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COVID-19 is serious; so is voting

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks to medical association

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Troubling experience

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Action and Reaction: The Consequences to Come, Part 2

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Who REALLY supports veterans

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Appreciation for town employees

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Planned headaches coming to Stevensville

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Another levy, tax increase?

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Bad public lands policy

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

It’s all about trust

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Response to ‘Me vs We’ and ‘40 acres and a mule’ 

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

It’s all in the Star

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Daines

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Support for Bullock

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Another thought

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Even I was not aware

August 11, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Canyon Lake Dam repairs require motorized equipment

August 4, 2020 by 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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Open letter to County Board of Health and County Commissioners

August 4, 2020 by Guest Post

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 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Stop fighting, start learning

August 4, 2020 by Guest Post

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, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Facts!

August 4, 2020 by Guest Post

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

Filed Under: Opinion

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