Opinion

By George Wuerthner, Livingston I recently had a representative of a “conservation group” tell me that they supported logging/thinning on national forest lands because the agency was mostly accessing the timber […]

By Montana Governor Steve Bullock Over the past several weeks, Montanans have faced unprecedented challenges. Our way of life has changed rapidly. Like every corner of our country, our once […]

By Rep. Theresa Manzella, HD 85 Like you, I received my mail-in ballot for the mill levy increase to support the Bitterroot College and the election of the Board of Trustees […]

By David Bedey, former chairman, Hamilton school board, Demaris Moore, former chairman, Hamilton school board, Mark Yoakam, former trustee, Hamilton school board Theresa Manzella’s recent letter to the editor is troubling.  She […]

By Robert Byron, MD, MPH, FACP, Vice Chair, Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate Even as we cope with and try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic amidst the […]

By Rep. Nancy Ballance, HD87, Hamilton The recent letter to the editor regarding Medicaid Expansion is fraught with misinformation that must not go unanswered. Medicaid expansion DID NOT increase by a […]

By Dan Nordberg, SBA Director of Rural Affairs and Region 8 Administrator The devastating impact of COVID-19 has tested the will of millions of agricultural businesses and farms throughout rural […]

By Brian Potton and the Staff of The Potton Insurance Agency, Stevensville I would like to extend a big Shout Out to Mark Allen and Larry Hill for their awesome job completing […]

By Pamela June Morris, Corvallis Montana Voters, please help put Montana-made affordable renewable energy on our fall ballot! Despite shelter-in-place restrictions, determined volunteers continue to offer Montana a bright future through […]

By Paul Goeltz, Victor For one, home owners are taxed enough, this money should come from the state or feds. Colleges, both 4 year and 2 year, are oversold and […]

By Eric Gren, Hamilton Bitterrooters would be wise to ensure that Bitterroot College can continue to serve our community. But to simply discount the financial concern on many voters’ minds would be […]

By Rep. Ray Shaw, Sheridan For the last six years, I have served in the Montana House of Representatives with Nancy Ballance and Theresa Manzella. If there is one thing you should […]

By Al Sperry, Hamilton I just received the Official School Election Ballot. Some in the Valley want to increase your taxes. They always use the $100,000 figure so as not […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor I just wonder if Mr. Roubik would be so charitable to gophers if his horse broke his leg in a gopher hole.  

By Elliott Oppenheim, MD, JD, LLM Health Law, Florence Viruses have been around for billions of years. They survive and will continue to mutate and survive. The human immune system […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”–Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Actually, it really was the best of times […]

By Paula Short, Stevensville I write to encourage my fellow Lone Rock School District residents to support the tax-neutral Lone Rock levy.  We are currently living in uncertain times, but […]

By Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Town Council meetings are supposed to be public meetings.  In my opinion, the virtual meeting planned for Thursday is NOT a public meeting. If the Council […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville What a golden opportunity for President Trump. Almost heaven sent. Put the right people in the right places, with appropriate experience, to respond to the COVID-19 disease […]

By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton I certainly hope not. Do you wear a face mask in public? I certainly hope so. What do these have in common? Maybe more than […]