Opinion

by David Jones, Hamilton While it is commendable that Fred Thomas is willing to buck his party’s leadership and admit that we must transition to renewable sources of energy (June […]

by Larry Keogh, Hamilton Well, Congressman Zinke, time again to choose whether you are able to support the people of Montana as opposed to the pocketbooks of those that got […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis OK, one kudo. NATO members raising contribution to 5%. Trump did that through bullying and threats, as he does with every opponent (silly you, you thought […]

by Hazel Smith, Stevensville It is not just in Gaza that people are hungry. Here in Ravalli County, 33 percent of the population is food-insufficient.   In March, $1 billion […]

by Madeline Faber, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs Federal grants often serve as the backbone of rural library services. Without their local library, many communities would lose access to […]

by Evan Schroedel, Florence I was talking to a veteran friend whom I have known for 40 years since we were stationed together at Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great […]

by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senator Daines, tonight on MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell laid out the case that our current president is woefully incompetent to lead our nation. This was not the […]

by Archie Thomas, Corvallis Roger DeBrito and the Florence Civic Club are to be commended for their service to Florence and the visual appeal of the 93 bike path in […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Wow! The liberals are freaking out everywhere. We are being told that President Trump’s attempts to reduce the federal workforce, eliminate waste and fraud spending, to […]

by Brett Haverstick, Missoula  Did you know that the current Senate Reconciliation Bill requires the sell-off of 3 million acres of federal public lands across 11 western states? Federal lands […]

by Bill Jones, Stevensville It is high time a few facts were offered up about the rampant misinformation being bandied about regarding U.S. Flag display. There are essentially two sets […]

by Fred Thomas, Stevensville Michael Hoyt’s recent letter (May 15, 2025) grossly misrepresents both the facts and my record on energy policy. I appreciate the chance to respond and clarify […]

by Cody Standiford, Prineville, Oregon/Stevensville On our recent Memorial Day Weekend trip up Lost Horse Creek, we had a handful of encounters with folks that left both my wife and […]

by Leanna Rodebaugh, Alaska ​​I’ve been in Alaska for three years, but I still keep up with Stevensville’s activities and accomplishments.  I have heard that the latest town audit was […]

by Diane Jones, Stevensville If it is true that more Americans have their public services dealt with by approximately the same number of public servants as population grows, doesn’t that […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Recently, a complaint was issued to Ravalli County Commissioners that someone had briefly turned the U.S. flag banners along the bike trail in Florence upside down. […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Donald Trump recently ordered 4000 National Guardsmen and women (if there are any women left in the National Guard after Secretary Hegseth has done his damage) […]

by Nancy Reese Jones, Stevensville “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That phrase, attributed to George Santayana, is a powerful call to action. In our […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis America is not a serious country in the view of the world. DOGE federal cost cutting, the reconciliation budget, and the federal work […]

by Dana Henricks, Florence Do you understand crypto? I sure as hell don’t. I mean, how is crypto currency not the same thing as counterfeit money? If crypto currency is […]