Archives for November 13, 2018

Star Editorial   The Stevensville Town Council, or at least two of its members, have appointed Jerry Phillips to fill the vacancy created when Raymond Smith resigned. Councilmembers Stacie Barker and Robin Holcomb, after moving to appoint Jim Crews, voted against their own motion after hearing from residents of Crews’ own Ward 2. (Council President […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville   Dale Burk was one of the first people I became acquainted with after I moved to the Bitterroot from Jacksonville, Florida, over eight years ago. Eventually, I met other members of his family, including his wife Patty, for whom I developed a soft spot in my heart. She is a […]

By Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The majority of Montanans had the common sense to return Jon Tester to the senate. Good for us. All Montanans sleep safer tonight knowing 5000 troops are on our southern border ready for the terrorist caravan’s arrival in 60 days. Montanans bask in the glory of four presidential […]

By Mike Miller, Stevensville I saw this public Facebook post after the elections from a guy named Jim Skelton; it read: “Republicans lost the house last night. Today there are no riots, no protests, no videos of large groups of voters sobbing uncontrollably, no grief counselors were sent to schools, no celebrities threatening to move […]

By Carolyn Cook, Election Judge, Stevensville With all the negativity and animosity that surrounded the campaign, I was not looking forward to working as an election judge at the Stevensville Polling Place. I was pleasantly surprised at the congenial atmosphere that pervaded the polls. Friends were greeting friends they hadn’t seen for some time with hugs […]

By Hattie Farrell, Stevensville I attended the November 8 meeting of the Stevensville Town Council. I spoke at the meeting about Jim Crews being considered for the council as he had been voted out of office. As soon as the public comment period ended, Robin Holcomb raised her hand and nominated Jim Crews and Stacie […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor Allen B. Gates wrote another verbose diatribe containing blistering commentary about President Trump’s leadership qualities, as contained in his November 7, 2018 letter in the Bitterroot Star. Rather than wasting space specifying negative detail about Gates’ letter, I will merely state that Gates writes like liberal Democrats Pelosi and Schumer talk. […]

By Bruce King, Hamilton Recently I received a book from a friend who grew up in Denmark, and married an American in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Denmark. The title is “Britain’s Victory, Denmark’s Freedom.” The story line elaborates on all the aviators who made their way to England and Scotland from South Africa, […]

By David A. Merrick, Corvallis Once again, an election is over and once again, nothing will change. Neither Truth or Justice was an issue and hasn’t been for much of American history. The American people have lost again and may not realize it until the national bank fails colossally. Be aware, it will! Since 1960 […]