Guest Post

By Randy Pinocci,  Public Service Commissioner, Dist. 1, and Brad Tschida, House Majority Leader Montana voters left no question which direction they want our state to go in 2020. This Primary […]

By Jeffrey Austin, Victor Unfortunately, there is a deep history of veterans being neglected by the people they served, both in the United States and abroad. In Montana, 1 out of […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville I’m tired of being lied to by the media, academics, Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes, and Democratic politicians who say we live in a country of widespread “systemic […]

By Teresa Larsen, Victor Mr. Roger Mitchell really hit the nail on the head in his letter to the editor in your May 27, 2020 issue with regard to the […]

By Jacquie Helt, State Director, SEIU The coronavirus crisis has called home health care workers and other Caregivers to the front lines of the battle to defeat COVID-19. Caregivers are […]

By Syble Soloman, Stevensville Good news! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now in Ravalli County! Dolly’s dream was to bring the love of reading to all children and encourage them to […]

By Brandon Dewey, Mayor of Stevensville This communication aims to answer citizen questions and dispel misinformation in the petition that was circulated by Leanna Rodabaugh to recall the Stevensville Mayor. […]

By Penney Howe and Jimmy Canton, Stevensville The tents are down and the cleanup is almost done. We are sad but happy that we were able to give such a great […]

By Jim Crews, Stevensville The Mayor will not resign. That means a special election. Probably around the first week in August, I suspect. Recalls generally go very badly for elected officials. […]

By Patrick Shourd, Stevensville Shortly after Governor Bullock issued a “shelter in place” order, many Montanans stepped into action. Nurses, police officers, and other essential workers risked their own health to […]

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville Some things are meant to be fought for, no matter what; I put the handshake in that category. Too much has been swept away in the name […]

By George Wuerthner, Livingston Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, often said: “Conservation is the foresighted utilization, preservation and/or renewal of forests, waters, lands and minerals for the […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I just think it’s important to put his name out there, so that anyone who doesn’t recognize it and know why it’s important can look it […]

By Walter Schweitzer, President, Montana Farmers Union When I looked up “food security” this definition made the most sense to me. “Food security incorporates a measure of resilience to future […]

By Archie L. Thomas and Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis We love the return to normalcy from the season’s first Hamilton Farmers Market. The hardworking vendors’ first spring harvest is regenerative. In […]

By Gary Milner, Corvallis Regarding the State Land east of Corvallis: To the mountain bikers who are building jumps, making their own trails, and constructing their own routes and play area; […]

By Gene Mallette, Helena I am disgustingly appalled by the notion that we should keep the names of pandemic victims a big secret! Sure, we need to protect personal discords against […]

By Bob Brown, Bigfork The study of history allows us the luxury of 20-20 hindsight. Looking back, we can see the little events that led up to the big moments, and […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville  Donald Trump could have been re-elected, with good numbers. All he had to do was follow through on briefings, avoid delusion, and put the right people in […]

Written by Gregory – fellow co-volunteer, submitted by Bill Bean – Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Ravalli County Ernie was one of the founding fathers of Habitat for Humanity in […]