Opinion

“Whoever kills an innocent person, it is as if he has killed all of humanity.” (Quran 5:32) So we can build our walls higher and punish trespassers, or we can […]

In light of the recent Veterans Day commemoration, I want to thank all veterans for their service. We honor the fallen and all past servicemen and women, and salute active […]

This is not going to be easy to explain for people who don’t know about logging and scaling logs. This is the way you tell how many board feet of […]

The LGSC (Local Study Commission) has prepared ballot form and language that would franchise Ravalli Residents to vote in the Primary Election of June 7, 2016 for OR against 2018 […]

By Terrie Casey, Chief, Voluntary Service, VA Montana Health Care In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To […]

The Bitterroot Bookworms would like to thank the community for their awesome support for the Stevensville Christmas Share Tree Chair-i-ty silent auction that finished Friday, December 6. The generous winners […]

Let us see if we can understand why Van P. Keele chose to verbally chastise two of Montana’s Congressmen for not voting to increase our national debt limit as stated […]

Montana Republicans want U.S. Judge Brian Morris to declare the Open Primary unconstitutional so only registered Republicans can choose their candidates. After a favorable decision, Matthew Monforton (R-HD 69) suggests […]

I like many others have a full life unlike Ms. Fahnestock-Thomas who has nothing to do but sit and think in her blue chair. Facts are number one to any […]

When it gets to crunch time, and your back’s against the wall, one’s true colors are exposed for all to see. This is exactly the position our US Congress, including […]

What if they gave a war and nobody came? Well, nobody showed up to share thoughts Friday noon on the blue chairs outside the Ravalli County Museum. I put the […]

Answering last week’s guest comment, I’m a cat, dog, horse and cow person. State rights are political powers reserved for the states and not federal. In 1861 they argued over […]

The Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce members have access to a unique group of members known as LEADS. This free service is available to chamber members. The group meets twice […]

The purpose of my letter is to extend my thanks and good wishes to Mr. Jerry Haslip for his attempt at responding to the ridiculous meanderings of Van P. Keele. […]

Despite popular opinion, environmental groups are not responsible for the demise of the timber industry in western Montana, even though they have made for a convenient “whipping boy.” A strong […]

For as many years as I can remember, I have always made every effort to attend the Stevensville Schools Veterans Day Ceremony. This is a commemorative ceremony put on by […]

By Russ Lawrence, Hamilton As someone who attended a meeting of the Local Government Study Commission in April and has followed it closely since its inception, I appreciate the groundwork […]

In June of this year, after much public discussion and many public hearings, the duly elected members of the Government Study Commission judged it prudent to allow voters to decide […]

North Valley Public Library has been undergoing renovations for about a month in its Circulation Area, which includes the use of computer carrels and the young adult sections. Before reconstruction, […]

This is in response to Mary Fahnestock-Thomas. You sound like many of the uneducated Americans that have not ever picked up a Koran and read it, nor have you studied […]