Opinion

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 […]

Dear Editor, I read the CWD story, on page 5 of the 19 October Bitterroot Star hunting supplement with considerable interest. Your story specified that CWD disease has been confirmed […]

Dear Editor, We are making some changes at the Local Living Family Center, a new name and new hours! We are changing our name to the North Valley Family Center, […]

Dear Editor, I despise the concept of “green jobs” hatched by this dreamer that occupies the White House. It has been a total disaster since Day 1. Simply, America’s biggest […]

Dear Editor, I must thank you for the great article about the “Magnificent Seven” in the Oct. 12 paper. What an encouragement for these special teenagers and a joy for […]

Dear Editor, Last year I attended all the Lady Yellowjackets varsity basketball games at home and at divisionals in Hamilton. They were an exciting team to watch play, even beating […]

  Dear Editor, To sleep good at night, be ignorant or be prepared. Most of us know that our government is in disastrous financial shape, which should be of great […]

By Stanley Schroeder, Hamilton Are our Ravalli County commissioners working for you? Instead of a laser focus on a smart, fair budget and creating jobs, their crosshairs are on wolves […]

Dear Editor, Local newspapers report that Commissioner Kanenwisher “pointed to a twofold increase in juvenile detentions”. He asked if the increase in juvenile arrests had anything to do with the […]

Dear Editor, Earlier this month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the leading report on the status and well-being of children in the U.S. […]

  Dear Editor, In the September 28th issue of the Bitterroot Star editorial section, there was a commentary written by H.E. “Red” Caldwell, president of the Bitterroot Valley Historical Society […]

Dear Editor, I was attracted to a playbill that triggered my interest…a musical comedy based on a well-known Agatha Christie mystery plot, “Ten Little Indians”, or otherwise known as “And […]