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‘Reality check’ – really?

May 12, 2016 by Guest Post

I am not prone to respond to individual letters to the editor very often. But Mr. John Gibney’s, in the May 4 edition of the Star, requires a concerned response. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks from MtGives

May 12, 2016 by Guest Post

On May 3, nonprofits in the Bitterroot reached out for support from our community. There was awesome support from KLYQ, 107.9, the Ravalli Republic, KECI, and the Star. Clatters Coffee […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Enough with the dead animals

May 12, 2016 by Guest Post

Really? This is the only thing you people can put on the front page of your paper? The grotesque picture of a 14 year old with another beautiful animal that […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Republicans and the environment

May 12, 2016 by Guest Post

Oh, my! I read every review my books get, and on Amazon my latest, “Endangered Edens,” is doing great. Until recently it had a rating so high, it was almost […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Mother, daughter concerned over judicial candidate

May 12, 2016 by Guest Post

By Madison Alexander, Escondido, CA A couple of years ago, at age 19, I worked as a nanny for Rob Myers and his wife. Reading the article where Mr. Myers […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Does MT special ed funding pass constitutional test?

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

By Rep. Kathy Kelker, Billings   John (not his real name), a 5-year old in a Billings public school kindergarten class, was born with disabilities that affect his physical dexterity […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vote for change in Hamilton government

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

Let’s hire a City Manager to run the City of Hamilton! In June, City of Hamilton registered voters will be offered a chance to change the way our local government […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thank you for Water Symposium

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

A big thank you is deserved by the Bitterroot College, George Furniss and Heather Barber from the Bitterroot Water Forum for sponsoring the great Bitterroot Water Symposium on Friday. It […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Manzella

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

Theresa Manzella is a best choice for the people of House District 85 in Ravalli County. Based on the time we shared at the legislature, I know Theresa to be […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thank you from Water Forum

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

Thank you! To all the volunteers, people and organizations who made our project on the East Fork possible – we could not have done it without you. In April the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

We must act now

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

I would like to give a huge thank you to the United States Congress for making bison our National Mammal. Congress can actually work together to do good things! Maybe […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Farewell to Conrad Burns

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

Having known Conrad Burns since the early 1970’s through the cattle business, I was saddened to learn of his departure from this earth. This was tempered by the report that […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Reality check

May 4, 2016 by Guest Post

Just read an article by Wm. Jasper who brings out some very good points. He observed that the trickle of refugees that has begun now has swollen from hundreds to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Praise for defeat of anti-clean water amendment

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

By Dave Chadwick, Executive Director, Montana Wildlife Federation   Last week the US Senate narrowly defeated an amendment to block efforts by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Chilcott

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

The voters of Ravalli County have some good choices for County Commissioner. I suspect all would do a fine job. Ravalli County candidates are to be commended for their willingness […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Spread Christianity, not Islam

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

I read with abhorrence that a local church is allowing a Missoula based group, who mistakenly believe Islam is a religion of peace, to use their facilities. What is wrong […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Suggestion on delegate selection

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

The Montana Republican Party should reschedule their Delegate Selection Committee to after the primary and based on the winning primary candidate. On May 14th the Montana Republican Party has scheduled […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks from retiring Parks Director

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

This is a letter of thanks to all the citizens and the entire community, for all your support throughout my twenty years of service. I have worked for the City […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Let’s clean house

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

An examination in more detail shows that there are reasons for an $18 billion debt: Number 1: Congress spends without authorization! It spent the mind boggling sum of $310 billion […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The cause of it all

April 26, 2016 by Guest Post

The national Democratic Party with its liberal/progressive/socialistic ideology has, in the last seven plus years, dragged our constitutional republic into a money spending spree that, if continued, could eventually lead […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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