by Toddy Perryman, Corvallis I want to thank Michael Howell for his excellent reporting on the proposed Sheep Creek Rare Earth Element mine, published by the Bitterroot Star recently. To further […]
Opinion
We can stop Sheep Creek Mine
by Star Jameson, Hamilton I appreciate the coverage in the Star on 12/13/23 of the Sheep Creek Mine. I often like to reduce hot issues to kitchen table discussions. Let’s imagine […]
Sheehy deserves neither respect nor votes
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Anyone watching television here in the Bitterroot has been exposed to a flood of advertisements touting Republican Tim Sheehy’s plan to run for the U.S. Senate seat […]
Correcting the record
by Rep. David Bedey (R-Hamilton), House District 86 Recently, I called out the John Birch Society’s takeover of the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee (RCRCC). Theresa Manzella’s followers have responded by […]
Spoken words
by Will Walker, Hamilton This letter to the editor is, in part, a riposte to Jerry Esmay’s “Speak Out,” which was published in the Bitterroot Star on December 6th, and was […]
Thanks for my chance to Shop with a Cop
by Evah Mitchell, age 10, Stevensville (Ten-year-old Evah Mitchell of Stevensville was one of the kids chosen to “Shop with a Cop” this year. This is the note she sent to […]
Lions Club needs you
by Dan Rothlisberger, President, Hamilton Lions Club Thank you to Diane Thomas-Rupert for her letter about “non-profits” in Ravalli County. I was pleased to see reference to the less visible non-profits […]
American elections: where losers win
by Bill Jones, Stevensville One of the questions persisting about the grumbling flock of local election integrity worry warts is: have they finally realized that they have been led around by […]
Citizens?
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Something reminded me the other day of Citizens United – you know, the 2010 ruling by the US Supreme Court that corporations are people and can therefore […]
Be responsible when driving
by Colonel Steve Lavin, Montana Highway Patrol December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. It opportunely coincides with the holidays when folks are going to parties, reconnecting with old friends, and […]
Test for actinolite at Sheep Creek mine
by Larry Campbell, retired exploration geologist, Darby The proposed Sheep Creek Rare Earth mine at the head of the West Fork Bitterroot River presents many environmental and economic problems. One in […]
Tranel will continue Democratic tradition of success
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton With the general election less than a year away, I have been thinking long and hard about which candidates deserve my vote. My choice in one Montana […]
Kim Dailey candidacy
by Bill Lussenheide, Florence Very pleased to see Kim Dailey (along with her candidate friend, Kathy Love) at her campaign booth at the Ravalli County Gun Show this past weekend. They […]
Another betrayal?
by Edward Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’ll begin with a warning. This is an opinion page. I’m an old veteran and have no intent to be politically correct. Many of […]
Support for special session to address property tax issues
by Susan Roman (for) Ravalli County Republican Central Committee The Ravalli County Republican Central Committee hereby proclaims its support for the Montana Freedom Caucus’ call to the Montana State Legislature for […]
Non-profits in Ravalli County
by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville As of 05/17/2023, Tax-Exempt World lists 653 Ravalli County non-profit addresses. There are most likely around 300 of those organizations that are actively providing services within the […]
Response to J. Ward
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is a huge congratulations to J. Ward of Lolo who was selected as the winner of the 2023 Ravalli County Darwin awards for his erudite post […]
The American kitchen table
by Mike Mercer, Hamilton When I was a kid we would debate as a family at dinner time around the kitchen table; this was during the start of the Vietnam war […]
Best country, best president
by J. Ward, Lolo A young man said to me, “Trump is honest, he said he did cheat on his taxes.” No, said I! He got caught. Two-hundred-forty million dollars. We […]
Final Bitter Root Humane Association newsletter
by S. Foster, Stevensville I received the most recent edition of the Bitter Root Humane Association Paw Prints newsletter last Friday. Indicated on the cover page was the notice that it […]