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As we approach the Fourth of July, it's important to think about the principles this country was founded on. We are the United States of America and...

In John Prine’s song “Way Back Then,” he sings, “I am out undoing all the good I’ve done.” That could be a theme for the past few years...

Again a group is wanting to improve this little town for recreating, for a few, more like make it like Missoula. The area needs to be left alone. Why...

Here we are nearing the end of June, with summer chugging along at a steady pace. Warmer weather, vacation plans and leisure time are all increasing....

On the same day that the 50th anniversary of the Montana Constitution was being celebrated in the chambers of the Montana House of Representatives as...

Some generations ago, local cattlemen who used the grazing leases along the Thompson and Little Thompson rivers built various holding pastures there t...

Can one person change the world? The skeptic in me prevents me from giving a resounding “YES!” to this well-worn, oft-repeated saying, because...

First I was furious.  Later I just wanted to cry. I had taken my car in for servicing here locally today, Primary Election Day in Montana.  When I...

After reading the June 2 article by Ed Moreth I was in disbelief regarding the sewer board's decision to turn down the county’s offer. As a member o...

I had a friend visit from Tennessee a few years ago, and she couldn't believe the number of deer in Thompson Falls. She took a lot of pictures of...

We in America have come to a desperate time in history. People coming in now from many places are not going thru the proper channels. Not like...

The community of Paradise needs a community sewer system. The sewer district board agrees. The county commissioners and sanitarian agree. The state...

My neighbor Aaron Harris showed up with his portable sawmill this week, and we proceeded to make rectangular pieces out round logs harvested from my...

As Thompson Falls residents for 28 years we wish to express our support for electing Roy Scott as our Sanders County Sheriff in our next election. He...

I think Paradise needs to put in the badly needed sewer system especially with the federal government funding most of it like they are doing at...

A vote for Adam Bache is a vote for an independent commissioner without ties, obligations, or pre-conceived political opinion. Our commission is...

We support Chris Stough as the best candidate for Sheriff of Sanders County, because he trusts in all the following ideas: Community involvement...

My whole family got COVID recently. Ironically, we were all gathered at a funeral for my uncle, who passed away last fall, from COVID. I'm proud to...

Editor I want to express my support for Mayor Dan Rowan in the upcoming election for Sanders County Commissioner. Even though I do not relish the...

If you read the local newspaper with any regularity, it would be hard to not be aware of the turmoil in Paradise over the proposed sewer. This is not...

The Montana Primary election is coming up and I have been thinking about the choices I face in my rural Montana county. I don’t ask a lot of county...

We sometimes take for granted that things that always seem to magically get done. Such is the case with the Sanders Saleing county-wide yard sale... Full story

Editor: Last year the Plains Paradise Senior Citizens Center reached out to their communities for help when the heating/AC unit which services the...