by John Dowd Last Saturday, a group of community members and officials gathered in Hamilton to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new home. According to Bill Bean, director of operations […]
Archives for March 2024
County commissioners, conservationists oppose grizzly bear relocation
by Michael Howell Both the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners (BCC) and some conservationists have made public statements recently opposing any plans to actively reintroduce an experimental Grizzly Bear population […]
West Hills Assisted Living completes unusual art project
by John Dowd West Hills Assisted Living, an elderly home in Hamilton, has had some big changes over the last several months. According to Alina Goman, who started the home […]
Roundabout proposed for Bell Crossing, Hwy 93
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has announced a construction project at the Bell Crossing and US Highway 93 (US 93) intersection in Victor. According to the MDT website, a […]
Mining company touts Bitterroot gallium deposits
by Michael Howell Leading up to its anticipated submission of a Plan of Operations for mining Rare Earth Elements (REE) at its mining claims in the headwaters of the West […]
Compare and contrast
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton From activist Jack Posobiac, speaking at the national meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland 2/23/24: “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are […]
Accurate record of Binkley, Love, Bohn and HB 402
by Marc Sabin, Corvallis This letter is prompted by the D. Bohn letter published on Feb 28 by the Bitterroot Star. His letter and the defeat of HB 402 in the […]
Rosendale’s loss
by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Rosendale’s loss is what happens when you don’t answer your phone as required and kiss the emperor’s ring while ignoring the naked unhinged […]
Senate District 44 candidates
by Jeff Darrah, Stevensville With the arrival of the political season candidates are making their rounds and manufacturing justification for their voting records being called into question. I have followed comments […]
Abortion
by Roger Radermacher, Hamilton Abortion, abortion, no other words are ever used. What came first, the chicken or the egg? What came first, sex or abortion? All we ever hear is […]
Spot on
by Teresa Larsen, Victor Robin Sertell’s letter in the Opinion section of the March 13, 2024, edition was spot on. At his state of the union address President Biden chose to […]
Rethink your vote for Tester
by Les Waldron, Hamilton ICYMI, on Friday, March 8th, 2024 Jon Tester voted with every other Democratic senator AGAINST halting the inclusion of illegal aliens in the census count for the […]
Be careful for whom you vote
by Sonny LaSalle, Hamiton In my 82 years I have witnessed many elections and have heard many times that an upcoming election is the most important one we have ever had. […]
Only Americans can save America
by Dennis Hicks, Hamilton The idea that people are helped by separating them from their extended family, and relocating them to where they don’t know the language, are in a foreign […]
Vote Tester out of Montana
by Richard Parker, Stevensville Last week I wrote a letter “Take back our country.” I called out Jon Tester as a liar because he votes with the Obama-Biden gang 95% of […]
Mystery ‘Democrat’
by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Help us solve this mystery. I was surprised to see an unfamiliar name in the list of people who filed with the state to run for office […]
Where I stand
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Time for another Esmay opinion since my mental abilities were challenged by a letter in last week’s (March 20, 2024) Star. The author of the opinion […]
Parental Rights in Education – SB518
by Sen. Theresa Manzellla, SD44, Hamilton Proper parenting is THE MOST important job in the world. Bar none. I salute parents who seek to raise their children to be contributing members of […]
Freedom or political power?
by Tony Hudson, Stevensville It is hard to live in Western Montana and not be aware of those who came before us. Marcus Daly–the best known of the Copper Kings–founded Hamilton, […]
Blue Devil Invitational track meet held
by Scott Sacry Local high school track teams converged on Corvallis on Saturday, March 23rd for the Blue Devil Invitational, which is traditionally one of the year’s first track meets. […]