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The Opinion section of Western Montana News is where ideas take center stage. Featuring editorials, columns, op-eds, and letters, this space highlights diverse perspectives on local and national issues. From in-depth analysis to passionate viewpoints, we encourage open and thoughtful discussion.
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- Carrying Forward Charlie Kirk’s Legacy of Faith and Dialogue
- Why Young Americans Are Drinking from Broken Cisterns
- Charlie Kirk’s Death and America’s Crisis of Truth
- From Madrid to Missoula: When Marxist Chaos Meets Faith and Family
- The Inflation Reduction Act Broke Medicare—and Montana’s Seniors and Veterans Are Paying the Price
The Big Beautiful Bill is a Win for Montana
Federal legislation saves Montana mine jobs, boosts energy production, delivers $3,000 in tax relief to families, and funds rural hospitals
Students and Teachers Deserve Better: Congress Should Reform the NEA Federal Charter
NEA has abandoned educational mission for partisan politics
Mansfield’s Stand: How a Montana Statesman Forged Peace
A Montana Senator’s moral courage shaped U.S.–Japan reconciliation
The Left’s Political Philosophy: Persuasion with a Government Club
When government becomes the left’s favorite tool for social change
Supreme Court Clears Path to Defund Planned Parenthood as ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Takes a Byrd Bath
Supreme Court clears the way to defund Planned Parenthood—now it’s Montana’s turn
ACLU Montana Weaponizes Race in Latest Challenge to New Voter Registration Law
Third voting law challenge in six years prompts questions about “disproportionate” effect on Native Americans, litigation strategy and true motivations
If the Bible Doesn’t Motivate You to Take a Stand, Maybe Satan Will?
The Satanic Temple’s Abortion Clinics and “Destruction Rituals” Are a Wake-Up Call to Christians
We Didn’t Get The Property Tax Relief We Need
Tax Shift Helps Some, Hikes Bills for Others, and Leaves Systemic Issues Unresolved
Is Montana “The Worst”?
It’s easy to lose perspective, but there’s still much to be proud of in Montana.
There Are Reasons No One Listens to Marc Racicot Anymore
Marc Racicot Explains Civility by Condemning Everyone
Chemtrails and Compliance
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the skies lit up over Missoula and the Bitterroot with an extraordinary amount of what are commonly known as “chemtrails.” Since that day, numerous instances of these visible streaks—sprayed from jets crisscrossing the sky—have blanketed the area with “something” intended for a specific end. That “something” is being imposed on…
Montana’s Whine Producers
From protests to politics: Montana is producing a lot of intoxicating whines
Let the Free Market Work for Patients
As a conservative Montanan, I believe the government should stop interfering in the healthcare market—especially when it comes to prescription drug development. That’s why I’m concerned about a policy buried in the Inflation Reduction Act called the “pill penalty.” It puts strict price controls on pill-form medications years before it does the same for injectables,…
5150 in the 406: Missoula’s Mental Health Crisis Meets Nationwide Protest Hysteria
Waving signs, shouting slogans, and wearing costumes, Missoula’s activists staged a group exorcism of Trump Derangement Syndrome—a glimpse into the fractured state of the post-2024 Left.
One Gay Judge Just Told Montana Women Their Privacy Is Bigotry
Judicial activism meets gender theology in Montana, where privacy is heresy and delusion is law.
Is it Really, “Your Body, Your Choice”?
Why are taxpayers footing the bill for abortions and trans surgeries in Montana—with no choice in the matter?
Montana: A Purple Beast in a Red Coat In The Wild Wild West
Montana GOP Treasurer Bill Lussenheide dissects the Treasure State’s fierce and contradictory political soul—from labor populism to rural conservatism.