Archives for July 2020

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 […]

By Bob Brown, Whitefish Ever hear of Rudy Stanko, well-known in Montana twenty-plus years ago? Rudy “Stinko” you say? Well, maybe. Here’s the story. Rudy liked to speed, and it […]

By J. Ward, Lolo Honest men do not get “rich” by working hard. Wealth is gained by inheritance, tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, just plain fraud, lawsuits, murder, theft of […]

By Carole Mackin, Helena Montana spent taxpayer’s dollars on a primary election for the Green Party. But, SOS Stapleton did not require the impersonators of the Montana Green Party to file […]

By Harold Johns, Butte A recent survey by the University of Montana revealed information about how Montanans feel about our public lands and how we use them. The phone survey […]