Does Montana have a housing affordability problem? According to Bryce Ward, Associate Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, “the brief answer is yes […]
Archives for March 13, 2018
Bitterroot preschool educators honored
A team of special educators at the Bitterroot Valley Education Cooperative has received the Paraeducator/Teacher Team of the Year award for Region V of the Western Montana Comprehensive System of […]
Mandatory trapper education on hold
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has announced that trapper education will not be mandatory for the 2018/2019 trapping season. The decision to not move forward with implementing […]
Upgrades made at 911 Center
The Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office has upgraded its 911 furniture to Watson consoles. According to Sheriff Steve Holton, this will aid 911 staff in managing the day to day chaos […]
Keep the light shining on our government
By Gary Moseman, Lincoln The second full week of March is always a busy one around Montana as the snow melts and the bears and residents come out of […]
Don’t politicize education
In the wake of the Valentine’s day Florida high school massacre, I am deeply disturbed by what I see as the growing politicizing of education. Case in point: according […]
Support for Mayor Dewey
During a recent Stevensville Town Council meeting there was a discussion regarding the mayor’s employment with the fire department and a potential conflict of interest with his role as […]
Thanks for help
Thank you, Bitterroot Star, for your heartwarming and soul restoring lead story of March 7: Valley Heeds Call for Help. Thank you to the members and leaders of the […]
Support for WSA release bill
There have been so many letters and articles regarding Senator Daines’ Bill releasing less than half the acres in Montana Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) it’s hard to know where […]
Disappointed with Star article
I really love your paper, but I am sorely disappointed in the article by Michael Howell on what it means to lift the WSA designations. First, early in the […]
Another alarming study
An alarming new study was recently published concerning pregnant women who had measurable levels of glyphosate/Roundup in their urine. More than 90% of pregnant women in the study had […]
Lawrence wrong
If you read the letter and analyze it, you must realize, Mr. Lawrence would be a good writer for the left-wing half-truth news media. If he is going to […]
Everybody loves a parade
I understand that the White House is going ahead with their ill-advised military parade, sans 65ton M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, down Pennsylvania Blvd. on Veterans Day, Sunday Nov.11. […]
Raymond ‘Si’ Gonzalez
Stevensville – Raymond “Si” Gonzalez passed away on March 8, 2018 at The Living Centre in Stevensville. Raymond was 96 years old. Si is survived by his wife, Dora, and […]