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Republicans just said quiet part out loud

Editor, Well, it’s clear now: A vote for a Republican is a vote to cut Social Security and Medicare. How do we know this? Because a Republican just said the quiet part out loud.  During Republicans’ second (failed) attempt to install rightwing extremist Jim Jordan as the next House Speaker, Representative Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) asked his fellow Republicans to remember that Jim Jordan has shown great “courage” in his battle “to get at the real drivers of debt, and we all know what they are. We all know it’s Social Security, we all know it’s Medicare.”  Sorry, Tom Cole, Jim Jordan, Ryan Zinke, and Matt Rosendale, but Social Sec...


Thank you for help with ‘Pedal to Plate'

Editor, The Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate (MMAPP) committee is deeply grateful to the city of Ronan and surrounding area for helping make the 6th annual MMAPP, Sept. 23, 2023, a successful and safe event. Thank you to the motorists who slowed down and gave our riders space. A special thank you to o...


Vote Rehard for Polson City Commission

Editor, I also noticed nobody filed to represent Ward 2 in the coming election and now see 2 candidates. I do not live in Ward 2 however I recognize the importance of the group working together for the good of the community as a whole. One man and one woman are candidates. One offers us his time of ...


Thanks to St. Joseph’s Stuff the Truck and PHS

Editor, The Polson Loaves & Fish Pantry and all its volunteers, staff, and clients would like to thank St. Joseph Medical Center and Polson High School for their joint effort from the Pirate Football Game with STUFF THE TRUCK. St Joseph Medical Center paid for entry to the football game if people atte...


Vote for democracy, not autocracy

Editor, Hopefully our nation of voting citizens will decide against falling into a Trump style autocratic system of government and opt to retain our democratic system of government. As a nation, we are right now close to making that decision. For a democracy to work and operate well requires patience a...


Write-in Rehard for Ward 2

Editor, Lisa Rehard is a write-in candidate for the Ward 2 Polson City Commission. Ballots will be mailed to voters around Oct. 18. The city commission is a nonpartisan board. I am writing in support of Lisa for the Polson City Commission. She is a third generation Montanan. She and her husband, Mark Hubb...


Write in Rehard for Polson City Commission

Editor, Lisa Rehard is a write-in candidate for the Ward 2 Polson City Commission. Ballots will  be mailed to voters around Oct. 18. The city commission is a nonpartisan board.  I am writing in support of Lisa for the Polson City Commission. She is a third generation Montanan. She and her ...


Community costs should be carefully considered

Editor, I read with interest Carlene Vey’s letter about the proposed subdivision on the 130 acres owned by DNB Development out of California. I get the impression around here that there is not much oversight by the county planning department or our county commissioners who just see dollar signs and ...


People have power to save democracy

Editor, There is an empowering answer to what our nation is going through right now. It involves each of us. Our present political divide has caused our democracy to be in peril. We each have a role in healing this divide. Our democracy offers each of us the opportunity to contribute in some appropriat...


Respond to challenges with care

Editor, One year ago, I submitted a letter to the editor in which the first paragraph was this: “Our nation is presently going through a very present political crisis. This crisis is a clear example of the outworking of our human frailties. These frailties involve anger, attack, and blaming others f...


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