Opinion

First victory for liberty was back in 2012. Margins were thin that year. People got home from work and heard a kind of good news. Maybe the County Budget and […]

By Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital Board of Directors: Don Lodmell, PhD, Board Chairman; Bill Bean, Board Vice Chairman; Tom Anderson, Barbara Ackerman, Susannah Benjamin, Frederick Ilgenfritz. MD, Allen W. Jones, […]

Thanks to the Bitterroot Star for standing up for the Montana constitution! Judge Langton found that our commissioners violated our constitution, statutory law and their contracted obligations by not complying […]

Our Congressman, Brian Zinke, is supposed to be taking care of and looking out for OUR best interests. He is NOT. He recently voted in favor of HR Bill 1599 […]

Since you don’t see the difference between a Democracy and a Republic let me explain. In a democracy it is ruled by a majority that can impose its will over […]

It is difficult to communicate everything in written form unless you write volumes. Understanding another person can be challenging even in person. Both people have to be willing to listen […]

Ravalli County Recycling is suspending cardboard service in Stevensville. According to Mayor Gene Mim Mack, the embrace of our new recycling efforts has been “enormous, way beyond what any of […]

The Bitter Root Water Forum (BRWF) was pleased to read Chuck Stranahan’s “Reflections on the River” in last week’s Bitterroot Star. As a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring clean water for […]

By Victoria Clark, Director, Bitterroot College, University of Montana The Bitterroot College University of Montana would like to thank N.J. Gilmore for the concerns she expressed in her “Where’s the […]

Thank you to Senator Daines for being a strong champion for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Daines has pressed Appropriations Committees in both the House, when he was […]

Thank you to the three people who have recently responded to my Letters to the Editor! I don’t always completely understand their responses, but perhaps they don’t completely understand what […]

I’ll have to admit that I learned a lot about history that I never knew existed from reading the harangue presented by Dee Gibney in the 07/15/15 edition of the […]

Thanks to the collaboration between the Club and St. Mary’s Mission/Museum staff, the Stevensville Garden Club’s “Standard Flower Show”, celebrating 75 years in the Bitterroot Valley, was quite a success. […]

Many of you are undoubtedly glad to have a collection site in Stevi for recyclables. Ravalli County Recycling has contracted with the Town of Stevensville to provide this service. The […]

By Kathleen Meyer, Chair, Stevensville Bicycle Camp Committee The Stevensville Bicycle Camp Committee has accepted an offer it couldn’t refuse. The invitation came as a tentative idea three months ago, […]

At the Thursday, July 9th meeting of Stevensville Town Council, Mayor Gene Mim Mack disclosed that the Stevensville Bike Camp Committee had accepted a generous offer to locate the Bike […]

Residents of Stevensville, come on over to the newly opened recycling drop-off next to the Burnt Fork Market! Already, aluminum cans and #1 plastic bottles are coming in fast. So […]

I’m referencing “One Solution to Societal Problems.” Dylann Roof acted alone, just because he hated doesn’t mean everyone hates. What about the Muslim that slit the throat of a white […]

In this age of suburban sprawl, it is refreshing to see that Montana is different than the rest of the country: the last best place. As a certified forester myself, […]

It will be four years July 19th that my mom passed away from cancer. I know this is silly but one of the things I received of my mom’s was […]