by Randy Skelton, Corvallis Rural Fire District Chief Corvallis Rural Fire District is asking the public in its district to support us on May 6th by voting “yes” to an […]
Oath of Office
by Michelle Long, Stevensville I would like to remind our four members of Congress and my fellow citizens of the Oath of Office taken by Senators and Representatives: “I do […]
Tariffs
by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton Montana Senators Sheehy and Daines, please take note of what your colleague, Sen. Rand Paul, had to say about tariffs: “Every dollar collected in tariff revenue […]
Social Security
by Kirk Thompson, Stevensville Some 90 years ago the Republicans fought, but lost, the fight to stop Social Security. Some 60 years ago the Republicans fought, but lost again, to […]
A little light amid all the political chaos
by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Maybe it would be worthwhile to reflect upon some really good work being done by the Stevensville School Board. It seems that we […]
Ellsworth embarrassment
by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Ostensible senator from Ravalli County Jason Ellsworth was censured by his peers, the Montana Senate. Tell me why he was elected in the first place. Please, […]
Register to vote!
by Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton It was great to see all the protests against the billionaire government we now have. But, don’t stop there, get registered to vote now! Change is […]
Keep it up, woke Democrats
by Richard Parker, Stevensville Continue advocating for transitioning children. This includes cutting off male and female reproductive parts and creating new ones. Continue to oppose the deportation of illegal aliens […]
We deserve better
by Nathan Johnson, Hamilton Trump and Musk are blaming federal workers for our bloated federal government budgets. Facts tell a different story. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, there […]
Which Jesus?
by John Grant, Corvallis In her rebuke of the 21 Senators who voted against HB 655, Senator Manzella, of Hamilton, said “to those of you who voted in opposition to […]
Overstreet’s no vote
by Evan Schroedel Rep. Greg Overstreet’s no vote is hard to understand. My name is Evan SchroedeI. I ran for House District 88 here in the Bitterroot Valley last November […]
Efficiency, as the billionaire club sells it
by Bill Jones, Stevensville I must begin my comments with a brief description of a particularly ugly incident at the March 20th opening of the new Hamilton VA Clinic. More […]
Humanities funding enriched Ravalli County – help fight to protect it
by Jill Baker, Executive Director, Humanities Montana Last week, Humanities Montana became the latest casualty of DOGE when we received an email informing us that our federal grant from the National Endowment […]
You be the judge
by Blaine Billman, Airway Heights, WA (formerly Stevensville) If you own water shares administered by the Supply Ditch Association here in the valley you are given a piece of paper […]
Mud Creek project intensifies global warming
by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis The Bitterroot National Forest notified the public of its gigantic Mud Creek Project in September 2019. Such a notification is required by law to give members […]
Call to action
by David Leslie, Corvallis We bear the burden of saving our democracy I never thought I’d feel the need to write such a letter, but here we are. Donald Trump, […]
Democrats abandon values
by Tim Adams, Stevensville Thank you to Michael Howell for his return to actual journalism—diligently calling local government agencies rather than merely printing talking points from Democrats, as the Bitterroot […]
Non-partisan judiciary
by Kay Schrader, Darby I had to comment about the commercial on TV that asks us to write our Montana congressmen to vote supporting a non-partisan judiciary. Did you notice […]
Response to Garrity
by Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton You have an opinion letter in your March 26 edition that requires a response. Mike Garrity of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies is proudly taking […]
Trump Effect 6
by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Trump is a liability: to our country, our state and our Valley. Nationally he runs off our allies, destroys trust in our nation, turns them into […]