Opinion
Raised in the Mission Valley, Lieutenant Colonel Ted Adams serves in the United States Marine Corps. Adams is the son of Dee and C.W. Adams of Polson and is serving his second tour of Afghanistan in the 9th Engineer Support Battalion of 3rd Marine Logistics. A 1983 graduate of Polson High School, Adams attended the University of Montana for a year before joining the Marine reserve in 1985. He earned a BA in education and accepted a commission as an officer in 1992. “I have been an active-duty officer ever since,” Adams said. Adams and his wife Tammy, who’s from Missoula, have a son Trevor, 22, and a daughter Raeann, 17. Trevor will graduate from the U ...
Editor, We just hope to show our community that there are some wonderful and giving teenagers here at Polson High School. RSVP Volunteer Center and Lake County Council on Aging, would like to extend a big thank you. The boys came to Pablo and assisted the volunteers there in unloading commodity goods from...
Editor, (This is a letter I wrote to President Obama and some members of congress.) This is not a crank letter. I write out of deep concern for the welfare of our country. While reading Second Kings in the Bible there was something repeated so often that it became monotonous; one would have to be a dun...
Editor, We have no wolf hunting because a stupid judge rules with the encouragement of brain-dead environmentalists. My 14-year-old granddaughter published an article about how the wolves harm deer and elk. She is a country girl, so she knows. A very nice rancher offered her a chance to hunt elk on his...
Raised in the Mission Valley, Lieutenant Colonel Ted Adams serves in the United States Marine Corps. Adams is the son of Dee and C.W. Adams of Polson and is serving his second tour of Afghanistan in the 9th Engineer Support Battalion of 3rd Marine Logistics. A 1983 graduate of Polson High School, Adams at...
Editor, In this season of giving thanks, let’s commend the Journal for continuing to be the herald of events in our valley. They continue to be a lifeline of up-and-coming community activities we may share. Can you get better advertising anywhere? Our recent Holiday Market at Mt. Calvary Lu...
Editor, In San Francisco, a city board of supervisors voted 8-3 to prohibit fast food restaurants from placing toys in “Happy Meals” that have more than 600 calories. Well, their price is decent and “you rich folks,” some families can’t afford a $7 hamburger. When a state ...
Editor, During the past two years Montana Republicans have rejected everything proposed by the Democrats. Now that our leading Democrat has proposed a budget offering tax cuts for all of us, I expect the Republicans to firmly oppose all aspects of that budget. Peter Daniels Polson
Editor, Last evening I attended a Moroccan dinner, hosted by Co Carew and Bill Starkey, held in a special room at the Oasis “Mecca Marketplace” on Main Street which, by the way, is filled with most exotic and unusual items. This gathering was a fundraiser for Mission Valley Aquatics. There wer...
Editor, The Ronan Christmas Bazaar is near and so is the last Sew and So quilt raffle. The is year’s quilt recognizes 100 years of homesteading since 1910 and feature many local livestock brands. Tickets are only $1 or six for $5 with all proceeds benefitting the Ronan Volunteer Fire Dep...
