Opinion

  I just sat through two relentless hours while Ken Ivory from Utah told me and fellow Bitterrooters how much better off we’d be if our federal lands were turned […]

Wednesday night I attended a meeting in Hamilton. In six years of volunteering in local Ravalli County politics, I can truthfully say, I have never been to a meeting where […]

  The Sagebrush Rebellion has arrived in the Bitterroot at the invitation of County Commissioner Suzy Foss, who brought in Ken Ivory, a slick lawyer from Utah. He delivered a […]

  A fresh snowfall and warmer temperatures invite Montanans to enjoy the outdoors for skiing, hiking and Christmas tree hunting. But Footloose Montana urges people to use extreme caution on […]

  I read in the paper that one of our esteemed commissioners, Suzy Foss, recently returned from a Heritage Foundation/American Lands Council convention in Utah and is now starting a […]

  How we got here, Corrine Gantt, Ravalli Republic, Dec l2, 2013. She is right, many of us did vote in favor of five commissioners because prior to that, in […]

By Marina Weatherly, Art and Indian Education Specialist in Montana schools, Stevensville The Ravalli County Commissioners invited CSK tribal representatives to discuss transfer of the Medicine Tree site to Federal […]

  The fiscally irresponsible and disastrous Obamacare law is unraveling. Obama continues to demonstrate that he is deceitful. One wonders when liberals will abandon ship – Obamacare! Conservatives and many […]

  Commissioner Ron Stoltz is asking for our vote when he runs for reelection next year, but I don’t think he deserves it and here’s why: He didn’t campaign much […]

  That our Big Sky state refused to provide basic healthcare, for all, feels mean-spirited and uncivilized (Senate Bill 395 went down 51 to 49, against expanded Medicaid). The result […]

Wanna know what our Ravalli County Commissioners got up their sleeves now? If you can believe it, they’re plotting to take away our federal public lands—lands you and I hike, […]

  I’m writing to thank Bitterroot Valley and North Fork, ID residents for their generosity in helping thousands of suffering children worldwide this Christmas. Through their efforts, combined with those […]

  Jan Wisniewski’s comments, and the commissioners’ apology for his comments, are irrelevant. What’s relevant are their own comments and behavior, which need a hand-delivered apology from them on their […]

  It’s early Thanksgiving morning; I sit on my couch, coffee in hand, dog sleeping next to me. My thoughts drift to what I’m thankful for. I go through my […]

By Archie L. Thomas & Merry E. Schrumpf, Corvallis We are saddened and offended by the public death of our community values, respect and common courtesy as revealed in recent […]

From the bottom of our hearts, we apologize for the disrespect shown to you by our county leaders. The chairman of the planning board should be immediately dismissed for his […]

  The commissioners of crazy town could be anywhere in the world but we of the Bitterroot Valley do not have to time travel to be in crazy town. The […]

The county commission is considering plans for transferring control of public federal lands to county control. It is important for all of us to express our views on this matter. […]

Your recent editorial setting forth the accomplishments of the current Ravalli County Commissioners was, as they say, right on. Also the many letters from citizens written to all three newspapers […]

  Even with knowledge of the hiring practices of the current Commissioners, I am still shocked at the news of how difficult it has become for county employees to be […]