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  • Dear Editor: Talk is Cheap. Actions Speak Louder Than Words.

    RON STOLBA|Oct 23, 2024

    Dear Editor Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words. Put your money where your mouth is. Another one is that “less is more,” but Senator Tester believes that more is more. Try watching a TV show without 15+ ads in an hour bashing his opponent as being a “rich out-of-stater” as the reason housing prices are so high. Unaffordable housing has been an issue for the last 25 years. Back then it was the Californians, Texans, Ted Turner, or the millionaires in Big Sky, not to mention the influx of movie stars. Has this become Senator Tester...

  • Dear Editor: Where is the Scam?

    RON STOLBA|Sep 6, 2023

    Dear Editor, In response to Jan Lombardi's letter on August 30, 2023, in The Whitehall Ledger. I, too, had issues regarding Geocode; however, if one looks at their county tax bill, it is right there in the upper right-hand corner, fourth line. I do not know exactly what that is, but I must assume it has something to determine the property one owns. Regardless, not a big deal. I filled out the requested information, nothing of which I found invading my privacy, all included on my income tax retur...

  • Dear Editor: Cafe 1889 Permanently Closed

    RON STOLBA|Sep 14, 2022

    To all Café 1889 friends, patrons, customers, supporters, and even critics: We have been closed for a while and planned to reopen on September 20th, but as the date got closer, we realized that the passion for pursuing our dream just wasn’t there anymore and decided against reopening. The rigors of running a Café are too overwhelming for both of us. So, beginning Friday the 16th at 10 AM, we will be having a sale of all our equipment, tables, chairs, dishes, appliances as well as a variety of household items. Everything must go. For...