Who is Barack Obama, nee Barry Soetero? He is an enigma. I pose the question, because it lingers like an itch that can’t be scratched. • He campaigned against […]
Opinion
Re: Don’t use taxpayer money to fund your campaign
Kudos to Mr. Evan Jordan of Frenchtown for his letter of 8/27/12 in which he contests Representative Denny Rehberg’s use of taxpayer money to support his candidacy for Senator. […]
Kinda dry
Rain, rain, come again Before we blow away. The grass is brown, The river’s down And smoke is in the air. I guess it’s feeling autumn, And the temperatures […]
Pushing back for Obama
Last month, on the Interstate highway between Gold Creek and Drummond, transporting a fellow Montanan to Seattle to attend to her daughter’s dying, I changed a flat right front tire […]
Unlocking the Obama puzzle
By Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale President Obama is like a superbly capable, super competitive ball player who inexplicably keeps running the ball in the wrong direction. Because of the mega-media’s […]
Idaho Wildlife Summit is step in right direction
By Marc Cooke, Wolves of the Rockies, Stevensville I recently attended the three-day Wildlife Summit in Boise, Idaho. This Wildlife Summit was conceived to achieve several goals. A steady downturn […]
Will visit when trapping ends
I am a teacher in Chicago, Illinois. I ride the bus to go to work almost every day and recently I noticed the posters displayed inside the bus promoting […]
Response to Dewey
Mr. Dewey, I am not sure where you grew up, or what words you use to describe a community, but I can assure you, I know what a community […]
Thanks to Road Department
The Bitter Root Water Forum recently completed a sediment reduction project on a section of Three Mile Creek Road. Because of highly erosive soils in the drainage, Three Mile […]
The truth about oil
Several years ago a friend of mine, Rhoda Cargill from Troy, MT, told me about a book recommended by her father, a scientist at Argonne Laboratories. a Chicago scientific […]
A necessary act
Having just participated in the No Coal Export Action which took place at our state capitol last week, I want to tell my friends and neighbors just why I […]
Response to two letters
Thank you for providing a forum for political dialogue. I respond to two August 15th letters. First, regarding “Liberals create despair.” Most liberals, like most conservatives, are working people who […]
Response to Keele
Once again, I am compelled to respond to Van P. Keele’s left wing political blather published on opinion pages of Ravalli County newspapers recently. I generally agree with much […]
Thanks from Pantry Partners
On behalf of Pantry Partners Food Bank I would like to thank Colleen Miller who manages the Stevensville Community Garden for all she has done for us. Thanks to […]
Stevi Streetscape project nearly done
We made it! The project is near finalization and the summer weather has cooperated beautifully. The information below is provided to advise about the planters and amenities. How the […]
FS officials don’t understand Gordon Reese Cabin use
By Tonia Bloom, Hamilton I have been following with great interest the controversy over the management of the Chief Joseph Pass cross-country ski area. For decades my family and […]
Support for Ormiston
My friend John Ormiston has decided to put his hat in the race for Ravalli County Commissioner. John has asked that I be his campaign Treasurer even though I have […]
Death does not become them
When the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2012 data report last week, it provided a mixed bag of statistics that suggest both progress and problems in terms of how […]
You’ve got to hand it to the Republicans
You’ve got to hand it to Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans. They’re bold, in-your-face, and generally honest about their vision for America. Their agenda was made ever more clear in […]
Commissioners’ Natural Resource Policy a step backwards
By Kelsey Milner, President, Bitterrooters for Planning As you may be aware, our county commissioners are in a public process of editing a draft policy for natural resource use on […]