Guest Post

By Robert Walsh, Professor, Bitterroot College, Hamilton Volunteers have recently been circulating a petition among residents of Ravalli County to gather signatures in support of a ballot issue to establish Bitterroot Valley Community College as a permanent, independent community college in Ravalli County. We believe that it is high time for the Bitterroot Valley to […]

By Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton The purpose of this letter is to add some truth and facts to the efforts by Friends of the Bitterroot (FOB) to stop the valiant efforts by the Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) to reduce un natural fuel loading in our National Forest. The “Friends” had a half page ad in the […]

By Jennifer Knell, Hamilton I was grateful to see the Friends of the Bitterroot ad in the paper regarding the Bitterroot Front logging project proposed by the Forest Service/BNF as it validated some of my own feelings. I’ve been to three meetings hosted by the BNF about this project. My impression is that the project […]

By Brett Haverstick, Moscow, Idaho The National Park Service just completed taking public comments concerning the possible reintroduction of grizzly bears in the North Cascades of Washington. The recovery area includes North Cascades National Park, which contains designated Wilderness, as well as other adjacent Wilderness areas. Bears would be translocated from British Columbia and Montana […]

By Mary Lakes, Port Townsend, Washington I lived in Ravalli County for 36 years from 1982-2018. My family was raised here, I had a successful 20-year private practice in massage therapy, and still own a home in the county. I have many fond memories of life spent in the beautiful Bitterroot Mountains and Valley. A […]

By Dan Ritter, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Community Service Happy 25th Anniversary AmeriCorps! Each year, over 75,000 people serve in AmeriCorps across the US. Since 1994, national service has improved lives and landscapes, while transforming those who commit to serve. Service to others is an American tradition and, for over 25 years, AmeriCorps has […]

By Jim McCauley, Stevensville Playhouse We are very grateful for the continued support of community over the last 25 plus years.  Thanks to the continued support of local businesses and our community the Stevensville Playhouse is in a financially sound position at this time.  The facility has undergone many improvements over the last 5 years […]

By Jamie Wolf, Missoula It is a breath of fresh air when members of congress put partisanship aside and work across the aisle. I applaud Republican Senator Daines and Democratic Senator Tester for championing the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in February, and recently supporting an amendment for full, dedicated funding of […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville   Sadly, our President and his agents grossly neglected the USA Intelligence Agencies, and subverted the USA Department of State, by withholding desperately needed Military and Congressional approved military aid to Ukraine, in an endeavor forcing the President of Ukraine to go on TV and tell the world that Ukraine would […]

By Tim Peterson, Hamilton   Ending the corruption in our government is gaining support around the nation. In metropolises of several million people to rural towns of less than 2,000 people, citizens are taking action. The nonpartisan organization Represent Us has a video titled “Unbreaking America: Solving the Corruption Crisis” that provides insight into how […]

By Sheryl Olson, Stevensville I was very confused this week as I read my mail-in ballot for Stevensville’s town council positions. It was then I realized that other town residents may have the same confusion over who we can vote for in this election. We all need to be concerned because this election is critical […]

By Greg and Nancy Trangmoe We are writing in support of our excellent town councilor, Patrick Shourd. In his role as councilor he has shown positive energy and commitment to the residents of Stevensville. Please vote for Patrick for the 4-year term in Ward 2. His active civic involvement and desire to move Stevensville forward […]