Sad day Dear Editor, To the person who took our red Old Town canoe: It is a sad time when we have to tell our grandchildren there are dishonest people […]
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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 […]
Star Editorial
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 […]
Sen. Shockley wrong about marijuana
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 […]
New, but not better, paradigm
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 […]
Blocking family planning has painful consequences
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 […]
Re: family planning funding
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 […]
Obama must run on his record
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 […]
President an embarrassment
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 […]
Commissioners applauded
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 […]
Thanks from Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival
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 […]
Slow down on Burnt Fork Road
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 […]
Commissioners not interested in you
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 […]
A (not so little) county problem
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, […]
Proud of commissioners
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
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 […]
How to reduce the national debt
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 […]