Opinion

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 […]

I was driving north on S. 9th St. and passed part of River Park, the football field, and Westview School on the west side of the street and houses on […]

By Clayton D. Floyd Jr. Stevensville Regarding the June 25th meeting of Stevensville Town Council and its portrayal in the July 1st Bitterroot Star. The meeting really focused on one […]

There has been a lot of controversy about the bike camp and what kind of people it will bring to our town. Cross country bikers are upstanding citizens. Our code […]

What an insult to the majority of folk in the Bitterroot, with your in-the-face secular progressive lesbian marriage, and the mayor of Stevi doing it. If I had a business […]

The Florence Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the entire Florence community for making this July 4th holiday a safe and fire free event. No fires or injuries from […]

Regarding Mary Fahnestock-Thomas’ last two week’s letters to the editor, I would like to know why you are so passionate about racism, gender, and ServiceNation? What is it that compels […]

By Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton I attended my first Ravalli Electric Co-op REC annual meeting in June. The Corvallis Gym held many members. I came with questions. At one point the […]