Guest Post

So many still think bringing Syrian refugees here would be ok! Wake up and see what the Muslims are doing here in our country. There is a college professor in […]

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission are two different critters. Our FW&P Department presents wildlife management proposals to five governor-appointed F&W […]

By Dave Chadwick, Montana Wildlife Federation; Kathy Hundley, Selway-Pintler Wilderness Back Country Horsemen; Hilary Eisen, Winter Wildlands Alliance; Dave Campbell, Bitterroot Trout Unlimited; Kylie Paul, Defenders of Wildlife; Kirk Thompson, […]

By James Minckler, Missoula We are being poisoned by the GMO “foods.” We have the right to know. This is an open letter to Senator Steve Daines in response to […]

Every human being has the unalienable right to choose. An unalienable right is any function of human nature that is exercised naturally and yet does not disadvantage any other human […]

Votes on the upoming LGSC Ballot are final! No LGSC Ballot in November! What’s with the 5-0 votes by our County Commissioners? Independent minded voters will vote preference for Ravalli […]

A few days ago I drove by Daly Elementary School and saw many children frolicking on the playground among hundreds of Dandelions going to seed. So obviously they had not […]

Despite days of opposing testimony from Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the scientific community, river front property owners and concerned citizens, the County Commissioners, including JR Iman and Greg Chilcott, voted […]

Agriculture is a $2 billion a year industry in Montana. Hard working farmers and ranchers are the backbone of this industry. Theresa Manzella has failed to support the Agriculture community […]

A vote for Theresa Manzella is a vote for integrity and honor. I am writing this because in our Ravalli County community we are blessed with some of the finest […]

Recently, the Bitterroot National Forest completed a new forest-wide travel plan. The forest managers carefully balanced laws, court decisions, resource protections, existing uses and various user requests to reach the […]

I just got back in town and noticed that the beautiful trees that lined the walking path were gone. Then I read in the paper that they had been taken […]

Hello Fellow Stupid Bowl Irrigators: Replying to the 27-January-2016 letter by T.C. Richardson. Well, I would like to personally thank BRID Manager Mr. John Crowley for a fine job of […]

I am asking you to please join me in supporting Greg Chilcott in his bid for re-election as County Commissioner from District 2. Greg understands Ravalli County and has a […]

I have worked with Gail Gutsche in one capacity or another for more than 20 years. Most of that time was spent promoting policy and programs that protected women and […]

When is enough, enough? The push is on to get Ravalli County voters to approve a ballot initiative to assess a tax levy on property owners in order to fund […]

The upcoming Primary Election will be your only chanct to vote on the recommendations made by the Local Government Study Group (LGSG). For whatever reasons, they decided to put this […]

I would like to respond to Dave Tripp (Star Letters, Wednesday, April 6, 2016). The real issues here are: How can Three Mile Irrigators continue to conduct our business of […]

Elk and trout don’t get to participate in land management decisions such as travel planning. The new travel plan for the Bitterroot National Forest is important to the future of […]

“Valerie Stamey served in South Carolina” – such sweet words. The Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, under the leadership of Chris Hoffman, followed up on numerous alleged sightings of Stamey over […]