by Matthew Sullivan, Florence Wayne Rusk is the wrong choice for Ravalli County and Montana. This greatly saddens me to write because I was both a vocal supporter and financial supporter […]
Ricketts Road
by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The Ricketts Road one million dollar repair check is a late federal Easter ham (political pork). Much needed and delayed repairs of local roads […]
Mile post 73
by Mike Mercer, Hamilton Passed mile post 73 a week ago, which means I’m old enough to have seen Led Zeppelin on stage and subject to the draft before I […]
Seal integrity
by John Grant, Hamilton We, all of us I am sure, want to have the highest opinion of those who serve in our military branches. Too, I think it human nature […]
Support for Rusk
by Mike Cressler, Hamilton In my research on the candidates for the Montana legislature in Ravalli County, I’ve discovered to my dismay that one of the leaders of the nullification movement, […]
Trapping
by Amy Greer, Corvallis Trapping is NOT a constitutional right! That bill went down for the second time in the 2023 legislative session. It is not legal to harvest wild fish […]
Support for Binkley
by Roger Hagan, Great Falls I am writing this letter in support of Representative Michele Binkley and her candidacy for House District 85. As a 40 plus year advocate at the […]
Exposing noncitizen votes the truth about HB 402
by Tony Hudson, Stevensville Americans across the political spectrum are becoming increasingly concerned about the flood of noncitizens spilling across our southern border. This crisis threatens national security and is putting a […]
Powerful message
by Archie Thomas, Corvallis Using my power as commander in chief of the Montana National Guard, I declare relief for the Montana housing shortage by sending 10 guardsmen to the Mexican […]
Ongoing concerns
by Jill Deppel, Hamilton Ongoing concerns The following letter was sent to the RCC: Dear Commissioners Burrows, Chilcott and Huls, As members of “Save-the-Neighborhoods,” we have concerns about the potential easement […]
Straightforward request
by David Leslie, Corvallis Like you, I regularly read the political rants that appear in this Opinion section of the Bitterroot Star. I think we can do better. My request today […]
Support for Manzella
by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville This letter is a response to Jeff Darrah’s letter in the March 27 edition of the Bitterroot Star regarding the recent bill HB 372 which was defeated […]
Trapping is a constitutional right
by Mary Hackett, Stevensville A couple Letters to the Editor in the April 3 Bitterroot Star state that trapping of animals is not a constitutional right under Montana’s Constitution. This is […]
Zinke bringing jobs to Western Montana
by Matthew Roth, Florence Recently, Congressman Zinke announced he secured $1,000,000 in funding for Ravalli County and nearly $35 million for Western Montana. Here in Ravalli County, we cannot thank Congressman […]
Biden didn’t create all those jobs
by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis A few weeks back, Mary from Hamilton tried to tell me that Joe Biden “created” 15MM jobs. One of many lies he spewed during the worst state […]
Rusk on HB 372, HB 551
by Kris Killorn, President, Outdoor Heritage Coalition Rep. Rusk’s excuses for voting against HB 372 are out of balance considering all that has changed in 20 plus years since the Constitutional […]
Standing with sportsmen
by Rep. Wayne Rusk, House District 88 Candidate for Senate District 44 Once again I must take in hand some misinformation that appeared last week in regards to the proposed constitutional […]
Election lies matter
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Local election lies matter. “Let My People Go” election deniers and GOP Central Committee are not about improving local elections. National news has recently […]
In response to ‘absentee vs. mail-in’
by Kristin Ashcraft, Florence I don’t even know where to start with this one. It would be my hope that individuals who like to rant, strike that, complain about standard governmental […]
Trapping NOT our heritage
by Judy Hoy, Stevensville In the March 20, Bitterroot Star, Mr. Brad Davis claims that trapping should be protected in a constitutional amendment. Most kind and caring residents of Montana know […]