Opinion

Dear Editor, While Republicans dither and diddle over Obama’s birth certificate, President Obama does the real and serious business of our country like national security – killing Osama bin Laden. […]

Dear Editor, You have to hand it to Republicans. No mincing of values or fiddling about where they stand, what their priorities are, or their agenda. It’s in-your-face unabashed boldness. […]

Dear Editor, Here are some thoughts from my view of serving in the legislature, and an end of session update. Every legislative session since statehood has closed with the same […]

Dear Editor, On April 18, 2011, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service downgraded its outlook on the United States’ sovereign debt, expressing unprecedented doubts over the ability of Washington to bring […]

Dear Editor, Missoula County’s small business owners have much to be thankful for with the Commissioners’ courageous and well-reasoned decision to join in a lawsuit to benefit our local economic […]

by David A. Merrick, Corvallis – Now that the legislating period is nearly over it has become once again clear to me that all our local legislators tend to restrict […]

Dear Editor, The Ravalli County Beta Sigma Phi chapters thank the citizens and businesses of the Bitterroot Valley for their support of our annual Good Friday Tulip Sale. The local […]

Dear Editor, The other day Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan launched a verbal assault on Barack Obama. Shortly after those two racists attacked Obama, the spokesman for the New Black […]

Dear Editor, The first “act of decency” by Commissioner/Chairman J.R. Iman would be an apology to the Citizens of Ravalli County for the disrespectful, arrogant, non-transparent meeting which was conducted […]

Dear Editor, Open letter to Commissioners: This letter is written on behalf of my clients, ICAARE, and other concerned citizens regarding the proposed expansion of the Ravalli County Airport. The […]

by George Marshall, Flight Instructor, Aviation Safety Coordinator, Pilot, Airport Board member, Hamilton Growth and change do not come easily. There are always those who fear the passing of the […]

Montanans value a lot of things about their state: clean air being one of them. But lately clean air in the Big Sky and elsewhere has been under attack.
Some member […]

During a recent meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Ravalli County to consider the appointment of a new planning administrator, several people raised objection to coordination and spoke […]

By ICAARE Doug Nation, Terry Park, Phyllis Bookbinder and others Be watchful of the Commissioners’ actions regarding the airport. Since 2000, ICAARE (Informing Citizens Against Airport Runway Expansion) has been […]

Dear Editor, Since when do we take CBS News and Jon Krakauer as gospel?
“60 Minutes” might have a better reputation than Glenn Beck but the ENTIRE CBS News organization (and […]

Dear Editor, It is interesting to watch the Weed Board with their newly found powers granted by the County Commissioners.
I am not a cartoonist, but if I were, my political […]