Opinion

Bitterroot Star Editorial The Stevensville Town Council did a good thing when it decided to wait for more information before making a decision on the Burnt Fork Estates subdivision proposal. Despite getting some pressure from the developers to approve the preliminary plat, the council, led by council member Jaime Devlin, held out for a question […]

No! Not Trump’s wall at the border. I’m thinking about that new wall around Our Capital in Washington DC. Just have to express a couple of thoughts that come to mind. I’ll will of course be speaking with tongue in cheek.  Remember how for four years we were taught that walls are un-american,even immoral? Guess […]

This letter adds to the article on efforts by Ravalli County to update the county’s Subsurface Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Regulations that  appeared in the 3 March edition of the Bitterroot Star by commenting on the Board of Health meeting held on 3 March. There were more than a few people participating in this latest Zoom meeting. […]

To the Council and Mayor 1. You are not elected or appointed to rule. 2. You are not elected or appointed to Lead.  3. You are elected or appointed to serve the Citizens of the Town of Stevensville. You cannot make decisions at a Public Hearing. You not only made a motion, but seconded the […]

There’s a small women’s clothing boutique in our town whose owner claims to have 2,400 Facebook followers. It’s a claim that begs the question, how does a small-town boutique attract almost 25 hundred followers?      In larger markets most of the specialty stores have professional agencies regularly updating the information on their site. Those […]

If God asked you, is it something leading to greatness? Martin Luther King claimed, “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul […]

After several years of legal deliberation, rewritten church proposals, public comment and hours of meetings we feel it is important for the public to know the ongoing issues surrounding the proposed demolition and possible new construction of the St. Francis of Assisi church in Hamilton. While a majority of the City of Hamilton Zoning Board […]