Opinion

by Peg Brownlee, Florence Once again, the Fish and Wildlife Committee has kowtowed to the small minority of trappers in Montana and is allowing for no setbacks of traps on closed […]

by Brad Davis, Hamilton Finally someone has taken a stand against the anti-trappers by issuing the correct decision to do away with setbacks on closed Forest Service roads in Ravalli County. […]

by Brad Tschida, Missoula The MT House Rules Committee met on 12/3/2024 to determine if men should be allowed to use women’s bathrooms at the Montana State Capitol. At issue is […]

by KC York, President, Trap Free Montana Peering through Montana’s wildlife management smoke and mirrors.  A bear shadow was cast as Governor Gianforte’s priority to delist grizzlies was the marker for […]

by Bill Jones, Stevensville Perhaps the poster boy example of the restricted source information gathering practiced by so many voters nowadays could be the Nov. 20 LTE titled “Will Tester apologize.” […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Our founding fathers, like John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Paine, John Penn and Benjamin Franklin, wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence due to the […]

by Archie L Thomas, Corvallis There was a time when Montana and the nation had a Republican and a Democratic party that was fiscally conservative, socially responsible and dealt with public […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Why is it that every time there is a drawn-out election count, the Republican is ahead but the Democrat somehow after 30-40 days wins? Happened in 2020, […]

by Gretchen Spiess, Stevensville What’s happened to Stevensville? Now with social media, people are willing to complain about something they don’t like, but not willing to help. For instance, the Scarecrow […]

by Dr. Linda S. Kauffman. Stevensville I was very disappointed to see the Commissioner Burrows’ amendment removing all trap and snare setbacks from 16 or more seasonally closed roads in Ravalli […]

by Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville Jared Diamond is the author of “Guns, Germs and Steel” and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote another book called “Collapse” which is […]

by Erika Helene Etminan, Hamilton As a newcomer in Montana, I experienced the US election campaign live for the first time, albeit from a spectator position. I enjoyed listening to people […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Today, the federal government debt is well over $36 trillion and will reach $37 trillion by the time Donald Trump takes office. It is on a trajectory […]

by Cliff Trexler & Family, Hamilton I and my family wish to thank the Star and especially Scott Sacry for the wonderful article concerning the “Rodeo Family Award for the State […]

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal for AG allowed Republican Senators to dodge that bullet, but here comes another bomb: Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. He’s a Fox “news” […]

by J. Thomas, Stevensville An article in the Bitterroot Star the week of 11-3-24 introduced us to the new microchip gas manufacturing plant being built here in Stevensville.  When near […]

by Les Waldron, Hamilton Things move quickly, nowadays. And, if I’m not mistaken, Senator Steve Daines (RINO-MT) is the very first elected Republican to back-stab President-elect Trump… this time around. […]

by James K. Rummell, Corvallis I am a refugee here in the beautiful state of Montana. I used to live south of Darby, way south of Darby, in a state […]

by Syble Solomon, Coordinator, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Ravalli County Due to the efforts of many, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library coordinated and donated a total of 1,485 children’s books for […]

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville The voters retired Jon Tester. That wise choice proved Montana’s values ring loud and clear. It was the right choice. Tester’s campaign ads were bold, audacious and […]