Guest Post

By Brenda DeGrazio, Florence After Governor Bullock’s action to allow the counties the decision to hold mail ballot elections, National Republicans and the Montana Republican Party filed a lawsuit to […]

By Kathleen Rogers and Dr. Anne Bowser World Honey Bee Day came and went, but it wasn’t a celebration: over 40% of insect species are threatened with extinction. Thanks to […]

By Michael Lesner, Corvallis Face masks are ineffective and are driven by politics, not science, in Washington D.C. I wonder if the PIO who works at the Ravalli County Health […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton From the very beginning, the US Constitution has mandated a counting of the US population at least once every 10 years. The object is to make sure […]

By Paul Kink, Stevensville A statement from a Gold Star family member on Donald Trump’s referring to military personnel killed in action as “Losers and Suckers”: I was visiting with my […]

By Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville We all know he said it. We have heard him say loser about John McCain, various generals and others who have served in the military, so please […]

By Doug Bohn, Stevensville I write to state my objections to this proposed development at Logan and Middle Burnt Fork. My concerns are: First, the impacts on ground and surface waters. […]

By Dave Hurtt, Florence We can do better!  It matters to Ravalli County who we elect. In the 2019 session, state legislators passed an economic development bill that is having a […]

By Laura Merrill, candidate HD 87, Stevensville I read with interest your response to Linda’s Schmitt’s letter, “Vote for Person, Not Party.” I thank you for your contribution toward passing legislation […]

By Corrine Gantt, Hamilton The Ravalli Republic reported on August 25 that Election Administrator Regina Plettenberg, citing the lack of poll workers and school districts’ unwillingness to allow polling places in […]

By Russ Lawrence, Hamilton I am grateful for thoughtful, pragmatic Democrats like Mike Cooney and Steve Bullock – and I am tired of being “represented” by multi-millionaire Republicans whose greatest accomplishments […]

By Joseph Gervais, Corvallis Mike Cooney, presently Lieutenant Governor, has had years of experience helping Montana and its citizens. He is now running for the very important job of Governor. The […]

By David Welch, Hamilton Have you ever thought how nice it would be if somehow you could tell in advance the content of a person’s character before you ever had […]

By Charlie Larson, Board President, Bitter Root Water Forum I am writing on behalf of the Bitter Root Water Forum (BRWF) to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated […]

By Jeff Juel, Missoula The US Forest Service is trying to deceive the public about its destructive logging, this time in the Bitterroot National Forest (Gold Butterfly project, September 1 Bitterroot […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville On August 26, 2020, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) had this to say about deaths in the US associated with the Covid-19 corona virus. The […]

By Archie L Thomas, Corvallis Have you considered voting your ballot from the bottom up? Which have you encountered in the last month, an electricity or gas bill or had a […]

By Skip Kowalski, Stevensville I am responding to Dee Gibney’s September 2nd op-ed titled: “Response to ‘political parties’.”  I am a Democrat and appalled that anyone would label all Democrats socialists, communists, […]

By Helen Sabin, Corvallis Mr. Daniel Rogers of Hamilton, in the August 26 edition of the Bitterroot Star excoriated the editor of the paper for publishing an OPINION letter from a […]

By Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville One thought out there: Having a mask on makes you safe, right? OK, then why does someone who doesn’t have a mask on make you feel unsafe? […]