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Archives for October 2018

Whose bomb is it, anyway?

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  By Colleen Miller, Stevensville   CNN didn’t send a bomb to George Soros. CBS didn’t send a bomb to the Clintons. HuffPo didn’t send a bomb to the Obamas. […]

Support for Gorski for HD 88

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By Ann and Frank Machek, Stevensville   Our letter is an opportunity not only to support Margaret Gorski, running for House District 88, but to thank her for entering this […]

Gorski and party identification

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By James Burrill, Corvallis According to my understanding, the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices requires all political candidates in Montana that are affiliated with a certain political party to disclose […]

Support for Tester

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By George Corn, Hamilton I am a veteran voting for Jon Tester because of his longstanding support of veterans. My family and I have lived in Ravalli County since 1981. […]

Support for Gorski for HD 88

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By Desera Towle, Stevensville   Margaret Gorski won my “Independent” vote because I have witnessed her leadership skills in action. She, along with others, organized Friends of Fort Owen. I […]

The Enabler

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By Pat Tucker, Hamilton   Another day, another mass murder. Don’t tell me that unstable people are not enabled by a “leader” who, among many other violent and racist statements, […]

Support for Nickisch for HD 86

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By Pam Erickson, Hamilton   My career in education includes participation in establishing two private elementary schools and a childcare center to serve Bitterroot families. In my course work at the […]

Practice loving kindness for a change

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By Jade Beaty, Hamilton   “I define politics as the desire to preside over property and make other people’s decisions for them.” –Seattle novelist Tom Robbins We are experiencing one […]

Irrelevant study

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By Marilyn Saunders, Hamilton Re: Impact of Timber Harvest Declines on the Ravalli County Economy by Dr. Barkey After reading the Barkey report several times and trying to sort out why it was […]

Support for Johnson for JP

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By Pat Troy, Augusta   We ranch at Augusta. I’ve been here 70 years. Went to Vietnam for senior trip, have worked construction, oil patch, farmed, etc. I’ve known Perry Johnson […]

I’m voting for Williams

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By Bob Williams, Stevensville   Aware of political interference by families with recently acquired massive fortunes, framers of our Constitution set out to establish a federal government that would in […]

Blue Devils upset Frenchtown

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The Corvallis Blue Devils stunned the Frenchtown Broncs in the first round of the Class A playoffs on Friday night in a hard fought game. The Blue Devils came from […]

Corvallis, Stevi move on to divisional

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Corvallis took the Southwest A championship on Saturday with a three-game sweep of Stevensville. The Blue Devils were led by Maureen Jessop’s 13 kills and Hannah Hutchison’s four aces. Stevensville’a […]

Florence ready for divisionals

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The Florence Lady Falcons have a lock on first place in the 6B conference but that doesn’t mean they are infallible. Thursday night against the Mission Bulldogs, the scrappy Mission […]

Doloras Arlene Fryhling

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Stevensville – Doloras Arlene Fryhling, of Stevensville, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018. She was born March 21, 1927 in Billings, Montana. She lived several places in Montana as she […]

Helen Mae Gillum

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Former Cedaredge resident Helen Mae Gillum died October 16, 2018 in Stevensville, Montana. She was 84.  Helen was born September 11, 1934 in Pleasanton, Kansas, to Helen (Robinson) and James […]

Candidate Info – Senate District 43

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Jason W. Ellsworth, Republican, Hamilton   Job Creation I believe very strongly in the American dream. I opened my first business in Lolo Montana at the age of 20. I worked very […]