Opinion

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Senator Theresa Manzella, there you go again! For the umpteenth time you are urging the Ravalli County Commissioners to pass a resolution to hand count ballots in […]

by John Grant, Hamilton Ask any member of the John Birch wing of the Republican Party their biggest complaint of Joe Biden, and while the list is long, the BORDER is […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Thought I should pass on a few of the February 2, 2024 headlines in case any of our readers missed them: Invasion at the southern border continues. […]

by Judy Hoy, Stevensville In a study of mature women, 95% tested positive for the herbicide glyphosate. In another study 81% of tested people, including children, in the U.S. were positive […]

by Carla Sanders (for) North Valley Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Library, Stevensville As we move into this new year, we want to offer heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported […]

by Marci Healey, Hamilton Do your children go to Daly Elementary or the daycare located on Kurtz? Please be aware that a potential subdivision is being discussed across the street from […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton America will never be great again until we make lying illegal. Look what Donald Trump did during his presidency. He told 30,573 lies while in office […]

by Archie L Thomas  & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Immigration chickens have landed in Montana. Senator Daines, Representatives Rosendale and Zinke, Governor Gianforte and Senate Candidate Sheehy are among this Republican flock. This […]

by Peter Lethenstrom, Stevensville The door opens and a dictionary appears opened to word “planning.” The concept has been introduced many times over my 50 years of living in the same […]

by Helen Sullivan, Hamilton In Hamilton, Montana there’s a very special place- Just walking in the door brings a smile to your face! The Senior Center is a place for seniors […]

by Marty Essen, Victor I found Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s statewide guest column to be quite informative. Before reading it, I knew little about him other than, like me, […]

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville It’s troubling that Sen. Daines keeps pushing legislation to strip protection from wilderness study areas. Only 6% of Montanans support his efforts, but the senator keeps resolutely […]

by Bob Williams, Stevensville Time for some thinking about just whom you want to represent you and your values, in Helena, and in Washington D.C. Here’s some food for thoughts. It’s […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis A “dysfunctional local Republican party” best describes the content of Dana Gentry’s letter of 1/17/24. This is a scary insight into the internal decay […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Earlier this month, Wanda from Missoula enlightened us as to how wonderful everything is under Joe Biden. Bless your heart for believing this propaganda Wanda, but here […]

by Cindi Schwartz, Hamilton Sixty-four thousand five hundred and sixty-five. 64,565 women aged 15-45. That’s three times the number of females of all ages in Ravalli County. 64,565 is the estimated […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Rumor has it that our MAGA-dominated House of Representatives in Congress complains about immigration all the time but refuses to act on President Biden’s repeated urging to […]

by David Stover, Stevensville I appreciate and agree with the position of Mr. Esmay when discussing illegal immigration. Under this administration, upwards of 10 million illegals have been allowed, even to […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville As I write this, the invasion at our southern border by illegal immigrants continues at a record rate. Associated problems continue to increase in number and magnitude: […]

by Susan Devlin, Stevensville I learned several days ago that Jeff Gee went to town hall when the notice went out for people to apply for the vacant mayor’s position when […]