Opinion

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I was one of the trouble-shooters at the Provisional Table during the voting at Hamilton High School on Tuesday, November 8th, and it was a sort of […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis I am grateful to live in Ravalli County. Its beauty, its people, its culture, and its historical atmosphere overlay a God blessed place that most would call heaven. […]

by Bill Stroud, Victor As a Montana citizen concerned about election integrity I feel it my duty to trumpet what was observed as obvious voter fraud. Ryan Zinke along with the […]

by Will Walker, Hamilton A few days ago, I was at a local store with a family member when I noted some particularly alarming stickers on the back of a construction […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’m a conservative. How and when did I get a red label? I guess it isn’t a vital question; however I find it an […]

by Richard Schwinger, Hamilton Recently the Bobcat Lane H.O.A. had one of two necessary annual meetings. In H.O.A’s, the first meeting deals with past and present issues – budget, legal issues, […]

by Teresa Larsen, Victor Yesterday I saw a sign hanging on a fence in downtown Hamilton that said “Be Kind.” Montana recently failed to pass the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act.” […]

by Victoria Howell, Chair, North Valley Library Board of Trustees Our local library is an essential part of our community and is committed to providing free access to information, whether through […]

Joseph Reagan, Director of Military and Veterans Outreach for Wreaths Across America, Afghanistan Veteran  The 11th hour has become synonymous with Veterans Day, originally called Armistice day, in recognition of the […]

by Mike Mercer, Stevensville As difficult as it seems in this climate, I will endeavor to make a salient political point as briefly as I can. The maxim, first do no […]

by Carolyn Hall, Whitefish It is fitting that a Montana woman was cited on Oct. 27 for animal cruelty for shooting and skinning a 6-month-old Siberian husky. This was a derelict […]

by David Passieri, St. Ignatius On October 19, 2022 the advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously to take the first step toward adding the […]

by Charles A. Sleath, Hamilton I’m writing to complain about the amount of words you allow your readers in the Opinion section. I used to write letters to the editors of […]

by Will Lovett Moore, Florence Will Lovett Moore here. Independent like you! I happen to think that there are a lot of Independent thinking people like me here in Montana, […]

by Brian Potton, Stevensville Many years ago I took pen in hand and challenged all valley Veterans to wake up and pay attention to our youth due to the dismal support, […]

by Paul Stanton, Hamilton Inflation is getting ridiculous. I remember when a millionaire could buy a politician. Now you have to be a billionaire!  

by Becky Peters, Hamilton I’m in my 70’s and I grew up loving Ike  and what he accomplished for our nation. I also loved to listen to my aunts and uncles […]

by Pam Morris, Stevensville I was horrified when I got my mail-in ballot and discovered there were next to no Democrats running in our county. My first question was, are folks […]

by Tony Jones, President, Ravalli County Fish & Wildlife Association Ravalli County Fish & Wildlife Association (RCFWA) is one of the oldest sportsman’s clubs in the State of Montana with roots […]

by Maria Hipp, Darby   My grandparents were drawn to this Valley not for the beauty, but for the promise of a paycheck and a steady living. My grandfather moved to […]