Guest Post

Absolute control of surface and ground water for irrigation both on and off the Confederated Salish Kootenai Reservation in western Montana appears to be the goal of the CSKT Compact […]

The winter holiday season and approaching new year, for me, has always been a time for both looking back and looking forward – a time to reflect on both the […]

By Dale Woolhiser, Missoula As an alumnus of the University of Montana who, through charitable giving and volunteerism, supports much within the Missoula community and across Montana, I am offended […]

From Hamilton to past the Florence Bridge, excepting choke points of bridges, and emergency 310 riverbank protections, the Bitterroot River flood season involves cut banks of sandy aggregate, eroding away, […]

On December 16th my wife and I had an opportunity to attend the concert by the Hamilton School Bands conducted by Shawn Thacker. We were so impressed by the ability […]

By Jim Rokosch, President, Bitterrooters for Planning Have you ever seen the Los Angeles River? I’ve only seen photos, but they were enough for me to move “visiting the Los […]

I hope the good people of this valley are paying attention to what our planning department and our commissioners are about to do to our Bitterroot River. Under the guise […]

This article is in response to a recent guest comment calling for more out of state mandates to our local cooperative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting additional carbon […]

County Commissioner Jeff Burrows failed to distinguish himself before Ravalli County’s legislative delegation when they met on Dec. 9. In fact, Commissioner Burrows confirmed the public’s worst suspicions about politicians […]

The claim of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Compact is based on the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty, Article III: […]

I am a 73 year old retired businessman. I moved to Missoula County last year after spending 40 years in California and Colorado. While I love Montana and never plan […]

Bubba says run, don’t walk, down to the brand new $2 million investment, Burnt Fork Market, in Stevensville and check out this beautiful supermarket. As you enter this art gallery […]

By Tom Boland, Florence Being new to the valley and being generally interested in what’s going on around me, I decided to spend a morning reading “the Court File” to […]

By Tim Fox, Steve Bullock, Patty Mazurek, Marc Racicot, and Mike Greely Last year, 11 million visitors came to Montana. While the reasons they chose Big Sky Country as their […]

My name is Shad Pease, former Deputy for the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office. After ten years proudly serving the members of this community with dignity and respect, I resigned in […]

I am 65 years old and have been a avid hunter and fisherman all my life. My years away from home during the Vietnam Era made me yearn for the […]

At the Three Mile Community Center business meeting on November 20, it was decided that officer nominations would still be accepted up to the next business meeting on December 18. […]

Well, the election is over and the fair levy failed. Perhaps everyone “bit the bullet” so to speak, even the fair board. Let’s look at things to consider if it […]

Regarding the controversy over Walmart (maybe) coming to Hamilton. Author/advisor Alexander Green perhaps explained it best: “Business is about freedom and individual choice, not coercion. If you don’t like a […]

This is a follow-up on the comments sent to the Forest Service regarding the 2700-acre logging proposal in the Como to Lost Horse area. In case you didn’t see it […]