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By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I just have to respond to the recent letter from Senator Tester published in the Star. First I would like to thank him for FINALLY making […]

By Susan McCreary, Stevensville At the April 11, Stevensville Town Council Meeting, Mayor Brandon Dewey at the end of the meeting had a display on the screen showing his powers as […]

By Kirk Thompson, Stevensville The legislature is currently considering SB 24, which would raise the voluntary motor vehicle registration fee from $6 to $9. This small fee increase will provide […]

Ed Sperry Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I hear those legislature folks in Washington are talking about maybe having to kill all the cows. They say the poor cows are poisoning the […]

By U.S. Senator Jon Tester Over the past few months, border security has dominated the conversation in Washington, DC.  The debate over how to best secure America’s borders led to […]

By Dee Gibney, Stevensville I have never seen so many Democrats who hate just to hate and Dana Henricks is no exception. She writes about President Trump and a made-up […]

By Susan McCreary, Stevensville For those who think that the Stevensville Town Council is at fault, I would be pleased to inform them that Stevensville has a general powers form […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor I am absolutely flabbergasted by Trump hater Dana Henricks’ baseless claims in the April 3 Bitterroot Star. Here’s a partial summary of Henricks’ claims: 1. Trump […]

By Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Are you ready for major increases in your utility bill? Well, that’s what you can expect if Senate Bill 331 passes. The state Senate passed the […]

By Mel Holloway In a recent letter to the editor, the author attempted to assure us that global warming was in error. His evidence: the recent trend defying period of […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Recently, a Letter to the Editor was printed in the Bitterroot Star by numerous members of the Montana Legislature, all of them Republicans, on the issue […]

By Montana Governor Steve Bullock Last summer, I met a woman in Lewistown who told me she made too much money to qualify for Head Start but couldn’t afford to […]

By Jennifer Knell, Hamilton To the mountain bikers who expressed their opinions about not riding in Wilderness Study Areas – thank you. It was refreshing to hear you put the […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor Recent cold snowy weather has greatly delayed the arrival of spring weather and provides clear, indisputable, and concrete evidence that the global warming theory is BS! […]

By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I Just finished reading the latest issue of the Star. I see the Mayor and Town Council are butting heads again, this time over a snow […]

By Tim Peterson, Corvallis I woke up this morning wondering how many people I interact with during my daily routine. My thoughts moved on to how much does the success of […]

By Dominic Farrenkopf, Director of Community Life, Activities & Volunteer Coordinator, Sapphire Lutheran Homes, Hamilton In anticipation of Valentine’s Day last month, seven organizations in our community decorated 160 large valentine envelopes […]

By Dana Henricks, Florence To those of you in Ravalli County who voted for Trump and plan to vote for him in 2020: You are my friends, my neighbors, my […]

By Senators David Howard (R-Park City), Roger Webb (R-Billings), Gordon Vance (R-Belgrade), Dee Brown (R-Hungry Horse), Steve Hinebauch (R-Wibaux), Keith Regier (R-Kalispell), Doug Kary (R-Billings), Jason Ellsworth (R-Hamilton); House Majority Leader […]

By Jim Burrill, Hamilton Here is my open letter to Nancy Ballance: In my short time involved in the local political scene, I have observed and learned a lot, not only […]