Guest Post

by Bob Hoy, Stevensville While it is true that “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” as Jerry Esmay said, some guns enable one person to kill a lot of other […]

by Lance Broshar, Stevensville Last week I had the opportunity to go to Homer, Alaska with a friend for deep sea fishing. I had the time of my life! Met new […]

by Chris Daum, Stevensville During this time of instability, it’s more important than ever to prioritize self-reliance when considering our energy sources. Gasoline, oil, and natural gas prices have skyrocketed in […]

by Alexandria McKinley, Montana Red Cross donor recruitment account manager Turning compassion into action has always been the Red Cross way, but we certainly don’t do it alone. That’s why we […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis John Schneeberger is the Democratic candidate for SD 43 in Hamilton, competing against Republican, Jason Ellsworth.    I had never heard of Schneeberger (June 8 opinion letter), […]

by Shari Lynn Maclay, Florence We’ve had some real winners writing letters to the Opinion section of the Bitterroot Star in the last few weeks. First we had the “Reprehensible Republicans” […]

Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Thank you to the American Legion organizers of the Corvallis Memorial Day Parade for your hard work continuing the tradition of honoring our fallen soldiers who paid […]

by Linda Habeck, Corvallis Memorial Day: A Day of which those who died in active military service are remembered.  At the Corvallis Parade, I was disheartened to see that the true […]

by John Schneeberger, Candidate for Senate District 43, Hamilton Believers in the Big Lie that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen are part of a nationwide movement of election deniers. State Senator […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Gosh, you people! Are you blind or just scared? Scared I can understand, because everyone is leery of change and change is certainly in the air, […]

by Rick Borden, Hamilton   Ah, the signs of spring: birds chirping, green grass, showers (or perhaps snow showers) more warmth in the sun, and every other year – election years […]

by Carole Berkoff, Victor Hal Schmid’s opinion piece in the Missoulian May 5th, explained how he was taught from a very young child that gun ownership meant responsibility to safely handle […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Three letters in last week’s Star accused the Republicans of being complicit with murders created with guns by not supporting more gun control. Well, this old cowboy […]

by Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton These comments are in response to the recent news release by a group of environmental groups opposed to a large fuel reduction project on the  west side […]

by Emmy Jessop and Bill McNulty, Stevensville Let us introduce you to our friend, our coach, our current County Attorney and someone you should know. We have known Bill Fulbright […]

by Jeff Lonn, Hamilton In Chuck Stranahan’s May 18th column on the Bitterroot Front project, he quotes the Forest Service as saying: “The majority of comments received come from large organizations […]

by Skip Kowalski, Stevensville The first opportunity for the public to comment and become involved in decisions regarding the “Bitterroot Front Project” recently closed. The 144,000 acre analysis area covers a […]

by Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville The first sentence of the 2nd Amendment begins; “A well regulated militia…” REPUBLICANS ignore the words “WELL REGULATED”, hoping their followers don’t know the 2nd Amendment […]

by David Welch, Hamilton Texas governor Greg Abbot characterized the killer in Uvalde as ‘evil’. Every speaker at this week’s NRA convention used the word ‘evil’ in describing him. They are […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale How can we save our college? The levy failed, what’s next? Three divisions suggested: 1. Prep (great – exactly like now); 2. Rigorous (accreditable anywhere); 3. […]