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Meeting scheduled for Eastside Hwy planning

April 5, 2016 by Guest Post

By Carlotta Grandstaff, Bitterrooters for Planning   The Eastside Highway is due for significant repairs in the north valley. That provides an opportunity for citizens to weigh in on two […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Re: BRID issue

April 5, 2016 by Guest Post

Throughout the past 30 years, Three Mile Irrigators have effectively and efficiently satisfied a very large debt and maintained a very efficient Gravity Irrigation System through tax assessment. The group […]

Filed Under: Opinion

For the good of the community

April 5, 2016 by Guest Post

After enduring approximately three years of back and forth, verbal and written arguments, in an attempt to convince me and the other water users who is right, BRID and Citizens […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Logging

April 5, 2016 by Guest Post

Well, the logging between Lost Horse and Roaring Lion Creek is in the works, 2,300 acres, besides some logging in Coyote Coulee area. Julie King said the objection period ends […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Why would we want them here?

April 5, 2016 by Guest Post

Responding to Mr. Russ. You don’t know your Constitution! Nowhere does it say religion has to be respected! It says Congress can’t make laws establishing a religion and can’t prohibit […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Brokered conventions nothing new

April 5, 2016 by Guest Post

“Brokered” political conventions are neither good nor bad.  Sometimes they are simply necessary. That could be the case with the Republicans this year, as it was in 1952 and 1976. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Looking to Montana governor for leadership

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

By Rep. Ron Ehli, House District 86, Hamilton   It is always amazing to me how, in the political arena, the good intentions and programs of some, can be misconstrued […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Response to Citizens for Fair Water

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

This is a response to the March 22 opinion letter from “Citizens for Fair Water” (Bob Cress, Shane Brooks, Ron Wandler, Jim Rokosch) about the Bitter Root Irrigation District. First, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

A good cause

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

Once in a while a good cause comes along. It is the upcoming mill levy being proposed for funding for the Ravalli County Museum. By its name one might assume […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Apathy tolerates intolerance

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

Remember the Monday forum: What Missoula Needs to Know, about re-settling 100 refugees in Missoula County. Maybe 100 in the first year! Here’s what Missoula needs to know about what […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Russ is wrong

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

In reading Gregory Russ’ letter this week what stood out to me was that, while he went into great depth reminding “We the People” of the First Amendment and our […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Living in terror

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

The truth about Islam and Muslim appeasement! So once again, Muslims kill. This time Belgium. Wow, there’s a surprise, NOT! Our Muslim president aka Barack “Hussein” Obama, visiting communist Cuba, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Habitat Montana benefits agriculture and hunters

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

Montana’s incredibly popular Habitat Montana program is a favorite target of state lawmakers because it allows the state to purchase land for wildlife through a fund that hunters pay into. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Obama’s failures

March 29, 2016 by Guest Post

While Democratic presidential candidates argue which is better, to be a corrupt criminal who allowed United States secrets to be sent over an unsecured email server and to engage in […]

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Three Mile irrigation subdistrict not needed

March 22, 2016 by Guest Post

  By Bob Cress, Shane Brooks, Ron Wandler, Jim Rokosch, Citizens for Fair Water, Stevensville It has been brought to the attention of Citizens for Fair Water that BRID subdistrict […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Reviewing the Bill of Rights

March 22, 2016 by Guest Post

Recently we have heard from some of the citizens of our country and even from some of the people who are supposed to administer our government certain things that go […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Turned away from talk

March 22, 2016 by Guest Post

I came to hear the speaker on Wednesday night at the Darby Library and arrived early to do so. I arrived prior to 5:30 p.m. and was turned away with […]

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Praise for commissioners’ action

March 22, 2016 by Guest Post

We the people have legitimate security concerns with refugee resettlement. These concerns are not derived from fear, xenophobia, or prejudice, they are based on good old common sense and actuality. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Coal in trouble

March 22, 2016 by Guest Post

The good people of Colstrip, Montana are frightened. They, like everyone, can see that the coal industry is in serious trouble worldwide. That the product this industry sells is harmful, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Re: ‘Outta here!’

March 22, 2016 by Guest Post

I am writing to commend you on the publication of “Outta here!” among the letters to the editor published in the March 9 issue of the Bitterroot Star. I also […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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