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by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner A prime indicator for the success or failure of a business enterprise is termed the “Current Ratio”. This is simply that the business have twice […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton I believe if there is one thing we can all agree on, it is the positive impact that Dolly Parton has had on American Culture.  Dolly […]

by Bob Spitzer, Stevensville I heard about a little town built near a cliff. It was a pleasant place, except people occasionally wandered too close to the edge and fell […]

by Bill Bakeberg, Hamilton  It is High Noon for the Bitter Root river, the people of western Montana and Gray Cooper will not be coming to our rescue. The strategic […]

by Mary Ann Darby, Hamilton MT It’s great that our Montana congressmen have finally stood up and said no to a President Trump action: they think importing less expensive beef […]

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville When I read the August 26 LTE by Richard Parker from Stevensville, I just could not let it go without responding. Where on this green earth […]

by Bill Leith, Hamilton  Why develop a new mine at Sheep Creek when there are economically retrievable, easily accessible concentrations of Rare Earth Elements ready for the taking in Butte? […]

by Peter Lethenstrom, Stevensville A wise leader would never start wars! Hegseth’s renaming the Department of Defense to department of war with testosterone for military personnel is a true sign […]

by Andy Roubik, Corvallis I’ve lived in the Bitterroot Valley since 1993, and I’ve spent the better part of my leisure time in my canoe. So when I discovered a […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner SHOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE All speculative terms. All dependent on the unknown. All reflecting some form of regret. All wishing they could do […]

by Jim Parker, Hamilton Established wildlife biology literature provides clear, quantitative metrics projecting how high-frequency aerial and motorized disturbances during calving season devastate calf survival rates. “Quantitative Impacts of Calving-Ground […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Did we know about this? We have been hearing a lot recently about DATA CENTERS trying to sprout up in different parts of our State. Montana, […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis The debate over the Sheep Creek rare-earth project should not be about whether America needs critical minerals. It should be about whether federal agencies and the […]

by Bob Spitzer, Stevensville The recent letter titled “Red Herring” raises questions worthy of public discussion. Unfortunately, it also contains a few red herrings of its own. The Federal Tort Claims […]

by Ron Osborn, U.S. Navy 1951-1955, Hamilton     Soon there will be a new aircraft carrier added to the U.S..Navy fleet, but there remains some controversy about its name. Should […]

by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville The Bitterroot Star has done a great job keeping the valley informed regarding the Sheep Creek Mine Proposal. In the August 19th edition, they had a […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “Inalienable rights (also known as unalienable rights) are fundamental, inherent rights that every person possesses by virtue of being human, which cannot be surrendered, sold, or […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville The democrats are turning to Communism in our major cities. They want totalitarianism – total authority. Our rights in the Constitution will be erased. Then their […]

by Jill Davies, BCAG, Victor Summary: Montana’s 1912 Corrupt Practices Act ended in 2012 when the Supreme Court struck it down. This solidified the Citizens United decision of 2010 and […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The Sheep Creek Mystery continues with deafening silence. A spectator would consider having a first class, mystery novel to read. Those few facts, spoon fed […]