Opinion

  I would like to address a letter I saw a week or so ago about how Scott Boulanger was the better of the two running for state senate. If […]

  My last letter on this topic was titled “Mama’s Wisdom” and at the end of the letter I asked our three infamous County Commissioners how their appointments were working […]

  Commissioner Foss, every time I start getting comfortable thinking your term is coming to an end (surely the residents of Ravalli County will be sick and tired and vote […]

  The Ravalli County Beta Sigma Phi chapters thank the citizens and businesses of the Bitterroot Valley for their support of our annual Good Friday Tulip Sale. Because of your […]

  We wish to reiterate our appreciation and gratitude to those who helped to make the April 25 fundraiser at the Ravalli County Museum a wonderful success. The Dillon Junior […]

By Larry Campbell, Darby, and Stewart Brandborg, Hamilton Two of the select participants in Governor Bullock’s unannounced, closed meetings to nominate about 5 million acres of Montana’s national public forest […]

By John Davenport, Hamilton There are many campaign signs around the county now obscuring the view. Once again it is the season for placards promoting the political pornography rampant in […]

  I’ll bet Ravalli County residents thought the County had filed charges against Treasurer Stamey. Well, think again. According to a report in the Bitterroot Star on April 23rd, County […]

  This is of deep concern, as it is surprising that the three County Commissioners – Suzy Foss, Jeff Burrows, and Ron Stolz – who brought upon Ravalli County citizens […]

  For those of you that already know this fact just bear with me, but for those who do not, I’m hoping I’ll summon someone out there who not only […]

Why does it seem every solution must be political? At least as seen from the articles in the papers, this valley is fixated on political process and so-called political solutions. […]

We recently received a call. After spending over three years as a trail volunteer for Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge in Stevensville, this volunteer quit as a result of finding a […]

  Two letters appeared in the April 30, 2014 edition of the Bitterroot Star about the recent demise of a North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) on the Lee Metcalf National […]

  Some weeks ago there was a letter printed about campaign signs. It referred to candidates in general who habitually post signs that do not comply with the rules of […]

By Carlotta Grandstaff Bayonne, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced today that, effective July 4, the state of New Jersey would assume local control of the Statue of […]

By Kimi Smith, Stevensville The Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for wildlife. A place to go and enjoy. I walked on Kenai Trail and hoped to see […]

  In the last ten years more has been learned about the brain and how it functions than in the preceding several centuries. In the 1960’s, neuroscientists were able to […]

    Despite claims to the contrary, trapping is a form of recreation for profit, not wildlife management. Recreation also includes such things as hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, skiing, rafting, […]

  As a citizen of Ravalli County, Montana, I have been fighting government intrusion and non-management of our public lands for 20 years. As a county commissioner I have been […]