Guest Post

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 […]

I’m writing this letter to inform my fellow citizens that in March of 2011, a Missoula district court judge, the Bitterroot Conservation District (BCD), and other state officials perpetrated a […]

By Al Mitchell, Hamilton   Making a change, simply for the sake of change, rarely works out. As a former Hamilton city councilman, I am perplexed by the Hamilton Study […]

Let’s get real. Yes, we are all descendents of immigrants, most of us from a time when our country was much in need of settlers followed by a time when […]

In response to Jameson: The countries cited by Mr. Gibney weren’t his quote but those of Adam Shaw. These countries need to support their own people, it’s not our responsibility […]

Yesterday I saw a tree cutting operation beginning along the Stevensville bike path and then read an article about how NorthWestern Energy is whacking all those trees for the benefit […]

Absentee ballots have been mailed and received. Time to look at the Ravalli County ballot! Soon time to consider the candidates on a sample Primary Election Ballot printed in the […]

By Michael Hoyt, Corvallis   Every day it is becoming more apparent that our planet’s wild lands must be preserved if the human species is to survive. Those lands filter […]

My hat is off to the Bitterrooters for Planning (BFP). While I am personally not a member of this organization, their recent win against the County Commission is a great […]

I am making a request to the public for any historical information related to the bell that used to be in Lewis and Clark Park in Stevensville. I am working […]

As I told Greg Chilcott when he was the President of the Montana Association of Counties in 2013, county commissioner was the worse job in elective politics. The commission has […]