By Danny Tenenbaum, Missoula, Claire Charlo, Polson, James Reavis, Helena Please do not kill Montanans in prisons and jails We are public defenders in Montana. Our job description say we […]
Thanks to Super 1 Foods
By Dan DePauw, Stevensville “When I find myself in times of trouble”… Super 1 is there for me! Not long ago none of us could have foreseen the events we […]
An unbelievable President
By David Welch, Hamilton Trump didn’t cause the COVID-19 pandemic. But he sure has made it worse in our country. We had plenty of warning; plenty of time to put in […]
Confused by state legislative leaders’ message
By Archie Thomas, Corvallis Quote from legislative leaders’ letter to editor: “Montanans should rest assured that their legislative leadership is doing all they can to ensure state government continues to effectively […]
This can make the United States stronger
By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville During our “stay at home” confinement, I have been listening to the radio and TV more than usual, asking myself how long this will last and […]
Mayor, give us a break!
By Gerald Rondo Stevensville Mr. Mayor – What is up with these constant water bill increases?! Just seven months ago it was stated in a town council meeting that the water […]
A poignant warning, direct for Italy
By Marty Essen, Victor Sixteen months ago, my wife and I traveled to Italy to see a concert and enjoy the sights. While in Genova, we got horribly lost—twice. The […]
Trump’s SNAP cuts hurt most vulnerable – and economy
By Ron Guillot, Denver As our nation struggles to deal with the COVID-19 emergency, congress weighs giving the country a trillion dollar bailout, including a $50 billion dollar bailout to the […]
McLean is not one of us
By Tim Blackburn, Florence Counties, and states, are divided into legislative districts based on population, and we choose the candidates to representative us in each district. Ravalli county has four […]
Message from state legislative leaders
By Scott Sales, President of the Senate, Mark Blasdel, President Pro-Tem, Fred Thomas, Senate Majority Leader, Greg Hertz, Speaker of the House, Wylie Galt, Speaker Pro-Tem, Brad Tschida, House Majority Leader Montanans should rest assured that […]
Rallying together as Montanans in times of crisis
By Montana Governor Steve Bullock Montanans are no strangers to challenging and unprecedented times. In 2017, we tackled the most expensive fire season on record and the largest since the […]
Ravalli County needs a real community college
By Robert D. Walsh, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Bitterroot College Here is a good example of how people are easily fooled. Although it functions in some ways that resemble the way a college […]
Local legislators respond to COVID-19 challenge
By Rep. David Bedey, HD 86 , Rep. Nancy Ballance, HD 87, Rep. Sharon Greef, HD 88 The overall severity of the COVID-19 virus outbreak is not yet clear. But prudence […]
Blame game
By Jane Lambert, Stevensville So, you want to blame somebody for the Covid-19 outbreak? Look up… God is culling the herd!
Darby Lumber Timber Sale Phase 2 is Trojan Horse
By George Wuerthner, Livingston The proposed Darby Lumber Timber Sale Phase Two on the Bitterroot National Forest is a Trojan Horse being implemented under the guise of “forest health” based […]
A big thank you
By Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville I want to give a shout out for a recent good news activity that deserves a hearty THANK YOU. The walking-path benches from town to the river […]
Essen is wrong
By Teresa Larson, Victor Certain parts of Marty Essen’s rant in the March 4 issue of the Bitterroot Star may or may not be correct, but when he addressed the […]
Truth matters
By Corrine Gantt, Chair, Nancy Neal, Linda Weber, Rich Morrisey, Skip Kowalski, Linda Schmitt, Mary Blankenbaker, Ravalli County Democratic Central Committee Call us naive, or idealistic, but we have always believed that […]
Call to action
By Marc Mentel, D.O. (Physician), President, Montana Medical Association The entire planet is facing the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and now it is in Montana. Make no mistake, this is […]
Proud conservative
By Rep. Theresa Manzella, candidate for SD 44 What an honor it was to be invited to CPAC, and be recognized and awarded for my legislative efforts. To have the […]