Guest Post

By Chuck Stranahan, Hamilton The issue concerning hovercraft – or any other  motorized pleasure craft – on the Bitterroot river was settled years ago. Jet ski operators (spurred by one […]

By Judy Hoy, Stevensville We constantly hear, ‘If you see something, say something.’ For 23 years we have been reporting yearly a high prevalence of birth defects, cancer and death, on […]

By Ed Sperry, Colonel USAF (ret), Stevensville I want to express some thoughts about the proposed CSKT Water Compact. I’ll be very frank, politically incorrect, and frankly hope to stir up […]

By Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton As a homeowner with a solar energy system, I was pleased to hear that the PSC rejected NorthWestern’s plan to charge us more for electricity. PG&E, […]

By Margaret Sharp, Hamilton I am a Senior on Social Security. I cannot afford to pay higher and higher prices for the prescriptions I need. I am asking Congress to […]

By Tom Tunny, Immediate Past President, Hamilton Lions Club November was Diabetes Awareness Month. It did not go unnoticed by your local Lions Club! A few facts according to the World […]

By Martha Williams, Director, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and Rich Janssen, Director, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department Montanans from all walks of life have […]

By Walter Schweitzer, President, Montana Farmers Union The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe (CSKT) Water Compact took over a decade to negotiate with water users on and off the CSKT […]

By Kim Lloyd, Helena Montana’s national parks are some of the best in the country, but they desperately need repairs. Parks across our county, like those in Montana, are facing […]

By Joanne and Janice Charbonneau Friends of the North Valley Public Library Stevensville   We would like to thank everyone who had a part in supporting the recent book sale […]

By Nate & Grace Luibrand, Corvallis We just want to thank Sonny LaSalle for his accurate, level headed evaluation of the state our forest is in and some reasons for […]

By Pamela Morris, Corvallis If, like me, you are concerned about Northwestern Energy’s request to increase rate payers’ bills in order to build another natural gas plant (and promote more […]

By Larry Johnson, Hamilton So if you want to throw out more of your hard earned money on additional taxes for a Community College, go for it. We are already […]

By Roger Koopman, Stevensville   On October 30th, the Public Service Commission held its much-anticipated work session to accept or reject NorthWestern Energy’s $6.5 million electric rate increase request. This […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]