Opinion

By Bill Dial, Whitefish I am writing this letter of support and encouraging you to get out and vote for the next Justice of the Peace, Department 2, in Ravalli […]

By Harold Johns, Butte The recent efforts to change the status of WSA’s has little to do with 4 wheeling, mountain bikes, hiking, fishing, logging etc. This is all about […]

By Kirk Thompson, Stevensville Ravalli County is fortunate to have Margaret Gorski running for HD88, the northern district in the county. Margaret Gorski is a great candidate who really listens […]

By Rep. Ed Greef, HD-88, Florence The word ‘bamboozled’ isn’t one we use often nor understand anymore.  However, if I-186 passes we’ll get a darn good reminder of its proper […]

By Cathy Campbell, Choteau Twenty-nine years ago, my family was blessed with a beautiful baby boy who we named Jesse. He came to us with an extra 21 chromosome which […]

By Bob Brown, Helena Montanans will have a direct say in what we pay when the 6-mill university levy comes before us again this election year as LR -128 on […]

By Mayor John Engen in Missoula, Mayor Kelly in Great Falls, Mayor Collins in Helena, Mayor Muhlfeld in Whitefish and Deputy Mayor/Mayor Elect Mehl in Bozeman   Not just one, but […]

By Ardee Weiss, Stevensville   I just wanted to publicly thank all the Emergency Services of Stevensville; The Fire Department, Police and the Emergency Medical Services for their annual organizing […]

By Edward Sperry, Stevensville   Our President is on the receiving end of a barrage of negative publicity which is without precedent. There is a daily ration of unsubstantiated charges, […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville   For much of 2016, billionaires and the dominating political party prevented the minority party from nominating a Supreme Court Justice. Then in 2017, the GOP […]

By Pat Earnest, Hamilton   I first met Sharon in Nashville, TN. Yes, that’s right, we were both there, from Montana, being trained to be group leaders for Women of […]

By Leslie Blackburn, Florence   Thirty-five years ago, Montana benefited from the employment and job opportunities that were based in the use of our natural resources. Large contributions of tax […]

By Kelsey Milner, Hamilton   I write this in strong support of Margaret Gorski for HD88. I have known Margaret for several years, most recently through our activities as members […]

By William Thompson, Hamilton   I encourage voters in Montana State Senate District 43 (south half of Ravalli County), to consider the independent candidacy of Laura Garber. Laura is a […]

By Dusty Weber, Hamilton   Three decades ago the spotted owl was used to obstruct tree removal and to force unreasonable “hands off” forest management that has helped result in […]

By Richard Paris, Florence   School year 2017 we have 99 out of district students who pay nothing! That’s 1 in 7 kids in our schools paying nothing, while if […]

By Amy Robinson, Dave Chadwick and Kt Miller   On Aug. 15, Congressman Greg Gianforte hosted an invitation-only roundtable discussion in Lewistown with representatives of 11 organizations to discuss his […]

By Jim Hamilton, Florence   I’ve been a resident of Western Montana for almost fifty years and I just now realize that both Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi also reside […]

By Barbara Gulick, Billings   Last month, Senator Tester asked Kathy Kraninger tough but fair questions to see if she would fulfill the Consumer Bureau’s mandate and protect consumers in […]

By Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton   I’ve been fortunate to have floated the Smith River a couple times. It is very special and so popular, that it is the only river […]