Opinion

Putting space program in perspective Dear Editor, The completion of the scheduled Shuttle mission and its return to earth ends a historic program of near earth space operations and the […]

How about a little transparency? Almost every candidate for public office makes a promise that, if elected, he or she will work hard to make the government more transparent and […]

Paying our debts Dear Editor, Our ears are bombarded by so much verbal inane nonsense over the airways and TV’s, so many political sound bites, it is extremely difficult to […]

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By John Cook, Stevensville Shame on you, Senator Shockley! Your recent opinion titled, ‘Medical Marijuana Court Order Troubling’, really does trouble me. For here, not only have you missed the […]

Dear Editor, Last Spring Greg Chilcott leaned across the commissioners’ desk and announced to the citizens in attendance, “It’s a new paradigm, folks.” In other words, decisions are going to […]

Dear Editor, Since the early 1970’s the Ravalli County family planning program has provided critical health services for low-income men and women in the Bitterroot. For decades, thousands of clients […]

Dear Editor, I am fervently hoping that in the matter of continued Family Planning funding, our Ravalli County Commissioners do not allow their personal religious and moral beliefs to outweigh […]

Dear Editor, Let’s consider what liberal 2012 voters should remember about Obama’s distinguished performance as president of our country so far – can’t think of one good thing! Now, let’s […]

Dear Editor, I was at an event in Missoula last week. We wonder why our country is in trouble. I talked to a person who admitted being a communist, and […]

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the commissioners that have the moral character to reject funding for a Family Planning clinic. One of the many issues I have with Family Planning is […]

  Dear Editor, Tari and I would like to publicly thank Jean Schurman and the crew at the Bitterroot Star for the support and the great article about the Hardtimes […]

  Dear Editor, I want to thank my good neighbors and other considerate people who travel Middle Burnt Fork Road at a slow speed that does not raise dust. I […]

By Bill LaCroix, Victor Before the July 11 commissioners’ meeting when they approved Flatiron Subdivision, more than 200 citizens submitted the following public comment to express their concerns: “We the […]

By Kathie Roubik, Hamilton The Ravalli County Commission and Commissioner Kanenwisher have a little problem with the Constitution and the foundation of our Republic. The U.S. is a democratic republic, […]

Dear Editor, As a landowner and registered voter in Ravalli County for the past 37 years, I want it on record that I am immensely proud of our current County […]

Medical marijuana order troubling Dear Editor, Normally I believe that legislators should not comment on a pending lawsuit, and the suit challenging Senate Bill (SB) 423 (the revision the 2011 […]

Rebuttal of LaCroix letter Dear Editor, Your newspaper recently published a lengthy diatribe authored by Bill La Croix, Coordinator for the Bitterroot Human Rights Alliance (an oxymoron if I ever […]

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By Floyd Wood, Corvallis Here’s how we can reduce the national debt that’s on everyone’s mind these days. Bring home all of our troops and war material from Japan, Philippines, […]

Re: physician-assisted suicide Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Paulette Kimball’s letter (June 22, 2011) supporting physician-assisted suicide. I make two points. First, to clarify: Physician-assisted suicide is […]

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Dear Editor, The 7th Annual Wildlife Weed Roundup on 6/25 was a huge success!  Forty people pulled about 2,200 pounds of houndstongue at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.  This is […]