by Richard Parker, Stevensville Antifa and BLM are the products of left-wing Communist professors in our colleges and universities. “Higher education” brainwashes kids into the “brown shirts” of Nazi-ism. Send your […]
Re: Esmay’s latest
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Jerry Esmay wrote a cogent, truthful, and tremendously insightful assessment of the state of America and Americans today. Esmay is a “thinking man” who seems to judge […]
Is Tim Sheehy not aware?
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton A postcard from Tim Sheehy’s campaign for US Senate arrived in the mail the other day and I wonder if he means what he says – or […]
12 Days of Christmas, legislative edition
by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, President, Montana Senate We’re all familiar with the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In recognition of the holiday season, I’d like to share […]
Response to Walker
by Linda Stopher, Stevensville For the first time in the 18 years that I have lived in the Bitterroot, I find myself awestruck at the letter titled “Spoken Words” in the […]
Deny doom and gloom
by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula The GOP has gone from representing America as a “shining city on a hill” to relentless Doom and Gloom. Inflation! Recession! Immigration! Crime! But the do-nothing Republicans […]
Don’t pollute the ‘Root
by David and Linda Butler, Conner Fellow Bitterrooters, did you read the December 15 article about locals organizing against the mine in the headwaters of the Bitterroot River? We are among […]
Article V is a check and ballance
by Andrew Ludel, Hamilton I am writing to express my support for an Article V Convention of States (COS). With the federal government so obviously out of control, I also would […]
Concerns over ‘donate your car’ ad
by Nicole Page, Grantsdale An ad caught my eye I don’t recall seeing in any previous week’s paper. The title: “Donate Your Car” an ad from Heritage for the Blind. The […]
Children’s discovery museum
by Syble Solomon, Hamilton A children’s discovery museum here would be awesome! When we visited one geared toward young children (under 8), our grandkids instantly engaged and had a great time. […]
Our framers were all about checks and balances
by Lynette Band, Lolo I am writing to express my support for an Article V Convention of States (COS). With the federal government so obviously out of control, I also would […]
Fix the election process, not the machines
by Bill Jones, Stevensville One of the questions persisting about the grumbling flock of local election integrity worry warts is: have they finally realized that they have been led around by […]
Tester works hard for veterans
by Hillery Daily, Darby Jon Tester wrote and/or sponsored into law over 3 dozen bills supporting veterans. Donald Trump signed 11 of these, in addition to 19 other bills Tester co-authored […]
Say no to the mine
by Toddy Perryman, Corvallis I want to thank Michael Howell for his excellent reporting on the proposed Sheep Creek Rare Earth Element mine, published by the Bitterroot Star recently. To further […]
We can stop Sheep Creek Mine
by Star Jameson, Hamilton I appreciate the coverage in the Star on 12/13/23 of the Sheep Creek Mine. I often like to reduce hot issues to kitchen table discussions. Let’s imagine […]
Sheehy deserves neither respect nor votes
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Anyone watching television here in the Bitterroot has been exposed to a flood of advertisements touting Republican Tim Sheehy’s plan to run for the U.S. Senate seat […]
Correcting the record
by Rep. David Bedey (R-Hamilton), House District 86 Recently, I called out the John Birch Society’s takeover of the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee (RCRCC). Theresa Manzella’s followers have responded by […]
Spoken words
by Will Walker, Hamilton This letter to the editor is, in part, a riposte to Jerry Esmay’s “Speak Out,” which was published in the Bitterroot Star on December 6th, and was […]
Thanks for my chance to Shop with a Cop
by Evah Mitchell, age 10, Stevensville (Ten-year-old Evah Mitchell of Stevensville was one of the kids chosen to “Shop with a Cop” this year. This is the note she sent to […]
Lions Club needs you
by Dan Rothlisberger, President, Hamilton Lions Club Thank you to Diane Thomas-Rupert for her letter about “non-profits” in Ravalli County. I was pleased to see reference to the less visible non-profits […]