used and discarded with no regard for more than 50 years."

David Daniels writes, "The One Big Beautiful Deficits Bill is expected to raise the federal deficit by $2.3 trillion dollars or more. Its primary beneficiaries are billionaires and multi-millionaires who will receive the largest tax break in history."

Michael Garrity writes, "We have millions of cattle in Montana, but there are very few bull trout left, especially in their historic spawning areas of the Upper Clark Fork River."

Eric Melson writes, "Our public lands aren’t financial chips to be traded when budgets get tight. They’re part of who we are—and once sold, they’re gone forever."