Opinion

  Dear Editor Most of us remember precisely where we were and what we were doing ten years ago on that fateful September 11, 2001 morning when terrorists attacked the […]

    Dear Editor, We would like to thank all the Corvallis High School Interact students and Rotary Club of Hamilton that participated in the Darby Bread Box food drive […]

  Dear Editor, I expect in a short span of years in the future there will be a ground swell of public sentiment aimed at closing the Ravalli County Airport. […]

  Dear Editor, As a dog lover I appreciated the article in the November 16 edition about Mr. Printz and his dog Caylee. It’s great the Mr. Printz stuck to […]

  Dear Editor, Our local affiliate of NBC – channel 13 – has recently presented a very misleading advertisement regarding House Resolution 1505 (HRI505) claiming it is a “Power Grab” […]

  Come to dinner Jesus, come dine with us We’ll share what we have and not make a fuss You’re an honored guest like we’ve never had before You were […]

By Van P. Keele, Hamilton   Glenn Kimball wants everyone to shut up about our “hard-working county commissioners.” We, the citizens of Ravalli County–Independents, Democrats, Libertarians, and right-minded Republicans–will not […]

  Dear Editor, Several Ravalli County issues addressed recently in local newspapers and letters to the editor beg for additional comment: 1) The struggling non-profit recycling program in Ravalli County […]

  Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Glenn Kimball in response to the accusations you made about me in the newspapers. I’m going to cover the points you […]

  Dear Editor, I am disgusted and dismayed by the Ravalli Republic’s recent attempts to disparage the name and reputation of Harris Himes. I finally had enough when the fifth […]

  Dear Editor, It is not surprising the Ravalli County Commissioners did not solicit input from Footloose Montana along with other groups they called upon in what they say is […]

By Tim Miller, Florence First I must thank all of the Fire Department volunteers for giving your time and energy to attend training sessions, be on-call and respond promptly to […]

Dear Editor, On Oct. 24, the Missoulian printed a letter-to-the-editor from Eadie Kubista of Stevensville accusing legendary conservationist, native Bitterrooter and friend, Stewart Brandborg, of everything evil in the world […]

Dear Editor, For as long as we’ve been around as humans being we have sat together to share stories and experiences. We told stories around open fires, recounted dreams, shared […]

Dear Editor, For the last 30 years Americans have been in a rigged economic lab experiment. At the same time most of us have been under a class warfare assault. […]

Dear Editor, The libelous daily diatribes authored by leftist activists Van P. Keele, Bill LaCroix, Lee Tickell, Phyllis Bookbinder and others are wearing on my nerves. In truth, theirs is […]

Star Editorial The Ravalli County Commissioners have been slapped with two lawsuits recently over alleged violations of the state’s open meeting laws. It is entirely appropriate and expected that they […]

By Maggie Wright and several hundred concerned petition signers To Ravalli County Commissioners: You have publicly announced that there will be a budget shortfall of approximately $43,000 over the remaining […]

Dear Editor, “Occupy Wall Street” is a protest against the concentration of wealth among the privileged few. This concentration has only been made possible by the flow of wealth from […]

  Remember those times when what you said was so completely wrong Wanting to take back the words and feeling like an utter ding-dong? It’s a matter of putting the […]