Public meeting on topic ‘one of largest meetings in Ravalli County history’ By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners held a meeting last week to take public comment on […]
Archives for February 2016
Anti-refugee meeting turnout catches officials by surprise
By Michael Howell The spur of the moment decision to move the a public meeting on potential Syrian refugee resettlement to the Middle School Auditorium went off without any […]
OPI head applauds Stevensville schools, Bitterroot Education Cooperative
By Michael Howell State Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau visited Stevensville last week where she spoke at Stevensville School’s “Graduation Matters” assembly. She also met with the director and […]
Florence takes district title
The atmosphere was electric, and not really very friendly for the Florence Falcons on Saturday night in Anaconda. The ‘Pit’, home of the Anaconda Copperheads, was filled to the rafters […]
Lady Falcons finish second at district
Florence will be heading back to the Western B Divisional this weekend in Kalispell. They are a more experienced team who is continuing to get improve with each game according […]
Darby takes third at district
The Darby Tigers were the upset kids of the District 13C tournament. After notching only two conference wins in the regular season, the Tigers came back to finish third in […]
Darby, Victor bow out
The Darby Lady Tigers and Lady Pirates of Victor each lost out on Saturday morning after picking up wins on Friday. Darby opened against Clark Fork and jumped out to […]
Replace hate, misinformation with love, knowledge
By Hazel Smith, Stevensville Many Americans like me have been appalled at the hate speech and misinformation that has been directed towards Syrian refugees. From recent research I did […]
Stop the hateful rhetoric
I am writing to urge all fellow citizens to stop the hateful, mean-spirited and unconstitutional rhetoric directed towards a religious population. The debate regarding allowing refugees into our country should […]
Willing to sponsor refugees
In 1956, as a newly naturalized US citizen born in Germany, I was welcomed into this nation of immigrants. In public schools I learned of the special place this wonderful […]
Fear mongering
It is a shame that Bitterrooters need to spend time discouraging our Ravalli County Commissioners from banning Syrian or indeed any Muslim refugees. Either a hugely disproportionate and misplaced amount […]
Time to resign
I’ve seen the news pertaining to the Syrian refugees and how the commissioners want to protect us. Maybe they should resign as most would agree that would be best for […]
We’re not Missoula
Charity begins at home. Once the needs of all Montanans deserving assistance in securing proper shelter, nutrition, education and employment have been met, it may then be time to review […]
Golden Rule is the bottom line
May we all have the courage to treat others – our friends, our spouses, our children, our neighbors, even people we don’t like or are afraid of – as we […]
County meeting not constructive
The recent Ravalli County Commissioners’ meeting, regarding a letter to prevent Syrian refugees from coming to the county, was so heavily attended it was moved to the Middle School. Many […]
All beliefs deserve place at table
Claire Kelly believes (2/17/16) that religious beliefs are out of bounds in politics. For her this truth is self-evident. On the basis of her belief, all beliefs that oppose abortion […]
It’s wrong to stall
It’s the year 2044. Moments after Malia Ann Obama is sworn in as the 50th President of the United States, Republicans vow to block any Supreme Court nominee to replace […]
Public lands in jeopardy
With recent events in Oregon, and State Senator (and CEO of the Utah-based American Lands Council) Jennifer Fielder’s continuing push, Montana’s public lands are again in the crosshairs. Ominously, Republican […]
Arthur Richard Salter
Missoula – Arthur Richard Salter, 82, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at his home in Missoula of natural causes. He was born April 10, 1933 in Denver, CO to […]
LeRoy Eugene Niemann
Stevensville – LeRoy Eugene Niemann, 90, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Community Medical Center of dementia. LeRoy was born August 31, 1925 to Lawrence S. and Dora (Seachris) […]