by Evan Schroedel, Florence I was talking to a veteran friend whom I have known for 40 years since we were stationed together at Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great […]
Intolerable
by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senator Daines, tonight on MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell laid out the case that our current president is woefully incompetent to lead our nation. This was not the […]
Relevance of flag-flipping
by Archie Thomas, Corvallis Roger DeBrito and the Florence Civic Club are to be commended for their service to Florence and the visual appeal of the 93 bike path in […]
Support for Pres. Trump
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Wow! The liberals are freaking out everywhere. We are being told that President Trump’s attempts to reduce the federal workforce, eliminate waste and fraud spending, to […]
Stop sell-off of public lands!
by Brett Haverstick, Missoula Did you know that the current Senate Reconciliation Bill requires the sell-off of 3 million acres of federal public lands across 11 western states? Federal lands […]
Flag problems and faux problems
by Bill Jones, Stevensville It is high time a few facts were offered up about the rampant misinformation being bandied about regarding U.S. Flag display. There are essentially two sets […]
Montana needs energy realism, not political blame games
by Fred Thomas, Stevensville Michael Hoyt’s recent letter (May 15, 2025) grossly misrepresents both the facts and my record on energy policy. I appreciate the chance to respond and clarify […]
A gentle (or maybe not so much) reminder
by Cody Standiford, Prineville, Oregon/Stevensville On our recent Memorial Day Weekend trip up Lost Horse Creek, we had a handful of encounters with folks that left both my wife and […]
Good changes for Stevensville
by Leanna Rodebaugh, Alaska I’ve been in Alaska for three years, but I still keep up with Stevensville’s activities and accomplishments. I have heard that the latest town audit was […]
Civilians employed to serve American needs
by Diane Jones, Stevensville If it is true that more Americans have their public services dealt with by approximately the same number of public servants as population grows, doesn’t that […]
Upside-down U.S. flag justified
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Recently, a complaint was issued to Ravalli County Commissioners that someone had briefly turned the U.S. flag banners along the bike trail in Florence upside down. […]
National Guard
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Donald Trump recently ordered 4000 National Guardsmen and women (if there are any women left in the National Guard after Secretary Hegseth has done his damage) […]
Learning from the past
by Nancy Reese Jones, Stevensville “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That phrase, attributed to George Santayana, is a powerful call to action. In our […]
The real goal
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis America is not a serious country in the view of the world. DOGE federal cost cutting, the reconciliation budget, and the federal work […]
Crypt Corrupto?
by Dana Henricks, Florence Do you understand crypto? I sure as hell don’t. I mean, how is crypto currency not the same thing as counterfeit money? If crypto currency is […]
Cell tower issue
by Clover Quinn, Hamilton On Wednesday, June 3rd, the County Commissioners heard comments from concerned citizens regarding the proposed 180 foot cell tower to be erected in the Bitterroot Valley. […]
Misleading claims about the Eastside Project
by Tyler Durden, Florence The opinion piece entitled “Massive Deforestation Project Halted” written by Mike Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, misrepresents both the intent and environmental value […]
Montana’s ‘all-of-the-above’ electric future
by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis For decades, yes decades, devotees of Northwestern Energy have been claiming they support every type of electrical energy production. But in the next breath the defenders […]
ICE
by Ron Osburn, Hamilton I am much older than most of your readers. My clear memory goes back to the 1930s and ‘40s. I was born before FDR became president […]
Future of natural resources in Ravalli County
by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville If you care about the natural resources in Ravalli County, now is the time to let your voice be heard. The County has released the updated […]