Opinion

  It is time to respond to Doris Adam’s lengthy ramblings about climate change in local newspapers. I have seen many a sharp mind in my days, but Doris Adam’s […]

By Larry Campbell, Darby I read Mike Mercer’s LTE with a chuckle, not that it is funny, but sometimes you gotta laugh. He suggests that, yes, climate change is real, […]

  We have seen increasingly over the past few decades, a wide-spread outcry against the connection between church and state. As stated in the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no […]

  When Larry Milless was informed he needed to have a fundraiser and set aside a substantial amount in order to qualify for a kidney transplant, it was a complete […]

  After reading the latest folderol by Jerry Haslip posted in the Bitterroot Star on 08/14/13, one can only conclude that his pomposity and verbosity is exceeded only by his […]

    The Hamilton Downtown Association wishes to thank all of the people who participated in our 2013 Daly Days activities, both those who attended and those who worked to […]

  Many thanks to Dorinda Troutman for her “Bird Seed” column. It’s a great feature about the natural world written from interesting angles and, for me, one of the highlights […]

  I’m 85 years old. My body may feel like a 100, but my mind’s as sharp as 30 years ago. Been around the block a few times. Seen a […]

By Andy Roubik, Corvallis In November, I made a portage request to the county commissioners regarding Mitchell Slough from Victor Crossing north to the main stem of the Bitterroot River. […]

  I have written a couple of “letters to the editor” which have been taken as a blanket rejection of what some believe is the top priority facing the world […]

  I googled the Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce and the first thing I read was, “Welcome to our Beautiful Bitterroot Valley!” This was closely followed by “unsurpassed beauty.” Obviously, whomever […]

The complimentary thunderbolt about Painted Rocks Lake that Check Stranahan shot my way in his column was a surprise! Thanks for the kind words, Chuck. It is true that I […]

  As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor for over ten years, I have worked closely with law enforcement personnel and have much respect for the type of job they do. […]

  We vaccinate our animals to protect them from contracting rabies from another animal–which works great. However, there is another issue that has become involved in human vaccinations. It seems […]

  Last month, Chuck Roady, vice president and general manager of F.H. Stoltz Land and Lumber Co., a family owned sawmill that has been operating in northwest Montana for more […]

  I don’t know about how Gene Williams might react to all of those silly recent claims by Van P. Keele in the Bitterroot Star, but here is my reaction. […]

  Please just put the Creamery Picnic back on Main Street and stop this silliness in the park. If you were to objectively survey the town of Stevensville, you would […]

As part of the American Legion Color Guard at Saturday’s Creamery Picnic parade in Stevensville, I was disheartened at the number of men who did not remove their caps as […]

  It has become nearly impossible to have a conversation about the future of the United States lately without someone throwing out the off hand comment that “the federal government […]

  I read the article in Saturday’s issue of the Ravalli Republic about the Ravalli County road department. I am an employee of the road department and I would like […]