Opinion

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville Klaus Schwab, founder and executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, and Thierry Malleret, founder of the Monthly Barometer, have co-authored a book titled “COVID-19: the Great […]

By Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is in reply to Kim Yaged’s appeal to our outstanding law enforcement officers to “do their duty” and go out and arrest those who do NOT […]

By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Mary Fahnestock-Thomas of Hamilton, thank you for your response to my “Tit for Tat” letter two issues ago. One always wonders if anyone actually reads the […]

By Mike Miller, Stevensville As I write this: The U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/MT) estimates the Montana to be 1,068,778 as of July 1st. Given the amount of out of state […]

By Cheryl Waterworth, Hamilton   Do you remember ‘why’ you live here? The Skalkaho Bend Park is a perfect example. Science to support a human agenda does not stand up to […]

By Amy Monteith, Hamilton I read and appreciated Russ Lawrence’s letter in the Bitterroot Star, dated November 11. One week later I read Helen Sabin’s letter, and was frustrated and […]

By Corvallis School Trustees, Becky Anderson, Tonia Bloom, Shawn Boelman, Jennifer Channer, Mark Fournier, Dan Wolsky, Todd Wyche With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Corvallis School District has a lot […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Since March 22nd, 2020, I have written and posted 24 articles to my blog, Poor Rogers Almanac (https://poorrogersalmanac/) concerning the viral “threat” known as Covid-19, the dread […]

By Scott Butler, Stevensville After downplaying the virus for ten months, Senator Daines jumped right up to the front of the line for the vaccine, just to make sure it is […]

By Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville In Ravalli County it appears there are a lot of people who believe it is OK to be a Covey Spreader. They engage in this behavior under […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Jerry Esmay of Stevensville, I hear your pain and frustration. I’m just so very sorry that you believe any of that stuff. It’s true that Nancy Pelosi […]

By Paul Kink, Stevensville On Friday, November 20th, the United States saw 195,000 new cases of COVID-19, a record of new cases in a single day. More than 12 million Americans […]

By Vicky Byrd, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, Montana Nurses Association The Montana Nurses Association continues to be incredibly proud of the Montana nurses serving our communities during the covid pandemic. As […]

By Jessianne Castle, Marion Randy Newberg doesn’t carry a sidearm. Clocking some 100 days every year exploring the unbound—and often bear-laden—pockets of the American landscape, Newberg says when it comes to […]

By Dennis Lenahan, Essay Chair. Post 94, Stevensville Parents of home schoolers, American Legion Post 94, Stevensville, is again participating in the American Legion Constitution Essay Contest There are cash awards […]

By Travis Gardner, Treasurer, Post 94, Stevensville Your local America Legion Post 94 has received a generous grant from a local anonymous “grateful citizen.” It is a pledge to match dollar-for-dollar […]

By Scott Turner, Corvallis The following are answers to lies told by the shiny, handsome, well-spoken wizards we call the press or the media. The Maine was not attacked by the […]

By Allen B. Gates, Stevensville Open letter to Ravalli County Commissioners  As noted in an earlier Open Letter to you, the Covid-19 pandemic is out of control in every state […]

By Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is in reply to Russ Lawrence’s article in the November 11, 2020 opinion section. The title was “Masks and Rights.” He begins, “…Your right to […]

By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Literally. If you, despite all the evidence, choose not to wear a face mask or follow the protocols of the county health professionals, I’ll not debate […]