Opinion

By Rich Morrisey, Corvallis Like to hunt? Fish mountain streams? Hike? Snowmobile? ATV? Trail ride? All Republican office holders in Ravalli County, Commissioners as well as State legislators (with the […]

By Sarah Roubik, Corvallis   If you are lucky enough to live in HD 85 and SD 43, you have the opportunity to vote for two exceptional candidates of different […]

  By David Welch, Hamilton   I have seen a number of “Vote Republican” signs recently and have been pondering why anyone would follow this advice. It turns out there […]

By Charles Sleath, Hamilton I was born in 1942 when Franklin Roosevelt was President and Hitler was the dictator of Germany. So, I’ve been alive during the regimes of many […]

By Larry Keogh, Hamilton Yikes! If you expect the government to operate like a business then I guess it is no wonder that instead of good, exemplary people we respect […]

By Taylor Orr, Stevensville Every year, I take pack trips in Montana’s backcountry. Every year, I have to change my itinerary due to poor trail conditions. This year, in the […]

By Paul Stanton, Hamilton   Like many people, I can’t wait to see this election over. If half of the ads were true, one wonders why the candidates are allowed […]

By Jim Hamilton, Florence   I read in this morning’s Military Times that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis plans on sending 800 active-duty troops to the Tex-Mex border to augment the […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton   My little computer dictionary defines violence as “behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.” Emotional, spiritual, and intellectual violence […]

  By Colleen Miller, Stevensville   CNN didn’t send a bomb to George Soros. CBS didn’t send a bomb to the Clintons. HuffPo didn’t send a bomb to the Obamas. […]

By Ann and Frank Machek, Stevensville   Our letter is an opportunity not only to support Margaret Gorski, running for House District 88, but to thank her for entering this […]

By James Burrill, Corvallis According to my understanding, the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices requires all political candidates in Montana that are affiliated with a certain political party to disclose […]

By George Corn, Hamilton I am a veteran voting for Jon Tester because of his longstanding support of veterans. My family and I have lived in Ravalli County since 1981. […]

By Desera Towle, Stevensville   Margaret Gorski won my “Independent” vote because I have witnessed her leadership skills in action. She, along with others, organized Friends of Fort Owen. I […]

By Pat Tucker, Hamilton   Another day, another mass murder. Don’t tell me that unstable people are not enabled by a “leader” who, among many other violent and racist statements, […]

By Pam Erickson, Hamilton   My career in education includes participation in establishing two private elementary schools and a childcare center to serve Bitterroot families. In my course work at the […]

By Jade Beaty, Hamilton   “I define politics as the desire to preside over property and make other people’s decisions for them.” –Seattle novelist Tom Robbins We are experiencing one […]

By Marilyn Saunders, Hamilton Re: Impact of Timber Harvest Declines on the Ravalli County Economy by Dr. Barkey After reading the Barkey report several times and trying to sort out why it was […]

By Pat Troy, Augusta   We ranch at Augusta. I’ve been here 70 years. Went to Vietnam for senior trip, have worked construction, oil patch, farmed, etc. I’ve known Perry Johnson […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville   Aware of political interference by families with recently acquired massive fortunes, framers of our Constitution set out to establish a federal government that would in […]