As bad as the impacts to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge will be if Legacy Ranch is approved, the implications for the rest of this incredible Bitterroot Valley could be equally severe. The new residents at LR will use the Refuge as their personal playground; along with their dogs and cats. While that’s…
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Letters to the Editor
Sequestration disaster looming
It’s feeling a lot like summer lately, even though it’s only spring in the Bitterroot and I haven’t planted my tomatoes yet. Things are drying out fast, temps are rising, and the fires have already started. Not a good sign for our summer fire season. There’s also a monster lurking, smoldering; a cancerous ground…
Thanks to recyclers
Participating in recycling of our household products is not always easy in Montana. We are often confused by the on-and-off-again ability to recycle glass, for example. Most of the variability is determined by the competitive international market, transportation costs, and volume advantages conferred to larger-scale recycling entities. Two retail businesses in Missoula have risen…
Thanks to French liberators
I was born in France in 1942 and our city, Vitry-le-Francois, Marne was bombed in 1944 and 93% destroyed. It was later rebuilt and it is a lovely community near the Champagne Country. I have been living in the USA since 1961, and I am now a U.S. citizen. As I was pondering how…
Managing Ravalli County
If you were in the service and something unusual happened on your watch, you would be required to accept at least some of the responsibility for whatever occurred. I think if you are an elected public servant and unusual things happen while you are holding office, the unusual happenings should be credited to you….
Freedom and fear
If we are afraid, are we free? I appreciate Chris Martin’s response to my letter about guns and fear. It reflects two fears that are common to many of us: the fear that we are helpless if people in the government don’t share or even represent our views, and the fear that care of…
Thanks from Main Street
The Stevensville Main Street Association would like to thank all of the people who made pies and created auction items for the Pie in the Big Sky Pie Auction that was held on First Friday, May 3rd. The Auction was a fantastic success! Thank you to our auctioneer Jim Pfau, and assistant Bill McNulty, for…
Florence trustee candidates in violation of campaign laws
I have filed a formal complaint against Bill Hester, Colby Reynolds and Kevin O’Brien of Florence for two illegal campaign activities. I have sent a formal complaint to the Commissioner of Political Practices. The voters should know that Florence-Carlton School District Trustee candidates are in violation of Montana State Law. Earlier this month thousands…
Disenchanted with Town of Stevensville
I am disenchanted by the council’s decisions regarding the residents of Stevensville and their best interests. It appears that the mayor and the council work for THEIR best interests as opposed to the townspeople’s that they represent. Persons who choose governing positions put themselves in the public spotlight to be criticized as well as praised…
Main Street Association thanks Town of Stevensville
On behalf of the board and membership of the Stevensville Main Street Association, I would like to extend to the Mayor and Town Council a hearty “Thank You!” for their leadership and participation in Stevensville’s streetscape improvement project. The streetscape improvements we undertook last summer have made our Main Street a safer and more…
True impact of Legacy Ranch still in question
By Dallas D. Erickson, Stevensville I count Don and Alexandria Morton as my friends and am grateful for that. If I was to believe the media, and some letters to the editor, they are monsters who want to destroy our valley because of Legacy Ranch. I would suggest that anyone would learn much from a…
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