Guest Post

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Everyone in Ravalli County knows that practically all our elected officials in the valley are not only Republican, but increasingly extreme right-wing Republicans.  We also know that […]

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville One of the perils of politics is that when someone votes 90+ percent for the party, it is difficult to do the right thing. Especially the right thing […]

by John Grant, Hamilton Tim Sheehy, Ryan Zinke AND Giantfortune are just shiny objects; attractive to Ravens, Magpies, Pack Rats and Birchers. Character matters. Vote for Montanans. Not carpetbagger shiny objects! […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton As a long-time resident of Ricketts Road near Hamilton, I was delighted to read that $1 million in federal funding has been earmarked to repair this cracked […]

by Jane Lambert, former Ravalli County Weed Board member, Stevensville You can PULL ‘em, And then CULL ‘em. You can SPRAY ‘em, Which will SLAY ‘em. You can MOW ‘em, Or […]

by Sharon Greef, Florence Wayne Rusk is a candidate I wish each of you knew personally. I am proud to call him a friend after knowing him for several years. Wayne […]

by Roger Hagan, Great Falls ​​I am writing this letter in support of Wayne Rusk and his candidacy for Senate District 44. I had the honor of working with Wayne during […]

by Penney Howe, President, (for) Ravalli County Republican Women, Stevensville Dear ATERCC (Already Taxed Enough Ravalli County Citizen): Taxed enough already? Vote NO on the Community College levy by returning your school […]

by Archie L. Thomas  & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Tim Sheehy’s Senate campaign received a shot in the arm recently or was it years ago? As a highly trained Navy Seal in Afghanistan […]

by Laura Garber, Hamilton As a farmer, I have spent the past 25 years mostly outside. I’ve come to recognize, and find the need to share about, the very serious threat […]

by Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton The number of letters that are critical of individual Republicans or the party as a whole have been fairly steady over the past few years, but have […]

by Richard Coleman, Hamilton 150 people die every day from synthetic opioids. In 2022, 88% drug overdose deaths were caused by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. It is estimated that 122,072 […]

by Doug Bohn, Stevensville Mr. Tony Hudson took to the Bitterroot Star in an attempt to bandage the Achilles heel of Representatives Bedey, Rusk, Binkley and the uniparty arm of the […]

by Dan Tomlinson, Hamilton Most of us realize that politics is a dirty business. Even so I am appalled at the way Wayne Rusk is being portrayed by the Loony Tunes […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Everyone’s doing it, so hey! My theory is that Donald Trump is important to his “handlers,” including some but not all prominent Republicans, to get the votes […]

by Judy and Jim Martin, Victor Who thought of this CRAZY idea to put a roundabout on a U.S. Highway with a 70 mile an hour speed limit now! PLEASE, PLEASE, […]

by Shari Lynn Maclay, Florence My letter is prompted by the fellow that penned a letter to the Star a few weeks ago, praising Wayne Rusk, his voting record, and telling […]

by Matthew Sullivan, Florence Wayne Rusk is the wrong choice for Ravalli County and Montana. This greatly saddens me to write because I was both a vocal supporter and financial supporter […]

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The Ricketts Road one million dollar repair check is a late federal Easter ham (political pork). Much needed and delayed repairs of local roads […]

by Mike Mercer, Hamilton Passed mile post 73 a week ago, which means I’m old enough to have seen Led Zeppelin on stage and subject to the draft before I […]