Dear Editor, Okay, class, it is time for a test question: Why does the Forest Service let the forests burn now? No Suzy, it is not because they are lazy. […]
Opinion
Collecting clothes for homeless
Dear Editor, I live in Stevensville, and attend the United Methodist Church. I am collecting blankets, bedding, hats, gloves and coats of any size for adults and children who […]
Thanks from fair board
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Ravalli County Fair Commission I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the 2011 Ravalli County Fair one […]
Obama’s game
Dear Editor, Obama’s Game (Great American Marxist Experiment) is over, a failure. Marxism goes against the basic human instincts that freedm is a natural, God-given right, that what you […]
Thanks for good coverage
Dear Editor, Thank you for the very complete coverage of the Stevensville Council meeting of September 12, it was enlightening. I have been a Stevensville resident for thirty years […]
Thanks from elementary school
Thanks from elementary school Dear Editor, The Stevensville Elementary Staff would like to thank everyone who so generously donated pies for our Open House. It’s families like you that […]
Historical Society needs your support to preserve history, culture
By H.E. “Red” Caldwell, President, Bitter Root Valley Historical Society Board of Directors The Bitter Root Valley Historical Society (BRVHS) is a non-profit organization established to preserve and interpret the […]
Letters
Florence doing its part Dear Editor, The Florence Civic Club agrees that the medians both north and south of Florence are unsightly. The Florence Civic Club lobbied MDOT to install […]
Opportunity knocks – will the door be opened?
The Stevensville Town Council is bogged down by so many problems it’s hard to know where to start the digging out. Last Monday, a roomful of citizens turned out […]
If only… Dear Editor, I am fascinated by the fact that Marc Cooke, Co President West, National Wolfwatchers Coalition, states, without any doubt, “a shot in the air could […]
Attacks on Tea Party unjustified
By V.A. Ciliberti, Hamilton Not unexpectedly the Tea Party is once again being attacked by the political left because of its basic philosophy which can be defined as: 1. Adherence […]
Ravalli County budget crisis Dear Editor, Ravalli County needs five Commissioners like Michael Moore needs a supreme pizza. Ravalli is the only one of the 56 Montana counties with […]
We need more jobs, not less
By Doris Adam, Hamilton “…it’s just a matter of math.”–That’s what County Commissioner Matt Kanenwisher calls the laying off of 20 hardworking, hardscrabble county workers, or 10% of our county […]
Support family planning clinic Dear Editor, Do you live in Ravalli County? Do you care about preserving life? Our US constitution? How about the rule of law? If you […]
From bad to worse in Stevensville, perhaps
The news from Stevensville this week is dire. When adults are unable to work together for the betterment of their community, it’s a sad day. Now the mayor and […]
Healthcare reform, oh, really?
By Glenn Kimball, Corvallis Communism’s architect, Karl Marx, prescribed methods to overthrow governments and first install Socialism, followed inevitably by pure Communism. He wrote, “Socialize medicine first, then all other […]
Sad day Dear Editor, To the person who took our red Old Town canoe: It is a sad time when we have to tell our grandchildren there are dishonest people […]
Letters
Putting space program in perspective Dear Editor, The completion of the scheduled Shuttle mission and its return to earth ends a historic program of near earth space operations and the […]
Star Editorial
How about a little transparency? Almost every candidate for public office makes a promise that, if elected, he or she will work hard to make the government more transparent and […]
Paying our debts Dear Editor, Our ears are bombarded by so much verbal inane nonsense over the airways and TV’s, so many political sound bites, it is extremely difficult to […]