Opinion

  As a resident of Stevensville I would like to express my support for our Mayor Gene Mim Mack for the dedication he has shown in putting Stevensville Town government […]

  Many, many months ago I made a promise to some of you, that I would go to Town Council meetings. I have done that, faithfully (as best I could […]

By Doris Adam, Hamilton Perfection: Fine to strive for, but not to be chained to. Our Ravalli County Commissioners know what they want in their singularly unique, perfect world. And […]

  Ravalli County Commissioner Suzy Foss has explained that one of her reasons for voting to reject Title X funding, which for forty years has supported health care for low-income […]

  Hot topic! Commissioners voted to reject government funding. What is the bottom line here? Why would they do that? Why didn’t they vote for the people, don’t they care? […]

For the record, I went to the Town Council meeting in question to address the matter of the Mayor moving out of Town before I ever decided to run for […]

  Here’s a little-known fact: The Keystone pipeline system has been transporting oil sands from Canada to U.S. refineries in the Midwest for three years — with no major leaks […]

  Commissioners Stoltz, Burrows and Foss should have, with one voice, called for a revote on Title X funding for their Ravalli County constituents. Further, the result of that revote […]

  I can’t believe what is happening here. When I first came to the Bitterroot Valley in 1978, I was young and I was broke. Family Planning and Public Health […]

  Commissioners Suzy Foss, Ron Stoltz and Jeff Burrows voted against us on Friday. They refused to accept our taxpayer dollars back from the federal government for our family planning […]

  On Wednesday, September 18th, I accepted an invitation to debate Mr. Clayton Floyd, the opposing candidate in the Mayor’s race. I was pleased that the Bitterroot Star had organized […]

  All around us in Montana, there are hundreds of people in recovery from mental and substance use disorders. They are contributing to our businesses, connecting with their families, and […]

By Linda McCulloch, Montana Secretary of State I remember the first time I voted an official ballot. It was 1973, just two years after 18-year-olds were granted the right to […]

  People often casually use the term “conflict of interest” without truly understanding what that means. Case in point, Stevensville Town Councilmember Robin Holcomb who recently voted against approval of […]

  The Ravalli County Commissioners voted 3-2 to reject continued funding for Title X Family Planning services on Friday, September 6th. We are extremely disappointed in the decision of the […]

  I have been a resident of Ravalli County longer than any other county in Montana, over 30 years. I have never been so disgusted and dismayed to live here […]

  The letter from Mark and Victoria Adams illustrates some common misunderstandings about the role of the Mayor as the administrative leader for the Town. Their case was handled by […]

  You would think that the U.S. had learned its lesson about involvement in foreign wars that do not directly threaten our security. Think of Vietnam, Afghanistan (we stayed way […]

  In Montana, we take care of our veterans – the men and women who were willing to give so much for us. The sad truth is that many veterans […]

  On May 23, our Senate overwhelming decided we do not have the right to know whether the foods we eat have genetically modified organism products in them. Sen. Jon […]