Opinion

  “Thou shalt not steal” (Exodus 20:15). Thus God states in the 8th commandment that theft is wrong. But what is theft? All can agree that theft is taking something […]

  It’s hard to form a response to the level that county politics/government has reached. Regarding the recent goings on with the Commissioners and the Planning Board, it appears any […]

By Bill LaCroix, Victor At the time of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 there were a little over 800 anti-government “patriot/ militia” groups in the U.S., who defined themselves […]

By Elliott Oppenheim, Lolo I note with interest that the Planning Board did not approve prayer prior to its meetings. Phyllis Bookbinder’s view is upheld and sound and well reasoned. […]

  Well, Hallelujah! Seven uber conservatives, after helping to engineer the takeover of the Republican Party in Ravalli County, have filed to become precinct committee men or women for the […]

  The Ogallala Aquifer isn’t worth fighting over. Agricultural poisons long ago tainted the ground and drinking water. People don’t even taste it anymore; they’ve adapted. Rain, nor snow, nor […]

  A recent article by Charles S. Johnson stated that Secretary of State Linda McCulloch is going to decide whether or not to allow a primary ballot for the Libertarian […]

At long last we have started the recycling of cardboard from our Old Corvallis Road site. After more than a year of delays, the grant money to purchase a recycling […]

  I read with interest the recent article about beavers  (Castor canadensis) damaging trees in the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. I would like to take a moment and point […]

Gas prices are rising at the pump and becoming the center of our national focus. Who gets credit for this unwelcome news? Suspects include Iran, the Straits of Hormuz, and […]

I am moved by Warren ‘Dite’ Little’s letter in the Missoulian, March 12, 2012. As a parent who has had her own son die before his time, I share some […]

I’m a natural skeptic. Always have been. As a child of the Depression and now a great grandmother, I’ve always been one to question and demand facts when things seem […]

1. Character – Pres. Obama is a statesman, reasoned, mature, optimistic, morally responsible, doesn’t kneejerk or saber-rattle, unflappable in the face of crisis, unfair slurs, and a deadlocked Congress. 2.  […]

Montana State Senator Bruce Tutvedt of Kalispell should stand up for the truth, not right wing blather. I fear he was intentionally misleading in his Ravalli Republic letter on 3/11/12. […]

  The Stevensville High School Art program would like to publicly acknowledge the River’s Mist Gallery in Stevensville, owned by Gretchen Spiess. Gretchen donated her gallery for the month of […]

By Brian McGregor, owner, Silver Dollar Saloon, Butte A guy walks into a bar and says, “ouch.” Now, you might be thinking that’s a really bad one-liner.  Actually, I was […]

In Jerry Haslip’s letter to the Star on 2/22/12 he listed 10 reasons NOT to vote for President Obama this November. After reading his “Top 10,” I believe he made […]

Calling sin, sin is not evil. If it is Jesus was the greatest evil. Throughout the ages leaders who call sin what it is generate a lot of hate and […]

  Boys Scouts of America is celebrating its 102nd birthday this month. In honor of this celebration, our Hamilton Troop #1976 wants to thank everybody in our community for their […]

  I was deeply troubled last week when I read an article that gave all the credit for the addition of the C-130H cargo planes to Montana’s Air National Guard […]