Guest Post

For the third week in a row I have received phone calls asking if I have read the Star. And for the third week in a row, I have had […]

Valerie Stamey. Ring a bell? She still owes over $17K for fraud in South Carolina from several years back. Her pals, our county commissioners, hired her because they liked her […]

Recycling helps individuals and communities in Montana create a resource from items that would otherwise be trash. Recycling also provides jobs. A 2004 study showed recycling created more than 300 […]

The hallway wrangling spilled onto the House floor this week. Couple of highly contentious bills were trying to be maneuvered by means other than just voting on the floor. Things […]

The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) was founded in 1986 when residents of Bloomington, Indiana, rallied around a toddler who needed a life-saving liver transplant. In less than eight weeks, […]

Standing up for what is right isn’t always easy, and with an issue as contentious and important as water use, there is bound to be conflict and disagreement—which is why […]

The Bitterroot Valley includes a diverse community of businesses and a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds. A fundamental requirement to business success and property values alike is an assurance that […]

Thank you for the thorough coverage on town council, county commission and other community matters. It makes a difference and it is appreciated. The article “Stevensville two-topic special meeting legal” […]

The Ravalli County Beta Sigma Phi chapters thank the citizens and businesses of the Bitterroot Valley for their support of our annual Good Friday Tulip Sale. Because of your generosity, […]

Oh, it has been a productive session! Some of the party planks from the last session, are drafted into Law, and will be approved by Governor Bullock. Some will be […]

Montana is a paradise for hunters and anglers. Every year residents and non-residents enjoy world-class hunts and fish the best coldwater fisheries in the United States in our state. These […]

Star Editorial In celebration of National Sunshine Week, President and CEO of the Associated Press Gary Pruitt wrote about how “It’s getting harder and more expensive to use public records […]

By Tim Hunter, Councilperson, Ward 1, Stevensville I am writing in response to the letter “Fool me once” in your March 21, 2015 issue, submitted by Bob Michalson. I would […]

I am writing regarding the concerns the FWP has with “Why mountain goats are not doing as well as they once did in the Bitterroot Mountains.” I totally agree that […]

Twenty-four taxing districts in the Bitterroot Valley, not counting the school districts, had board positions up for re-election this spring but just two elections are to be held. Those two […]

After a long and emotional week of hearings, both in committee, and on the House floor, I’m not sure which end of me is more uncomfortable. My ears have heard […]

By Tim Peterson, Corvallis Most of you that are around my age have heard the adage “Behind every successful farmer, is a wife that works in town.” I’d like to […]

Everyone has heard the old phrase, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice”… Well, shame on who? It’s getting clearer and less fuzzy on who’s fooling who after […]

Last week, the House of Representatives spent 14 hours over two days debating amendments on House Bill 2, the state’s major budget bill. The bill that was brought to the […]

Is there going to be an acceptable reform to the Medicaid expansion issue this session? Hmmm… maybe. The governor’s approach this time was to not participate during the interim on […]