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Unfair and unjust

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by Shannon Gentry, Stevensville I’m writing this letter to address an issue with certain individuals within the administration at Stevensville High School. My daughter is a sophomore in high school. She […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Republicans care about parents

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by John Gibney, Hamilton I want to thank all the Republicans for voting for the “Parents Rights Bill.” This bill provides for the parents to have the right to know what […]

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Bad leglislation

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Open Letter to: Representative David Bedey Representative Michele Binkley Senator Jason Ellsworth Senator Theresa Manzella  Governor Greg Gianforte We attended Dr. Temple Grandin’s presentation […]

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Triggered

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Sure enough, Col. Sperry fell for it. Lest others, too, have read what they wanted and not what I wrote, my letter on socialism was not in […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Sheep Creek Mine – news or PR?

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton I was first alerted to the possibility of the Sheep Creek Mine, out past the end of the West Fork Road at the headwaters of the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Response to Brodowy

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by David Stover, Hamilton Richard Brodowy denigrated two individuals, Patti Franklin and Dee Gibney by calling them bald face liars. Very sad when someone writes a letter to the editor that […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Our Montana Constitution

March 29, 2023 by Guest Post

by Bob Williams, Stevensville The 68th Montana Legislature is in session. The Republican party holds more than ⅔ of the 100 seats in the Montana House, and ⅔ of the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thank you

March 22, 2023 by Guest Post

by Denise Ard, Director, North Valley Public Library The Director and staff of the North Valley Public Library would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation and gratitude […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Manzella and JBS

March 22, 2023 by Guest Post

by Doug Bohn, Victor My first encounter with John Birch Society was billboards along the highway that read “Get US Out Of The League Of Nations.” My father cheered the message, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Does it have to be a blame game?

March 22, 2023 by Guest Post

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton A letter in the Star of 3/1/23 says Republicans have always been the good guys and Democrats the bad. Another blames President Biden for what the writer […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Homelessness

March 22, 2023 by Guest Post

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I would assume that readers have been following the “homeless” problem we are experiencing across our country. Seems that every major city has an increasing problem with […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Ravalli’s power future

March 22, 2023 by Guest Post

by David Leslie, Corvallis This letter had been prompted by several things: first, the growing issues around water in the west. Secondly, as part of Leadership Bitterroot I learned that our […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Good volunteers, bad legislators

March 22, 2023 by Guest Post

by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Every day volunteers are giving of their time and talents to create positive outcomes. For the work you do to help people and animals, I thank you […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Finding truth in the midst of the extremes

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by Mike Webber, Hamilton I received an engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines in the 1960’s. It was among the most conservative schools in the country. I then went […]

Filed Under: Opinion

My hill to die on

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville If you have been paying attention at all to what is going on in Helena, and you are a conservative, you should be appalled and very concerned […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Invitation

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by Debbie Mason, Hamilton I am a member of the Hamilton Senior Center on the corner of 4th St. and Adirondac Ave. in Hamilton. We are a variety of men and […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Oath

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by Doug Bohn, Victor “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Who?

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by J. Ward, Lolo Watch our Legislature in action on PBS, Channel 5. See/hear what goes on. It is free, we people pay for it. Ten thousand dollars given to our […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Socialism, finally exposed

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville How refreshing. Mary Fahnestock Thomas’s article extolling the wonders of Socialism was a real eye opener. Her article in the February 15th Bitterroot Star […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Stopping a massacre!

March 14, 2023 by Guest Post

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis  The Founding Fathers knew two things for certain: first, that there would come before us a nightmare of the most grievous kind. That is, a monstrous […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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