Guest Post

Change is always with us, necessitating modifying our behaviors if we wish to maintain the best quality of life for ourselves and future generations. As a fifth generation Montanan, my […]

Recent remarks by Margaret Gorski (Star letter, 9/7) miss the mark in assessing Ravalli County. The current civic leaders and legislators of Ravalli County have a track record of leadership […]

After reading a letter titled “Support for ‘Big Dave’ Smith” published in the Bitterroot Star on September 7, 2016, I feel compelled to respond to some inaccuracies regarding the floodplain. […]

By Bob Brown, Whitefish, former Montana Secretary of State and State Senate President   I am saddened to write this opinion piece, but after much thought, I must. In my […]

This is in response to Keith Kubista’s LTE on Sept 6, 2016. I realize the intent but his anti I-177 rant belongs in the entertainment section under ‘Fiction’. First, Kubista […]

Candidate Greg Gianforte publicly stated that the Montana Trap-Free Public Lands Initiative, I-177, is “an attempt by [environmental extremists] to take away not only our trapping rights, but also our […]

The Victor Volunteer Fire District would like to thank both Farmers State Bank and the Rapp Family Foundation, Inc., for their generous contribution that has allowed for the purchase of […]

The State of Montana is blessed with an abundance of energy resources. We have areas of high quality wind and solar opportunities, and we have one of the nation’s largest […]

I would like to thank, on the behalf of Hamilton High School Student Council, Albertson’s generous donation of 30 gallons of milk, Hamilton Market Place’s donation of 10 gallons, and […]

Kristen Juras is running for the Montana Supreme Court, and I support her wholeheartedly. I have known her since 1989, and worked closely with her as a practicing lawyer and […]

School has started in Montana as we say goodbye to summer. Sadly, Governor Bullock didn’t request any funding increases for this year’s special education students in his budget proposal in […]

By Gary MacLaren, former State Representative, Victor   A number of recent letters across the state have criticized Congressman Ryan Zinke for voting FOR H.R. 2316, the Self-Sufficient Community Lands […]

Although diehard Republicans despise Barack Obama, many of us are savoring the last five months of his presidency. It didn’t quite hit me what a good president he’s been, until […]

If you have ever had to release an animal or bird from a trap you know how much pain they are in. Thousands of animals suffer year after year to […]

Ed Sperry’s LTE dated August 31st contains inaccuracies. He claims Friends of the Bitterroot “… filed a suit in federal district court to stop the Westside Collaborative Vegetation Management Project […]

I ran across an interesting quote that you all may find worth pondering if even for a moment. “For the Greeks, dia-logos, flow of meaning, was seen as a cornerstone […]

This year’s election is fast approaching, and one thing I keep hearing is how awful our choices are. Hillary or Trump. Democrat or Republican. That is usually followed by “I […]

I’ve lived in the Bitterroot Valley since 1965. In all of that time I have subscribed to the Ravalli Republic. The paper has always had Opinion Pages where the people […]

By Debra Ricci, Missoula   It was starting to drizzle rain when Terry carried Patty’s badly beaten and unconscious body to the shallow grave he’d dug for her. He threw […]

I-177 is bad for wildlife, costly for ranchers and wildlife agencies, bad for taxpayers and creates danger for people and pets. One of the animal rights group’s destructive objectives for […]