Opinion

  In the past nine months I have attended at least 17 meetings of the Ravalli County Commissioners. These meetings have covered all sorts of topics – the Flatiron subdivision, […]

  My wife and I decided we needed a new 30″ gas cooktop for our kitchen. Since it originally came from Sears, we went to our “local” Sears store looking […]

  Recently a number of residents in the valley met together to discuss abolition of the death penalty in Montana. When the Montana Legislature meets again, there will be another […]

  Regarding Ravalli County’s wolf policy, a recent Missoulian quoted Commissioner Chilcott, “This policy should be recognized as advocacy for humans, for ungulate populations and for livestock.” Is he serious? […]

  Dear Editor, I hope the person or persons who vandalized the Creamery Park just after Christmas will read this letter. They disturbed the peaceful beauty of the Christmas lights, […]

  Dear Editor, I want to personally thank Congressman Rehberg for standing up for Montana against the current Administration in Washington. Our President and his allies have nothing in common […]

By Hazel Smith, Stevensville   My vision for positive change in America in 2012 includes some “what ifs”: What if… we lived what Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “I […]

  All I can say is WOW! Thanks for printing Leon’s letter (Willing Victims, 1/11/2012). As disturbing as it is, we need to know that even in 2012 we share […]

  George was a bad driver. His buddy Mitt drives the same way–recklessly. So you can imagine everyone’s surprise when Mitt mysteriously blamed the big-eared tow truck operator for George’s […]

  I have read with interest a number of letters about the rights of corporations. Everyone realizes corporations are a creation of the state, and therefore can only have the […]

  By Eric Holder & Shaun Donovan As we continue to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it is clear that every American family has been […]

  By Shirley McKibbin, Stevensville I encourage Ravalli County residents to visit the Ravalli County Watchdog site (https://sites.google.com/a/commongroundbrv.org/rcwatchdog/welcome-page-1) and watch the 8/4/11 video of the BOCC public comment meeting on […]

  I have sent the following to our Congressional delegation. Gentlemen: I know that you’re all involved in the current election cycle and other affairs of state. However, I also […]

The Stevensville Clothes Closet would like to sincerely thank every person who gave clothing, goods and time to help our community this year. We’re amazed at how your generosity has […]

  On behalf of the Hamilton Rotary Club, and our volunteer Bell Ringers, I am writing to express our thanks and sincere appreciation to the Bitterroot Community for their support […]

The Darby Bread Box would like to thank Kiwanis and all the contributors that made it possible for us to give out Christmas Boxes to our clients so that they […]

  Chinese sages long ago observed that there was a Supreme Principle of Order in the universe. They called it the Tao – the Way the world works. Characteristically, Nature […]

  I was very disappointed with both the content and tone of Mr. Essen’s latest opinion piece on wolves. Name calling and attempting to degrade the opinions that do not […]

Has President Obama raised your taxes? Well, it probably depends. To be honest and forthcoming, if you smoke or use a tanning salon, you’re paying more in federal excise taxes. […]

  Let us assume for a moment that I have discovered, while studying dandelion plants and how they regenerate, that if one collects and crushes enough of these seeds amounting […]