Opinion

We have an awesome God. Think about it. For over two months our dedicated fire fighters worked tirelessly to put out the many ragging fires across MT. This included hundreds […]

Essen vs Miller. Miller vs Essen. It’s this back and forth kinda crapola that rages on WHILE PEOPLE DIE. Wait until it happens here. And why wouldn’t it? We’re not […]

To the cruel and heartless individual that chose to take the life of the little box turtle on Saturday, September 26: I hope you are proud of your evil self. […]

By George Nickas, Conservation Director, Wilderness Watch, Missoula   One thing most Montanans agree on is we love our nationally acclaimed Wildernesses and don’t want to see them harmed.  Whether […]

In Google Earth, look at Lolo Peak from due west. Notice heavy timber and a straight, long, slender, green colored stripe below Lolo Peak. Follow it, zoom in and you’ll […]

Small Things Matter Montana’s monthly awareness campaign for October is focused on buying local produce. As the Hamilton Farmers Market winds down, please look to local farms and producers for […]

In the midst of the NFL controversies we have no worries here in the valley for high school games. I’m not aware of any high school football field that so […]

I don’t understand the cuts being made in our State Budget to atone for the current shortfall. I cannot fathom how the legislators fail to look at generating more money […]

Continued rabid anti-Republican drivel and whining from Marty Essen who moved to Victor from a liberal state.   How is it the fault of Republicans when most of this murder […]

By Marilyn Saunders, Board Member, Bitterrooters for Planning   No one is making any more wilderness but our county commissioners must think wilderness is limitless and exploitable based on their […]

To my amazement, two of the leading legislators responsible for drastically cutting the 2018-19 Biennium budget for the senior, long term care, mental health, and addictive disorders services of the […]

Gun deaths, police violence, and global warming are epidemics, solvable with commitment, ingenuity, and cooperation. Unfortunately, as long as Republicans stand in the way, solutions to those problems will remain […]

Fall has arrived and so has the blame game for wildfires. Never mind that for thousands of years, fire has created healthy forests and diverse habitats. It, like snow, is […]

By State Representative Ed Greef, HD 88, Florence   Sad news for the citizens of Ravalli County as the decision to close the Bitterroot Job Service office would seem to […]

Montanans need only to look at the front page of any statewide paper or turn on the local evening news to know that our state is experiencing a budget deficit […]

The monthly magazine of the MT Electric Cooperatives’ Association has a space for Viewpoint by the CEO. There is no place for members to express their views and I have […]

When times are tough, Montanans rise to the challenge. That’s what we do.   And that’s been the case during a difficult wildfire season that has touched all corners of […]

Stories… I read the paper, look at facebook posts and hear people talk. Almost everything is a story, a perspective from someone’s head, a possible myth we tell ourselves about […]

I have followed with interest the letters and editorials generated by the current fire season. The wild card which current forest policy hasn’t addressed is “smoke.” I’m hearing that people […]

Being part of a family means accepting certain changes to how we conduct our affairs in life. Parents, siblings, in-laws, etc must be dealt with in a fashion that not […]