By Ryan Busse, Kalispell, Past Board Chair of Montana Conservation Voters, Past North American Board Chair for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers To my fellow hunters and anglers, there are people trying to lock […]
Happy thoughts about Stevensville
By Sue Devlin, Stevensville I asked people to please comment on what they love about living in Stevensville and the Stevensville area. With their permission, here are some comments: CCK: “Our […]
Economy wilting under Bullock
By Sen. Cary Smith, SD27, Sen. Doug Kary, SD22, Billings Montana’s economy has wilted and withered since the so-called pandemic arrived in early March. Our “wannabe president/wannabe senator/lame duck governor” has done […]
For veterans?
By Frank Novotny, 5th, 7th, 10th & Tng. Gp. Special Forces, Victor I was disappointed that Mr. Bullock is portrayed as “pro veteran.” I would much prefer “pro Constitution” which he is […]
Re-zone Logan Lane and Middle Burnt Fork Road?
By Bob Williams, Stevensville Go to the website of the Town of Stevensville, and search for: Burnt Fork Estates. Then read this paragraph from the recently filed, Project Summary. “Burnt […]
Let’s take a breath, together
By Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey Our community is going through a lot right now. As we combat the spread of COVID-19 in Ravalli County, we are faced with a lineup […]
Outrageous disregard
By Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville The Stevensville school district has decided to leave the decision to each individual child of whether or not to wear a face covering in school when […]
What a mess in Stevensville!
By Cass Kalinski, Stevensville I second a recent guest post in the Bitterroot Star by Mr. Ed White of Hamilton, though “entertainment” is not how I would characterize the on-going conflict […]
COVID-19 is serious; so is voting
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 […]