Archives for September 22, 2020

By Joan Prather, Stevensville Rights are like a privilege, abuse them and you lose them. At least that is what I was taught and it is a rule that has […]

By George Corn, Hamilton Senator Steve Daines’ virtual silence on US intelligence reports that Putin’s Russia put a bounty on US troops is moral cowardice. Daines’ failure to demand an investigation […]

By Mark Adams, Stevensville I would like to comment on recent events surrounding the mayoral recall in Stevensville. Mayor Dewey’s response to Judge Recht’s ruling is stunningly arrogant. The Mayor says, […]

By Dee Gibney, Hamilton To ‘I’m So Sad’ – I have not found in the founding principles of this country anything stating that all people deserve equal respect and dignity. Perhaps […]

By Archie Thomas, Corvallis Our presidential emperor has no clothes. James Mattis, former Defense Secretary, states Trump is “dangerous and unfit for commander in chief.” Where does this leave active Montana […]

By Michael Koeppen, Florence Northern Ravalli County voters have a distinct choice to make in Senate District 44, between Stevensville resident Margaret Gorski, and south county outsider, Theresa Manzella. Manzella, […]

By Vickie Vernon, Stevensville High School Registrar/Secretary            Thank you to the individuals who donated snacks to the Stevensville School District for our students. We greatly appreciate […]

By Pat Tucker, Hamilton Do you enjoy our public lands for hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, snow mobiling, camping, four wheeling or just plain looking? If you do, vote Monica Tranel […]

By Tonja Becker, Stevensville A public matter has come to my attention that the community of Stevensville should be concerned with. I have been closely paying attention to the local news […]

By Andy Roubik, Corvallis Like most people, I respect the right of others to believe what they want. I do, however, have concerns when our elected official seems to believe that […]

By Ted S. Hall, PE, and Susan Hall, RN, Darby Comments on Letter to the Editor (September 9, 2020), titled: “Hopkins Mistaken” by Michael Lesner. Subject: The effectiveness of face masks as […]

By Nancy Spagnoli, Victor Thank you for giving Ravalli County voters an opportunity to learn about our candidates for the upcoming election through your letters to the editor pages. My parents […]

By Douglas E. Taylor, Hamilton Montana Studios, a nineteen-acre development in south Hamilton which includes three acres, previously pasture, is now a new parking lot with very bright intense building lights. […]

By Kathy Love, Hamilton Dave Hurtt, I think the people in your precinct need to know what they got for voting you in as a committee person on the Ravalli County […]

By Richard Fichtler, Florence I have to say, I’m really disappointed with our Republican candidate for Senate District 44, Theresa Manzella. I’m an avid hunter and fisherman, so I place a […]

By Brenda Allington, Florence Integrity. Honesty. Respect. I was blessed to have those examples in my youth, and I was able to recognize those qualities in the man I chose to […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville Have no doubt, the stakes in November’s elections are the highest they have been since 1860 – nothing less than the survival of the republican form of […]

By Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Hello to my fellow senior citizens who are drawing Social Security or expecting to draw Social Security in the near future. Do you know how “dedicated” payroll […]

By Paul Kink, Stevensville The death toll from COVID -19 has now exceeded 200,000. A word picture to illustrate this tragic statistic is: the seating capacity of Washington Grizzly Stadium is […]