Guest Post

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 […]

By Judy Hoy, Stevensville Our federal agencies, which are supposed to protect humans and all other animals, are promoting even more use of the pesticides that are presently killing vertebrates […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Regardless of the source (questionable) or its comparison to other viruses and outbreaks, there is one thing which is clear to me–the response to the corona […]

By Bonnie Gestring, Earthworks and David Brooks, Montana Trout Unlimited Clancy Creek, a tributary to Prickly Pear Creek, used to be a fine little Westslope Cutthroat Trout stream between Butte and […]

By Monica Hoffman, Laura Miller, Janelle Berthoud & Robert Underwood As employees of the Town of Stevensville, we write this letter to express our frustration, hurt and disappointment in several members of Council, […]

By Joan Prather, President, Stevensville Civic Club On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 6 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Park, there will be a meeting of the Civic Club regarding […]

By Robert Walsh, Hamilton Community college confusion is flooding the Bitterroot Valley like spring runoff surging over the stream bed. Since this confusion about the community college district is not […]

By Dan Griffin, SFC, U.S. Army (retired), Hamilton Return David Bedey to the Montana Legislature! As an Army retiree and a 30-year member of the U.S. Armed Forces, I believe I […]