Opinion

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 […]

By Chris Clancy, Hamilton It is hard to imagine anyone who is not tired of political advertisements. I suspect we are looking forward to November 7, the day after the […]

Rep. Ron Ehli, House Majority Leader, House District 86, Hamilton     Election day is just around the corner, absentee ballots are arriving, and decisions will need to be made on who […]

By Marty Essen, Victor Republicans are impervious to hypocrisy! Nationwide, Republicans have hammered Democrats as being a “violent mob,” because they’ve had the audacity to vigorously but non-violently protest the […]

By Andy Roubik, Corvallis The amount of turnover in President Trump’s administration’s short tenure is unprecedented. He has made many appointments, only to fire or force them out later. This […]

By Gretchen Spiess, Stevensville   I have done my best to stay out of the Me Too, the Times Up, and the Kavanaugh debate. But I now feel compelled to […]

By Laurie A. Jakober, Darby I cannot believe that some of you trust CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS and BBC news to give you accurate and complete reporting in an unbiased […]

By Archie L. Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Does Rosendale have any original thought about real issues effecting Montana? His flyer claims “Tester can’t handle Hillary’s loss.” The truth is […]

By John Meakin, Stevensville   Jon Tester is a champion for my family. Several years ago, my wife was sent to UCLA’s Medical Center for highly specialized care and received […]