Opinion

  I recently attended a meeting in Hamilton, Montana regarding the Bitteroot Valley Natural Resource Policy which is located at http://www.rc.mt.gov/planning/range.mcpx. I am in support of the above-referenced policy. This […]

I’m writing today to ask voters to reelect President Barack Obama and our farmer-Senator Jon Tester. Let me provide some insight as to why a conservative 84 year old great […]

  The truth is out – the Obama administration knew that the Benghazi attack was pre-planned within 24 hours afterward! Yet members of the Obama administration – including Obama, Clinton, […]

  The people of the United States continue to hear of deaths and horrible injuries to our brave men and women in war zones while Republican Governors and Legislators around […]

  It is reassuring to realize that there are people that have the courage to write letters and to speak out in defense of our rapidly disappearing wildlife. The letter […]

  Should we sacrifice our Constitutional Rights at the altar of Foreign Policy? This election year has brought to the forefront a policy of appeasement and apology that puts foreign […]

For many weeks now, we have been suffering from the effects of wildfires on our health, our livestock, and our homes. Small fires, that because of long standing policy, have […]

Montana will probably vote for Mitt Romney as President, but without having Denny Rehberg in the Senate to remove Harry Reed as Senate boss, Romney would have to act in […]

  Mitt Romney has challenged us with one of those brain-teaser math problems, which I’ve never been much good at. But in the spirit of bi-partisanship, I’ll give it a […]

  When we moved to this area in 2008 we were happy to see the modest farmers’ market in Stevensville. Though we grow our own expansive gardens, it was reassuring […]

  I would like to publicly thank the staff at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds for allowing me to keep my sheep and llamas there during the Sawtooth Fire evacuation. I […]

  The election this year presents us with a very critical choice: we can continue down the path of “coordination” and other far right concepts of this present board of […]

By Dr. Patrice Promack, Hamilton The definition of misappropriation is “to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use.” This is exactly what happened recently at the meeting that had been […]

By Michael P. Moran, MD, Hamilton This summer marks the 40th anniversary of an event which seemed mundane at the time, passing essentially without notice but eventually proving to be […]

On Monday, September tenth we received a Stage 2 evacuation order to leave our home on the west side of Hamilton due to the threat of the Sawtooth fire. Despite […]

  Regarding Gayla Skaw’s letter in the Missoulian on September 11. I am a wildlife rehabilitator, with over 45 years experience rehabilitating wildlife in Western Montana. My credentials are a […]

  I guess that everyone knows there is an election coming up in a month or so. I think it is really an important election. I’m not talking about the […]

I don’t care what party you belong to, we are all sick and tired of the attack ads. Until now, I have kept silent, and let the candidates duke it […]

While I commend the efforts the new Mayor and Town Council are putting forth, it is troubling to witness the managerial style of the Mayor. Without consulting the current Airport […]

A lot of Montanans like Congressman Denny Rehberg. Here in the Bitterroot there’s even greater support for Rehberg and his bid to unseat incumbent Senator Jon Tester. But how much […]