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Anti-semites

November 5, 2024 by Guest Post

by Richard Parker, Stevensville I didn’t know there were any Jew-haters in Stevensville (anti-semites). Israel is just trying to protect itself from the ongoing attacks from Iran and all its proxies. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thanks from RCFWA

November 5, 2024 by Guest Post

by Mark Oswald, President, Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association On behalf of the Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association, I would like to thank the following. But first an explanation. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Chasing freedom

November 5, 2024 by Guest Post

by Tatjana Horton, Hamilton “Freedom.” “Our freedom is precious.’’ “Reproductive freedom belongs to us all.” I hear these quotes as arguments for pro-abortion and CI-128. Associated with these quotes are pictures […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Sheep Creek Mine

November 5, 2024 by Guest Post

by Star Jameson, Hamilton Remember, I am a kitchen-table grandstander, not a politician. I look at things from the practical aspect, from sitting and talking in my kitchen with other folks […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Race to the finish line

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Will Walker, Hamilton I would like to begin this letter to the editor by saying that most political discourse in our country now is pure garbage. Sheer, unadulterated refuse. […]

Filed Under: Opinion

No on CI-28

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Andrew Luibrand, Stevensville CI-128 would enshrine murder of the most vulnerable minority in our society in the Montana constitution. Unborn human beings are the most vulnerable minority because they are […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Violence not patriotic

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Brenda Allington, Florence I had the good fortune to be stationed at Andrews AFB as a young officer. There is something about Washington DC that defies description. Touring the White […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Another DJT in the making!

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton According to a recent news article, Tim Sheehy’s Bridger Aerospace, a company he founded in 2013, negotiated a deal with the Gallatin County Commissioners in eastern Montana […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vote for leaders who best represent us

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by David Leslie, Corvallis Our Founding Fathers created the United States as a Constitutional Republic, a system of government wherein the people elect leaders to represent their interests. With the 2024 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Does honesty matter anymore?

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Karen Ekegren, Missoula As an octogenarian, I have acquired some wisdom over my long years. But I don’t know when it became acceptable to lie and demean others. Cultures that […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What makes a true patriot

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jim Hamilton, Florence I’d like to commend the publisher and editor of the Bitterroot Star for putting together a very good Opinion Page each week in their paper. It’s truly […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Upcoming election

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by David Stover, Stevensville As I recently read the editorial section of the Bitterroot Star, I realize there are numerous bitter folks that live in Montana. I see that people from […]

Filed Under: Opinion

What makes a Republican politician?

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Pam Morris, Stevensville Character matters. Donald Trump is a convicted felon. He falsified business records and paid hush money to keep illegal actions from becoming public. He was found guilty […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Threat to democracy

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Becky Peters, Hamilton This same rhetoric  has been voiced more violently each day by Trump – that he plans to gather up ALL the immigrants, ALL who oppose him and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

CI-128, Trojan Horse

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Leslie Robinson, Hamilton I am writing to you out of deep concern over the potential effects of proposed Constitutional Amendment CI-128. I want to urge all voters to carefully consider […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Zinke’s absurd claim

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Lillian Thomas, Missoula It’s been four months, and I wonder if you’re yet able to provide me with the source for your baseball bat bludgeoning claim? I, your Montana born […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Fifty-year friendship

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Jim Edwards, Helena I am writing to share my long connection with the Tranel family. I grew up in Miles City. Ned and Virginia Tranel moved their young family of […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Montana first – why I’m supporting Tester 

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Marc Racicot, former Montana Attorney General and Governor  Montana has always been a place where we put people before politics.  It’s a state where we hunt the same public […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tester is the real deal

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Chris Clancy, Hamilton I seldom go to political rallies, but attended a talk by Jon Tester this weekend in the Bitterroot. I make a point of standing in line to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

History does not have to repeat

October 29, 2024 by Guest Post

by Teresa Trenary, Missoula On a cold January day in 2009, I visited the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., for the first time. I spent the entire day there, and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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