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, […]
Does it have to be a blame game?
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 […]
Homelessness
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 […]
Ravalli’s power future
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 […]
Good volunteers, bad legislators
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 […]
Finding truth in the midst of the extremes
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 […]
My hill to die on
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 […]
Invitation
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 […]
Oath
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 […]
Who?
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 […]
Socialism, finally exposed
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 […]
Stopping a massacre!
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 […]
Noncitizen voting conundrum
by Dana Gentry, Corvallis Should noncitizens be allowed to vote? That seems to be the question before us in HB 402. Although it’s a bit vague, it clearly references noncitizens voting […]
Response to Knutson
by Bradley Williams, Hamilton Responding to Eric Knutson obsession with granting emergency powers to a Convention of States, this line of thought serves to distract us from the job at hand. […]
On guard
by Susan McCreary, Stevensville A recent letter in another newspaper titled “Grand juries will create chaos” written by Marc Racicot, articulates the hidden agenda behind HB 405. This bill proposes an […]
Penny-Nickel Plan
by Richard Coleman, Hamilton A penny costs 1.76¢ to produce. The US minted 14.8 billion pennies in 2020. A nickel costs 7.42¢ to produce. The US minted 1.094 billion nickels in […]
We the people
by Leslie Kulju, Stevensville The 2021 movie and 4th installment of the series, “God’s Not Dead,” calls attention to the matter of homeschooling and the fight for families to maintain their […]
Great paper but…
by Richard Brodowy, Florence I enjoy reading the Bitterroot Star, it’s a great read. I am concerned about some of the letters that get published in the opinion section. Wednesday’s (3/1/23) […]
A different point of view
by David Leslie, Corvallis First my conclusion: “We the people” are in the midst of a national conversation about the core questions of ”who we are,” “what we believe” and “what […]
Invasion
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I again feel the need to talk about the invasion at our southern border. Several million illegal immigrants have entered our country in the last two years; […]