Guest Post

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 […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville I am very concerned about a comment made online during the Stevensville Town Council meeting last evening. Leanna Rodabaugh, who is the petitioner of the recall […]

By Marc Mentel, D.O., President, Montana Medical Association Shut up, cowboy up, mask up, stop COVID and keep Montana open. Wearing a mask and keeping six feet apart from others […]

By Chris Sheridan, Stevensville So there is currently a small but vocal movement to recall my mayor, Brandon Dewey. A lot of attention is being paid to the recall effort, without […]

By Gary Milner, Corvallis My parents’ formative years were defined by the Great Depression and WWII. My dad served in the Pacific and my mom grew up on an isolated farm […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton The following is the result of about 20 minutes of research on my part. All of this information is publicly available, is easily found, and would convince […]

By Michael Jamison, Whitefish I’m going to ask you to do some things for me, and I’ll do the same for you in return. I’m going to ask you to be […]

By Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville One size does not fit all. The overlooked, the people who are “unable” to wear masks. Are people even aware of them? They are part of the […]

By Marilyn Thomson, Corvallis Dear folks who find wearing a mask will take away their rights as Americans: I just want to appeal to you about something. I am a 72-year-old […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Is Theresa Manzella going to teach us how to shoot the corona virus? If so, it’s so gratifying to see she’s focusing on things that will actually […]