By Sarah Roubik, Corvallis We are so lucky for the opportunity to have Laura Merrill represent Ravalli County in Helena! I have done business with Laura for over 26 years and have always been impressed with her business acumen, listening skills, honesty and work ethic. Laura is THE qualified candidate who will take our concerns to […]
Want a fair pandemic recovery? Tax rich people
By Morris Pearl, Chair, Patriotic Millionaires 215,000 American are dead from COVID-19, at least 25 million people are unemployed, and permanent job losses are increasing. The economic damage is most severe amongst low-income workers, Black workers, and women, and that devastation could continue for years to come without government intervention. The number of poor Americans […]
Church will be good neighbor
By Arlene Helmbrecht, Victor The rebuilding or renovation of St. Francis church has been divisive and contentious. Soon the Zoning Board will make their decision. We will move after all legal matters are settled. The church was built in 1896 long before the neighborhood houses were built. It was erected by our forefathers with foresight to […]
Marijuana? NOPE
By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton Colorado citizens had to make the same decision, and they decided wrong. They were told that allowing recreational marijuana would bring in additional tax revenues. It didn’t. It cost them more than they ever dreamed. Colorado citizens were told they could regulate the use of marijuana usage and keep it from corrupting […]
Assets vs parasites
By Frank Novotny, Victor Pay close attention. Sometimes what you don’t see, read or hear may be just as important as what you do. In reading a few political advertisements for various candidates I noticed a word missing. That word: Democrat. Now why would a candidate refuse to reveal his/her political party? Most folks understand that […]
Qualifications vetting
By Bill Jones, Stevensville OK, I’ve been pretty busy this year and could have missed something, so maybe I can find someone to explain how a local state legislator of several terms already could possibly be elected to the Montana Senate after publicly demonstrating a fundamental lack of understanding of how funds for specific funding purposes […]
Five reasons to vote ‘No’ on the 2020 Marijuana Initiatives
By John Ringer, Darby 1. The legalization of recreational marijuana in states such as California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado brought a flood of marijuana users into those states from states where marijuana was regulated or prohibited. These users flooded the homeless shelters and overloaded the social services offered by those states. Homeless rates increased dramatically in […]
Support for candidate who lives in the District
By David Parsons and Suzi Kimzey Parsons, Florence Those of us who live in the northern Bitterroot Valley are lucky to be able to vote for a candidate like Margaret Gorski to represent us in the Montana legislature (Senate District 44). We need our elected representatives to work together for our common good. Margaret Gorski is […]
The recall of Brandon Dewey
By Leanna Rodabaugh, Stevensville I don’t understand. I don’t understand how anyone would vote to retain the mayor. This man has corrupted our town. Anyone who disagrees with him is called a liar. Anyone who asks for help is ignored. According to the judge, the mayor has perpetuated “official misconduct.” The Commissioner of Political Practices has […]
Arrogance
By Sue Devlin, Stevensville Jim Crews in his online comments regarding Mayor Dewey’s letter to the editor in last week’s Bitterroot Star is the epitome of arrogance. He claimed (which Mayor Dewey totally denies) that Brandon Dewey “you as a low level clerk who had never had a full time job” told him the night he […]
Do you want grandkids?
By Laura Garber, Hamilton Do you want grandkids? I’d sure like some. Well, if your kids are like mine, they have decided not to have children if this country elects leadership that will continue to demolish the health of our planet. My daughter is 22 years old. She and all her friends, and lots of other […]
Can’t figure it out
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton How can so many kind and caring people vote for a person like our current president when they probably wouldn’t even buy a used car from him and he’s been endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan (whether he publicly accepts it or not)? How can so many kind and caring people believe […]