By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton COVID-19 is serious, but it’s not even close to the leading cause of death in America. As of today, the exaggerated number of US COVID-19 deaths is […]
Thanks to medical association
By Kate Gervais, Corvallis Thanks to Marc Mentel, president of the MT Medical Association, for your great opinion piece, ‘Shut up, cowboy up, mask up.’ In a time when we are […]
Troubling experience
By Jean K. Warner, Stevensville I will be 78 years old in a couple of months and am in good health. The other day I took a friend for lunch in […]
Action and Reaction: The Consequences to Come, Part 2
By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville On May 26, 2020, I posted a Letter to the Editor in the Bitterroot Star (https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/05/action-and-reaction-the-consequences-to-come/ ), in which I asked some questions about what was going […]
Who REALLY supports veterans
By Anthony van Marle, Vietnam-era Veteran, 101st Airborne, Victor We all have an important decision to make this fall on who will represent us in the U.S. Senate, so it’s helpful that […]
Appreciation for town employees
By Ann Marie Carbin, Stevensville I am a long-time Stevensville resident, currently living in the Twin Creeks Subdivision. I had a concern with the water supply to the park area next […]
Planned headaches coming to Stevensville
By Marilynn Wolff, Creekside Meadows, Stevensville California developers aided by planners with PCI Inc have submitted a new subdivision application for Burnt Fork Estates (BFE) to the town of Stevensville and intend […]
Another levy, tax increase?
By Patty Johnson, Stevensville Does this seem like a similar letter you read last week? That is because it was intended that way. I feel it is imperative that every person […]
Bad public lands policy
By Bill Geer, Lolo Thank you, Senator Tester, for addressing bad public lands policy. Montanans depend on our public lands to be managed for multiple use for our quality of life. […]
It’s all about trust
By David Leslie, Corvallis Donald J Trump has betrayed our trust in myriad ways since we elected him. He lies constantly; everything with him is self-dealing. He sabotaged our reputation in […]
Response to ‘Me vs We’ and ‘40 acres and a mule’
By Dee Gibney, Hamilton To Me vs We: Just because you claim you have taken a few courses in history and civics does not make you an expert in those fields […]
It’s all in the Star
By Russ Hanni, Stevensville You read the Star, you look forward to seeing it come out. It is informative, you get upcoming events, anniversary, town events and problems! The two town […]
Support for Daines
By Pat Earnest, Hamilton I build relationships with people to learn to trust them. I have done this with Senator Steve Daines for the past four years. Steve Daines is working […]
Support for Bullock
By Andrea Tobin, Hamilton Bullock works to expand access to health care, Daines doesn’t. I want to commend Governor Bullock for doing what many rural state governors were unable or unwilling […]
Another thought
By Kris Bayer, Hamilton If it’s not okay for me to steal, loot or vandalize; it’s not okay for a group of people to steal, loot or vandalize. If it’s not […]
Even I was not aware
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In his March 21, 1861, Cornerstone Speech, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens said: “The [original US] constitution … rested upon the assumption of the equality of […]
Canyon Lake Dam repairs require motorized equipment
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 […]
Open letter to County Board of Health and County Commissioners
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 […]
Stop fighting, start learning
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, […]
Facts!
By Marshall Bloom. Hamilton The world is round. Seatbelts save lives. Coronavirus is real. Masks protect both of us.