Opinion

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula As Americans struggle with high gas prices, oil giants are rolling in massive profits. Exxon Mobile broke records, raking in 19.66 billion and Chevron amassed 11.23 billion […]

by Hillery Daily, ND, LAc, Hamilton; Allison Young, MD, FAAP, Missoula; Emory Hoelscher-Hull, student, Montana State University In the summer of 2017, Internal Medicine Physician and Missoula resident Dr. Tom Roberts suffered a […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton I am writing in response to Patty Franklin’s letter entitled “Democrats are complete failures.’’ It is a matter of public record that the Democrats have accomplished many […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville   I ask for those who may be considering voting for the Libertarian candidate John Lamb to consider the effect of a vote for […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton   Extremism grows out of fear – fear of not getting into heaven, fear that someone will take our stuff, fear that people will think we’re not […]

by Gary Leese, Stevensville Montana – the Last best Place, a big-time advertisement for several years recently. Today Ravalli County has been discovered as a place of beauty.  We have a […]

by Tim Adams, Stevensville I’m irked you let Jon Tester have free rein to just copy and paste his talking points into the paper.  FYI Tester is correct when he says […]

by Sapphire Community Health Board of Directors: J. William (Bill) Peters, MD; Judy Griffin, RN; Jim Morton; Dixie Stark The Sapphire Community Health Board of Directors opposes ballot measure LR-131, standing together with the broader […]

by Elliott Oppenheim, Florence Is our America invincible? We may soon get the answer.  Several hundred delusional candidates are running for offices throughout the country in the mid-term elections. They have […]

by Bitterroot Conservation District Supervisors: Tommy Dobberstein, Howard Eldredge, Mike Hansen, Dan Kerslake, Jeff Mark (Chair), Kent Myers, Bob Nelson, Todd Reagan, Paul Rosenberg, Chad Sutherlin  The Bitterroot Conservation District is […]

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville If you think that our beautiful rural Bitterroot Valley will stay the same in the future, think again. As the amount of undeveloped land declines, pressure to […]

NVPL Foundation Board: Donna Bainbridge, Amy Horlacher, Maryjo Lykins, Carla Sanders, Jody Torrey The North Valley Public Library Foundation would like to offer our gratitude to our local community for making […]

by Dallas Erickson, Stevensville Marty Essen responded to my letter to the editor that stated concerns about his opinion piece supporting so called “banned book week.” He writes with a mistaken […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton The Washington Post reported that on 7/12/2017 five pastors gathered around then President Trump for prayer. They prayed that Trump would lead this country with “supernatural wisdom” […]

by Pat Earnest, Stevensville Ryan Zinke, a fifth generation Montanan, has dedicated his life to serving our great nation as a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL officer who retired after 23 years. […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Given the facts below, who would you choose to be the new Congressional Representative for Western Montana?  Ryan Zinke, a former Navy Seal, who put his life […]

by Jean Schurman, Victor Class of ‘72 I would like to take a minute to recognize Kristi Gaul of Victor Schools for her efforts two weeks ago to make the Victor […]

by Jim Hamilton, COL Ret. MTARNG, Florence Like many military veterans, I was shocked to learn that the primary provider of my prescription medication through the TRICARE Program, Express Scripts, would […]

by Carole Davenport, Florence “Montana Republicans are men and women of all walks of life and of all creeds and colors. We are grateful to God for the quiet beauty of […]

by Marty Essen, Victor I normally do not respond to letters from members of the far-right that attack me, but in Dallas Erickson’s case, I feel a response is necessary. Apparently, […]