Opinion

  My very recent “Opinion” letter exchange with Jerry Haslip in the Star begs an important distinction. I am not writing about Socialism vs. Capitalism or Republican vs. Democrat. I […]

  Trappng is in full swing in Montana. Be aware – traps can be anywhere on Montana’s public lands. Recreational trapping season runs from September, 2012, through May, 2013, in […]

  Under Obama, federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower brought the Korean War to an end in the 1950s. Even hapless Herbert Hoover managed to […]

The federal government is in the process of closing down the nation’s natural resources and thereby our wealth. Here in Montana the primary current risk is water which may become […]

  It is appropriate for me to respond to Earl Pollard’s recently posted letter in the Bitterroot Star! First, I am happy for Earl and all the entitlements he has […]

By Ann Bethea (for) Florence Civic Club In 1980, when Steve and Sue Schertenleib first bought the market in downtown Florence (then called Economy IGA), there were two shelves of […]

By Judith Giglio (for) members of the Stevensville High School Class of 1967 There’s nothing like friends; friends who have known you for years, who still remember and care. There […]

  As a Vietnam veteran who served in Vietnam I remember very clearly that it was an extremely unpopular war. There were no signs in airports welcoming us home nor […]

Barbara Bush said to the Republican Party last week, “OK, we lost. Get over it, and get on with it!” She expressed the sentiments of the majority of US citizens […]

Water is essential to all life. The value of our property, our homes and even the ability of people to exist and maintain a livelihood depends upon availability and use […]

  This morning I opened the newspaper to the Opinion page before I looked at the “funnies.” My goodness! Jerry Haslip really outperformed Peanuts. His rantings are always amusing but […]

  Unfortunately, Ravalli county elections left a bad situation unchanged.  Excellent candidates were not chosen by the electorate to unseat the five incumbent Ravalli County commissioners, whose abysmal record will […]

  The Republican Party needs to have a serious conversation with the Libertarian Party. If they don’t, it will be increasingly difficult to win a statewide election in Montana. The […]

  On October 30th, I was unloading my two horses at the Larry Creek Trailhead when I had a serious accident. After unloading the first horse, I was inside the […]

  This letter is written to all of those irrational, illogical, and unthinking Americans who voted for Obama and Senate Democrats in the recent election. Common sense is a virtue, […]

  Social Security was one of the best programs that Franklin D. Roosevelt started for the Seniors. FDR set this up so that the American workers would have a guaranteed […]

  The Augusta High School Student Council is trying to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. We came up with the idea of how much money we could […]

By Paul Hayes, Stevensville   The long-awaited Lee Metcalf NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) was issued to the public at the end of September, 2012. The Friends of the Lee […]

  Why are the same people who get so exercised about out of state influence on Montana’s elections so uninterested in out of state influence on our livelihoods? Too many […]

By Toddy Perryman, Ravalli County Recycling volunteer coordinator For the past two years or so, the non-profit organization Ravalli County Recycling (RCR) has been providing recycling services to Ravalli County […]