Guest Post

by Brenda Allington, Florence How can so many wallow in the pool of intentional ignorance and denial when the cognitive decline of POTUS clearly has evidence of Alzheimer’s? Even his […]

by Ralph Herr, Hamilton This is a response to the opinion in the Bitterroot Star of November 19 by Mr. Tom Tunny. This person is obviously very upset and probably […]

by Chip Lindenlaub, Conner Thank you for the one article in the Nov. 12th issue of the Bitterroot Star, “Tony Hudson—Republican on a Mission” by Victoria Howell and the column […]

by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville Like many Bitterroot residents, the pending legislation to push through a “rare minerals mine” adjacent to the headwaters of the Bitterroot River is no less than […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville On Monday, December 1, the Ravalli County Commissioners held a public hearing at the Event Center building in the fairgrounds to discuss the proposed Sheep Creek […]

by Doug Hatchimonji, Hamilton It was a heartwarming and breathtaking demonstration of community – on a workday afternoon 500 plus people jammed into the fairgrounds event center to bring voice, […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis An old strategic-planning chestnut goes: “If you don’t try to shape your future, someone else will.” The commissioners’ letter opposing the fast-tracking of the Sheep Creek […]

by Andy Roubik, President Bitterroot River Protection Association The reasons to oppose the development of the proposed Sheep Creek Mine in the West Fork of the Bitterroot River are manifold. It is […]

by Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton I find it astonishing that I must pen this letter. When I returned home almost two decades ago after a 30-year career in […]

by Nathan Boddy, Hamilton I am neither a registered Republican nor a Democrat, however I’d like to share an outsider’s perspective on the upcoming race for Senate District 43. David […]

by Tony Hudson, Stevensville Every so often I find myself thinking about the world we are building for our children, and whether the pace of our inventions has outrun the […]

by Dr. Marc L. Sabin, ScD, Corvallis This is my observation of the candidates based on the message each penned for the edition of 19 November. The difference between the […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton I was quite surprised last week to see that Senators Daines and Sheehy and Representatives Zinke and Downing all voted for the release of the Epstein […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Thank you Bitterroot Star for the shocking contrast between freshman, first term Kathy Love and experienced legislator HD86 Rep. David Bedey in your Nov. 19 edition. […]

by Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton Is Montana’s state budget on fire? Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a libertarian special interest group, would have you think so. So AFP is […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The Bitterroot Star is fully functional as it shines light into dark places. Thank you for your constructive editorial policies. Having said that, my thought […]

by Archie L. Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The goal is control. Much ink has been spent discussing what is this administration’s end goals whether it be border security, immigration […]

by Luanne Cathey, Hamilton Our United States began as an experiment in “US-ness.” We, the people, thought we could live together in a country respecting “inalienable rights” of every person. […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis As we head into the holiday season, local election politics are already heating up, and sadly, one of Montana’s most dependable and capable legislators—Representative David Bedey—is […]

by Jim Parker, Hamilton Distilled, last week’s Tony Hudson LTE on false hope and actual leadership poses a fundamental challenge to every Ravalli County Republican:   Do they choose to […]