By Mark Harris, Stevensville I recently read the Stevensville town employees’ open letter to residents of Stevensville and our elected officials with great sadness. (It can be found here. https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/05/open-letter-to-stevensville-town-council-members-and-citizens-of-stevensville/) The […]
Archives for June 16, 2020
Five reasons why I won’t resign
By Mayor Brandon E. Dewey, Stevensville Our budget is balanced. Our reserves are stable. Our community is experiencing growth and opportunity even despite effects of COVID-19 and I am committed to […]
Demand more from our leaders
By Skip Kowalski, Stevensville Today’s demonstrations and riots bring back memories of the 60’s: Martin Luther King speeches; place names like Love Canal, Watts and Kent State; Lake Erie burning; Los […]
Glass half full
By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Is the glass half empty or half full? Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visited Missoula on June 12 to announce a “new vision” of increasing productivity from […]
Just asking
By Rod Nielsen, Hamilton Reference headline Sunday Missoulian 6/7/20 “Listen” They had reported responses from a cultural cross section of the community. If black lives matter, why are black babies being […]
Glorification of treason
By Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville I am the child of immigrants from two British countries who met and married in the Port of Entry, NYC, where I grew up. For over […]
Consequential election
By Robyn Driscoll, Chair, Montana Democratic Party It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the most consequential election facing Montana voters in my lifetime. On November 3rd, Montanans will make […]
Ravalli County has five active COVID-19 cases
June 16, 2020 As of 10 am. today Ravalli County continues to have five active cases. According to the Ravalli County health Department, the State count will differ from the […]