Opinion

  How many of us would like to leave a lasting legacy for all Montanans such as Senator Lee Metcalf did, or any number of other people whose good works […]

  The recent political rage to criticize the U.S. Congress for lack of accomplishment and unwillingness to compromise is deserved. In both the House and Senate, the negative actions of […]

  I would like to clarify first that I am part Indian but not even a little part drunk! Many of us believe that the denial of the 3 Saddle […]

By Darlene Grove, Stevensville As you begin a new year in your position as RC Commissioners, I hope you have taken time to consider the issues you chose to advance […]

  I get a terrible bellyache when I think about the county taking over government lands. How on God’s green earth could the county commissioners handle this when they can’t […]

  For the last three decades, federal policies have continually reduced public access, killed our state and local economies, and brought national forests into a state of maximum combustion. That’s […]

A story in the Jan. 3 edition of the Ravalli Republic discussed the county commissioners near-unanimous vote (one member was MIA) to not reappoint Mr. Jan Wisniewski to the chair […]

  My mother was born May 1, 1910 in Alabama. Her mother died when she was 5 and Mom had two younger sisters. Her father married a wicked stepmother and […]

  Here’s to 2014, fellow citizens of Ravalli County! May we resolve that in this brand new year, where hope always springs eternal, we vote out Commissioners Foss, Stoltz and […]

By Rick Borden, Hamilton Lost amidst the justified uproar surrounding the Ravalli County Commissioner’s Title X decision and the Medicine Tree controversy is the injustice of the appointment of the […]

  About 14 years ago our nation started on a downward spiral of intolerance. Our country has become a divisive culture of us against them. This mindset was in evidence […]

  To further the educational process of elected officials in Ravalli County: “Through sameness of language is produced sameness of sentiment and thought; customs and habits are molded and assimilated […]

  I am tired of hearing about bigoted people who do not want Christians to practice their religion. You have the right not to believe in anything or what ever […]

Please know, I am not taking sides here! John Davenport, why are you bullying Commissioner Foss? You and others accuse her of ranting, but your article is full of accusing […]

  Well, the sign is back up at the historic old pine tree just short of Alta on the west fork of the Bitterroot. It’s been several years of a […]

  The more I read about the proposed Ravalli County takeover of the Montana public lands, the more I am amazed and angered. These lands are not for Ravalli County […]

  I want to thank you for your great coverage of the county commissioners.  Keep them in the spotlight! The commissioners hate the light of day, and as long as […]

As an advertiser in the Bitterroot Star, I want all the readers to know how much the staff at this local newspaper cares about the community and about their customers. […]

  To “anonymous”, whoever you are… The first comment I will make is that I have made it a practice for over 50 years never to give credence to a […]

  Some Commissioners want the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to manage the national forest. We have two choices, neither is satisfactory. Continued management by the U.S. […]