Guest Post

Do you hunt or fish? Care about clean running water? Wildlife? Healthy watersheds? If you do, then it’s important you comment on the Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) Darby Lumber Lands […]

In attending the 02/04/2015 Stevensville Planning Board meeting, there were four items placed on the agenda by Mayor Mim Mack. It was stated to a large attendance that these items […]

Expanding Medicaid in Ravalli County and all of Montana is something that Democrats and Republicans can agree on. Montana legislators should pass it and have Governor Bullock sign it as […]

Thank you, Corrine Gantt, for your brave vote and compassionate words in support of transgender high school student athletes. I imagine that your life isn’t very pleasant right now as […]

Dear Editor, That was a nice article you wrote about the MPG Ranch in last week’s paper. It is comforting to know that a beautiful piece of Bitterroot property will […]

Montanans may remember the nationally televised debate for United States Senate between Republican Congressman Steve Daines and Democrat Amanda Curtis. During that debate, Daines belittled Curtis for not knowing about […]

As the manager of Rainbow’s End Natural Foods, I would like to thank all of our valued customers who have come to offer their condolences and sorrow for the passing […]

The glue that holds the country together is the civil respect that the citizens observe for each other, not so much for what each individual owns but for the good […]

We did it! Skatepark approved for Stevensville! Donors are being sought to bring this project to fruition. I would really like to thank the Mayor Gene Mim Mack and council […]

The looming deadline for the state to ratify the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Water Compact should have farmers and rancher squirming. This legislative session is the last chance […]

By Sarah Roubik, Corvallis In 2013, FEMA revised the maps of the floodplain of the Bitterroot River and told our county that we needed to update (not change) our current […]

Star Editorial Stevensville School Board Chair Cathi Cook’s recent action to stop Gene Mim Mack, a parent, from commenting on the hiring of a coach after he had merely stated […]

By Gene Mim Mack, Stevensville As was reported in last week’s Bitterroot Star, I tried to object to the rehiring of the girls volleyball coach at Stevensville High School during […]

How easy it would’ve been, if last summer, Ravalli County announced new Floodplain maps coming to be adapted, and adopted by 1/16/15. Announced openly considering improving and updating old Floodplain […]

The fundamental issue represented by HB-212, currently before the House Fish Wildlife and Parks Committee is not trapping. While nominally about “Reaffirming that trapping is a form of hunting protected […]

Being a committee chair is still a work in progress. On the one hand I hadn’t anticipated the impact of the increased workload, and on the other, I am liking […]

With regard to the Stevensville Hardware Store and Stevensville Playhouse building controversy playing itself out, I find that the endless finger pointing and negative accusations going around town on this […]

We are disappointed in Governor Bullock’s attempt to further expand Obamacare in Montana. No matter how Governor Bullock tries to spin it, the Healthy Montana Plan is merely Obamacare expansion […]

Providing health insurance to the estimated 70,000 hardworking Montanans earning less than $16,000 a year will promote prosperity and save lives. In the majority of states, Republicans and Democrats put […]

By Duane Krowen, Victor Sarah Palin was right, she said that Obamacare would lead to death panels that would have the power to withhold healthcare, and lead to deaths of […]