Guest Post

By John Ormiston, Shirley Sorenson, Gordon Maus, Canyon Creek Irrigation District Board The Canyon Creek Board of Directors would like to respond to the recent letter to the editor regarding rebuilding Canyon Lake Dam.  In 2018, our Board requested authority from the Bitterroot National Forest to rehabilitate (not maintain) the dam we actually own (it […]

By Nancy Spagnoli, Victor I am writing to ask that you endorse and do whatever you can to enforce the Governor’s directive to wear masks when inside public places. For the 41 years that I have lived in Ravalli County, I have known us to be a community of people who care for each other and […]

By Kris Bayer, Hamilton OMG… which narrative do you believe? There are so many! How do you really know which one is true and updated? In the beginning of the shutdown, we all stopped. Everyone of us paused for a time because no one knew what was real, what was needed, what was true. As time […]

By Marshall Bloom. Hamilton The world is round. Seatbelts save lives. Coronavirus is real. Masks protect both of us.  

By Scott Turner, Corvallis I am legitimately curious if the people out there who filled up the letters section last week advocating for mandated social distancing and masking up have had a moment of doubt. Doesn’t this kind of, sort of just maybe seem like a no show? Like maybe we’ve all been stood up by […]

By Grace Wilson, Stevensville Thank you, Sheriff Holton and the county commissioners for your stand on wearing masks and giving us, the people, the right to choose. Since there is a lot of scientific proof that masks are very unhealthy and do little in stopping the Covid-19 virus, this wise decision is much appreciated. Thank you […]

By Allen B. Gates, Stevensville The Covid-19 pandemic is out of control globally. The world, America, and Montana are in perilous states. Significant changes in our individual and collective behaviors are critical to our futures! I’m asking you to step up to the essential leadership challenge. We need efficient and effective leadership that focuses on […]

By Ed White, Hamilton I have watched with great anticipation the Bitterroot Star’s running coverage of the city council and mayor’s conflicts over the past few years, I cannot believe that grown adults cannot resolve differences for the good of the community. The constant running battles between Town Council members, the council and the mayor […]

By Scott Weaver, Hamilton In regards to the  July 22 opinion “Rosendale will defend our 2nd Amendment” from Marty Pigeon, the misinformation ought to be addressed.  Kathleen Williams is no extremist; I’ve met her and heard her speak.  As she is a Montanan, hunter & gun owner, I am sure she is NOT in favor of […]

By Les Smith, Lt Col USAF (Ret), Stevensville I am an 84-year-old combat veteran, but when I recently read the obituary for Jay Seppel, I wept openly. Local readers who also knew Jay, or knew of him, will understand. I first met Jay and his brothers Guy and Jim while working on the Stevensville Senior Center, […]

By Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Dear Council Members and Mayor: I am writing to express my concerns about Zoom meetings instead of public meetings. The Governor’s mandate does not require Zoom meetings and I feel the public will be shut out of important meetings and comment periods in the future. With the agenda only offering comments via […]

By David Bull, Corvallis With the controversy surrounding the wearing of masks and the “Stand Together for Freedom” group protesting Governor Bullock’s mask mandate, I want to share a social media post that I recently read. It was written by Libby Jones and captures well the idea of taking “freedom” too far. From Libby Jones (@LibbyJones715): […]