by John Grant, Hamilton Our County Commissioners are to be commended for how they dealt with, head on, a national campaign to question the integrity of County election systems and by […]
Opinion
Address housing crisis wisely
by Jill Deppel, Hamilton Ravalli County is experiencing a housing crisis. This crisis is characterized by a lack of affordable housing options for many residents, along with rising housing costs that […]
Thumbs down on hand-counting county ballots
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Anyone blessed with the ability to read and comprehend a newspaper or has the intellectual capacity to understand a news broadcast knows the 2020 presidential election was […]
Re: Gorski letter
by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Long “letters to the editor” don’t tend to interest me. I usually read the first sentence or paragraph and I am done. Not so with this letter, […]
No election emergency
by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville There is no emergency in the county’s election process requiring change and Regina Plettenberg, County Clerk and Recorder, has managed an efficient election process for years. There […]
Re: Ms. Binkley’s ‘Setting Record Straight’
by Doug Bohn, Victor I attended the referenced meeting unlike Ms. Binkley, therefore I must correct the record. Ms. Binkley states “Ms. Love made the false and baseless assertion…” This statement […]
Very concerned
by Susan Devlin, Stevensville Did you know that Stevensville was without any police force at all from 2/9/24 until the new police chief was sworn in on February 14th? And […]
Warning
by J. Ward, Lolo A stroll down memory lane! Former president Trump interfered in Israel and Palestine. Remember when he made it his mission to give Jerusalem to Israel? Now, Netanyahu […]
Hand counting of votes less accurate
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Anyone blessed with the ability to read and comprehend a newspaper or has the intellectual capacity to understand a news broadcast knows the 2020 presidential election was […]
For the record
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I was … surprised … when, at the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary on January 23rd, Tim Scott from South Carolina, who had dropped out of the […]
Hitler again?
by Paul Kink, Stevensville My father was born on a small farm in Munich, Germany in 1913. He recalled that in the first democratic elections after World War I, that […]
Bats in the red belfry
by John Grant, Hamilton Steve Bannon has transformed the Republican Party into the Donner Party. Featured Menu: Braised Maryland Matt simmered in Wuhan Bat Wing Stock. Paired with Coal Slurry […]
Say no to ‘R’
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis “Just say NO!” Nancy Reagan’s antiquated 1980’s answer to sex is the only way forward for Montana voters, Republican candidates and office holders. This […]
Maryland swings like no other
by Jim Hamilton, Florence Wow and Holy Baltimore Oriole, Batman! What just happened in our beautiful Big Sky Country state? Well, I’ll tell you. Dryland Eastern Montana rancher Maryland Matt Rosendale […]
Stop beating dead horse on ballot count
by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Senator Theresa Manzella, there you go again! For the umpteenth time you are urging the Ravalli County Commissioners to pass a resolution to hand count ballots in […]
Remember connect the dots
by John Grant, Hamilton Ask any member of the John Birch wing of the Republican Party their biggest complaint of Joe Biden, and while the list is long, the BORDER is […]
Recent headlines
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Thought I should pass on a few of the February 2, 2024 headlines in case any of our readers missed them: Invasion at the southern border continues. […]
Hold guilty accountable
by Judy Hoy, Stevensville In a study of mature women, 95% tested positive for the herbicide glyphosate. In another study 81% of tested people, including children, in the U.S. were positive […]
Thanks from library foundation
by Carla Sanders (for) North Valley Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Library, Stevensville As we move into this new year, we want to offer heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported […]
Potential congestion
by Marci Healey, Hamilton Do your children go to Daly Elementary or the daycare located on Kurtz? Please be aware that a potential subdivision is being discussed across the street from […]