Opinion

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan ripped the solar panels off the White House, setting the stage for 26-plus years of Republicans obstructing progress on climate change. Today, the Bitterroot Valley […]

  The Ravalli County Park Board is technically bankrupt! The Park Board owes about $270,000 with $200,000 in the bank. With an income of about $3,000/year and expenses of approximately […]

  There is rising interest in the Ravalli County Commissioners’ Natural Resources Policy (NRP).  It’s been mentioned at candidate forums and has received some press coverage.  Its originators have even […]

  The same community meetings in the spring of 2011 that brought up the need for a new gymnasium at Lone Rock School brought up the need for a Three […]

I am writing to voice my support for Jeff Burrows in the upcoming election for Ravalli County Commissioner. I have known Jeff for many years, and I know him to […]

  Back in 1997, then State Senator Fred Thomas carried the electricity deregulation bill through the Montana legislature. After it went into effect, electricity prices skyrocketed, and Montana workers started […]

I think we can all agree that our US military is no liberal establishment. You could say they’re conservative in more ways than one. They’re also not dumb. They look […]

  It is fitting that prevalence of brachygnathia superior in the photo of two elk in the Outdoors Section in the Missoulian on Thursday, October 11, 2012, closely corresponds to […]

  I have recently noticed several large signs that say “Vote …”and specify one party. This idea is the least democratic thing I have seen in some time. No one […]

Only Republicans can keep this from being the “Election of No Return” because: One more Obama judge would flip the Supreme Court left making the Constitution no barrier to whatever […]

  Running for County Commissioner is one, lone woman who was very instrumental in passing Hamilton’s cell phone ban. Based on her voting record as a Hamilton City Councilwoman, if […]

By Dave Smith, candidate for Ravalli County Commissioner, District 2 There seems to be a lot of misconception about the draft Natural Resource Policy currently under review by the County […]

  Coordination is a mandate set forth by Congress to insure that local interests and concerns are taken into account before federal actions are implemented. Coordination is a powerful tool […]

Upon Dave Ohnstad’s departure as Supervisor of the Ravalli Road and Bridge Department, the position was split into two positions by the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners (BOC). One position […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center founded in 1971 is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry. Some of the issues of social injustice on which they […]

  By Marina Weatherly, Stevensville The Ravalli County Commissioners are currently in the process of changing our existing Sign Regulations to permit installation of mega- billboards along the Highway 93 […]

The change being considered for the maximum allowable size for a billboard to 672 sf is not a change my household supports. The current allowable size of 32 sf is […]

I’ve just been made aware of the changes to the billboard ordinance which are being discussed. I think increasing the size of billboards by 2000% is unnecessary and intrusive. I […]

Are you fricking kidding? These new sign regulations sure sound like a joke! There is no excuse for allowing these ridiculous sized signs. I am against signs that are anywhere […]

  We are appalled at the idea of the increase in the size of advertising signs – we moved here 20 years ago because of the beauty of the Valley, […]