Opinion

  I want to personally thank all the hard working “blue collar” Ravalli County employees for their unflinching work ethic, professionalism, and commitment to public service. I also want to […]

  Ms. Foss was quoted in last week’s Star stating that she doesn’t know what political persuasion the people she and her fellow commissioners have hired or appointed during their […]

  The recent ruling by the Montana Supreme Court upholding our state’s stream access law and the ability of everyone to get to streams from county roads is a victory […]

Star Editorial It has come to our attention that Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey, aka Valerie Scott, aka Valerie Addis, has told the members of the South Valley Pachyderm Club […]

With a very serious crisis facing all of us that recently led to our county treasurer being placed on administrative leave, it may seem petty and trivial for the Bitterroot […]

  Come one, come all to the most dysfunctional show of all. What’s it cost to attend such a show of this caliber? Well, if you don’t live and pay […]

  Valerie Stamey, Ravalli County Chief Nuisance and Tea Party Exemplar Nonpareil, complained in her recent diatribe that the media et al are orchestrating her character assassination. Not so, Ms. […]

  To the people of Ravalli County, my apologies for having to leave my term as your County Treasurer early. Sometimes, as was this case, family has to take priority […]

  To paraphrase the Everly Brothers: “Wake up, little Suzy, you gotta go home!” because your record as a commissioner isn’t so hot. Your arrogant support of Ravalli County Treasurer […]

  Don’t blame the latest debacle on Valerie Addis-Beatty-Scott-Stamey. Blame it squarely on the tea bagger (Ravalli) County Commissioners. Once again they zigged when they should have zagged. If the […]

  I write this letter to publicly thank the Bitterroot Star and Michael Howell’s investigative reporting. We Bitterroot citizens have clearly reaped the rewards of independent investigative journalism with the […]

  Thanks to the Bitterroot Star for great investigative reporting! If it weren’t for Michael Howell’s research, the commissioners would still be acting like they are helpless in the face […]

  With the chaos and unnecessary expense that extreme partisanship has created in Ravalli County, I hope this next election will bring us a number of qualified Independent candidates. Some […]

In a textbook example of irony, the county commissioners pulled off an about-face that has left many in Ravalli County with a severe case of whiplash. All five commissioners, and […]

  I attended the Ravalli County Commissioners’ meeting (1/23/2014) regarding the ongoing Treasurer’s debacle. Treasurer Stamey/Addis/Scott was glaringly absent. I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, shout out in anger, […]

  What is your attitude towards business growth and new job opportunity? Not something you may have given much thought, however it definitely is something your state and county elected […]

  “How are you folks doing down at the food bank?” That’s a question I and my co-workers who volunteer at Haven House Food Pantry in Hamilton get asked a […]

Star Editorial The Bitterroot Star has received a lot of praise in the last week after breaking the story about the default judgment against Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey in […]

  I’ve lived for 90+ years in mostly conservative communities. Never have I witnessed such governing incompetency as demonstrated by our five Ravalli County Commissioners. There are far too many […]

I spent most of my life as a Republican, but when I came to the Bitterroot I discovered that the local party was very different from the party whose principles […]