Opinion

The winter holiday season and approaching new year, for me, has always been a time for both looking back and looking forward – a time to reflect on both the […]

By Dale Woolhiser, Missoula As an alumnus of the University of Montana who, through charitable giving and volunteerism, supports much within the Missoula community and across Montana, I am offended […]

From Hamilton to past the Florence Bridge, excepting choke points of bridges, and emergency 310 riverbank protections, the Bitterroot River flood season involves cut banks of sandy aggregate, eroding away, […]

On December 16th my wife and I had an opportunity to attend the concert by the Hamilton School Bands conducted by Shawn Thacker. We were so impressed by the ability […]

By Jim Rokosch, President, Bitterrooters for Planning Have you ever seen the Los Angeles River? I’ve only seen photos, but they were enough for me to move “visiting the Los […]

I hope the good people of this valley are paying attention to what our planning department and our commissioners are about to do to our Bitterroot River. Under the guise […]

This article is in response to a recent guest comment calling for more out of state mandates to our local cooperative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting additional carbon […]

County Commissioner Jeff Burrows failed to distinguish himself before Ravalli County’s legislative delegation when they met on Dec. 9. In fact, Commissioner Burrows confirmed the public’s worst suspicions about politicians […]

The claim of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Compact is based on the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty, Article III: […]

I am a 73 year old retired businessman. I moved to Missoula County last year after spending 40 years in California and Colorado. While I love Montana and never plan […]

Bubba says run, don’t walk, down to the brand new $2 million investment, Burnt Fork Market, in Stevensville and check out this beautiful supermarket. As you enter this art gallery […]

By Tom Boland, Florence Being new to the valley and being generally interested in what’s going on around me, I decided to spend a morning reading “the Court File” to […]

By Tim Fox, Steve Bullock, Patty Mazurek, Marc Racicot, and Mike Greely Last year, 11 million visitors came to Montana. While the reasons they chose Big Sky Country as their […]

My name is Shad Pease, former Deputy for the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office. After ten years proudly serving the members of this community with dignity and respect, I resigned in […]

I am 65 years old and have been a avid hunter and fisherman all my life. My years away from home during the Vietnam Era made me yearn for the […]

At the Three Mile Community Center business meeting on November 20, it was decided that officer nominations would still be accepted up to the next business meeting on December 18. […]

Well, the election is over and the fair levy failed. Perhaps everyone “bit the bullet” so to speak, even the fair board. Let’s look at things to consider if it […]

Regarding the controversy over Walmart (maybe) coming to Hamilton. Author/advisor Alexander Green perhaps explained it best: “Business is about freedom and individual choice, not coercion. If you don’t like a […]

This is a follow-up on the comments sent to the Forest Service regarding the 2700-acre logging proposal in the Como to Lost Horse area. In case you didn’t see it […]

Wanna buy a ‘W’? Get ready to pay dearly if you do. Our Montana congressional delegation is on a night ride to do a dirty deed to Montana wildlands. Under […]