Archives for July 28, 2020

By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Last Saturday I attended the Stevensville Farmer’s Market where delightful crafts and vegetables are sold every week in the summer. I was pleasantly surprised by how […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, and General Sherman asked a representative group of freed men about reparations for their slavery. They responded that […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Almost 150,000 dead Americans. Drink bleach. Don’t plan to handle virus, just buy Goya beans. $500,000 bounty on American soldiers, no reaction from White House. Vote […]

By Archie L. Thomas, Corvallis You have been dealt an impossible hand. The reality is we have failed COVID national leadership. Through its directives, pandemic responsibilities without adequate support have been […]

By Kate Gervais, Corvallis Dr. Calderwood has resigned as head health official of Ravalli County, because of the commissioners of Ravalli County’s decision to disobey Governor Bullock’s directives. Bullock has […]

By Amy Monteith, Hamilton Regarding the loss of Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood: What a tragic and unnecessary loss for Ravalli County, due to the short-sighted leadership of the County […]

By Nancy Dezell, RN, MSN, United States Air Force, Ret, Hamilton After devoting 37+ years of my life to the health care of others and being a cancer survivor, I totally respect […]

By David Leslie, Corvallis  A friend of mine named Albert, a gifted oral surgeon, died yesterday in San Diego of COVID-19. You are as responsible for his death as if you […]

By Paul and Dulcie Belanger, Hamilton We want to thank Dr. Calderwood for her dedicated work towards protecting the health of our community. With her resignation we have lost a […]

By Corrine Gantt (Chair), Nancy Neal (Treasurer), Linda Weber (Secretary), Rich Morrisey, Bridget Doland, Linda Schmitt, Mary Blankenbaker We are the Ravalli County Democratic Central Committee. There have only been a very few times in the […]

By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The economy, no matter how robust, cannot and will not control the coronavirus. However, until the coronavirus is controlled and contained, the economy cannot and […]

By Desirae Coty, Stevensville I have never been afraid of Covid-19. I am now scared of people.  Customer Service workers have been through the ringer since March. We have been yelled […]

By Jane Shigley, Hamilton Opening up the valley’s activities involves a much more thoughtful approach than simply “If you want to buy your sandpaper and pantyhose without a mask, we […]

By Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville I will come out of all this lockdown realizing there are two economies in the country, i.e. those companies that make up the Fortune 500 […]

By Scott Mendenhall, President, Montana Business Leadership Council As a small business owner and someone who signs the front of paychecks, I understand what it’s like to stay awake at night […]