By Michael Howell One alternative to the very difficult enterprise of creating jobs in the Bitterroot Valley is to take Bitterrooters to where the jobs are…and bring them back […]
Beavers taking toll on refuge
By Michael Howell It’s not only the river that is eating away at the banks of the river on the south end of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, there […]
County sign ordinance being revised
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners are currently considering changes to the county’s “Off-Premise Outdoor Advertising Ordinance” which was adopted in June of 2000 following a series of […]
Improvements scheduled for Fairgrounds Road
By Michael Howell Fairgrounds Road has the highest use of any road in the City of Hamilton except Highway 93 and sometimes Marcus Street. Traffic volumes measure about 7,300 […]
Ten reasons to vote for Obama
In Jerry Haslip’s letter to the Star on 2/22/12 he listed 10 reasons NOT to vote for President Obama this November. After reading his “Top 10,” I believe he made […]
In defense of anti-gay position
Calling sin, sin is not evil. If it is Jesus was the greatest evil. Throughout the ages leaders who call sin what it is generate a lot of hate and […]
Thanks from Boy Scouts
Boys Scouts of America is celebrating its 102nd birthday this month. In honor of this celebration, our Hamilton Troop #1976 wants to thank everybody in our community for their […]
Denny fights for Montana’s Air National Guard
I was deeply troubled last week when I read an article that gave all the credit for the addition of the C-130H cargo planes to Montana’s Air National Guard […]
Heed the lesson of the Lorax!
Here are some of the inane lies people have told me and apparently tell themselves. Humans are not animals. Animals can’t think, reason or feel pain. Trapping is a […]
Commission negatively impacting county
In the decades of time since my wife and I retired to this beautiful valley I have never experienced the uneasy impression the political leaders of our local county government […]
Time to end corporate subsidies
Reduced spending, less regulations, and the free market are mainstays of many politicians. Eliminating programs that aren’t beneficial is logical. Unfortunately, many politicians are limited in their agenda for […]
Great wolverine presentation
I recently attended the presentation on wolverines by Doug Chadwick in Hamilton. It was a standing room only crowd. I learned about wolverine biology, the rigors of scientific studies, […]
Economic plan for Montana shortsighted
Recently, the Leadership Institute at MSU Bozeman brought General Wesley Clark (Ret.) to speak and participate in a student panel discussion. General Clark’s focus was on economic growth and […]
Let’s reduce expenditures
Ravalli County like all of levels of government is looking for ways to reduce expenditures. There is one way the commissioners could contribute to reducing expenditures. They could give up […]
More on Biblical law
In a previous letter I established the bible as the only reliable source of law. Now I am taking up the topic of the basis of punishment for the […]
Foul play
Political signs being stolen already?! As the political season begins, it seems as if the party of family values is stooping to sign removal. There are two candidates running […]
Help sought for cancer patients, alternative treatments
By John Cook, Stevensville Some of you may know me or my wife, Patricia. We’ve lived in Stevensville for almost twenty years. Brought our son up here, watched him marry […]
Wednesday, March 14 BPL preschool story time Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library in Hamilton on Wednesday, March 14 to […]
Find out about the Stevensville All School Reunion that will be taking place during the 100th Creamery Picnic at http://facebook.com/stevensvilleallschoolreunion or call Tonya Eckert at 239-9431.
Alcohol compliance checks having an effect
By Michael Howell Just two out of 23 businesses tested in the valley failed in the latest round of alcohol compliance checks conducted by the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office […]