Opinion

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville Klaus Schwab, founder and executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, and Thierry Malleret, founder of the Monthly Barometer, have co-authored a book titled “COVID-19: the Great Reset” where they explore what the root causes of this crisis are, and why they lead to a need for a Great Reset. They argue […]

By Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is in reply to Kim Yaged’s appeal to our outstanding law enforcement officers to “do their duty” and go out and arrest those who do NOT choose to wear a mask so she feels safer from that nasty Covid-19 virus.    She states, “…restrictions in Missoula will be meaningless if there […]

By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Mary Fahnestock-Thomas of Hamilton, thank you for your response to my “Tit for Tat” letter two issues ago. One always wonders if anyone actually reads the letters to the editor. It seems clear that your personal hatred for President Trump clouds your ability to rationally interpret what he has accomplished. Thus, […]

By Mike Miller, Stevensville As I write this: The U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/MT) estimates the Montana to be 1,068,778 as of July 1st. Given the amount of out of state plates we’ve seen this year, we can reasonably predict that number is higher, but that is the number being worked with here. The Montana State […]

By Cheryl Waterworth, Hamilton   Do you remember ‘why’ you live here? The Skalkaho Bend Park is a perfect example. Science to support a human agenda does not stand up to millions of years of nature measured by a meandering river as powerful as the Bitterroot. I came to Montana to be part of nature, not […]

By Amy Monteith, Hamilton I read and appreciated Russ Lawrence’s letter in the Bitterroot Star, dated November 11. One week later I read Helen Sabin’s letter, and was frustrated and dismayed by her response. Angered actually. She suggests Lawrence should just stay home, rather than asking others to responsibly mask up in public. Would you […]

By Corvallis School Trustees, Becky Anderson, Tonia Bloom, Shawn Boelman, Jennifer Channer, Mark Fournier, Dan Wolsky, Todd Wyche With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Corvallis School District has a lot to be thankful for and a lot of people to thank.   We are thankful that we have been able have in-person school for the […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Since March 22nd, 2020, I have written and posted 24 articles to my blog, Poor Rogers Almanac (https://poorrogersalmanac/) concerning the viral “threat” known as Covid-19, the dread Corona Monster. In addition, I have published numerous letters to the editor in local papers making it clear where I stand on this and have […]

By Scott Butler, Stevensville After downplaying the virus for ten months, Senator Daines jumped right up to the front of the line for the vaccine, just to make sure it is safe for Montana. Daines knows real leadership. An average man may have said something like “Put the people I serve first” or “I’ll wait till […]

By Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville In Ravalli County it appears there are a lot of people who believe it is OK to be a Covey Spreader. They engage in this behavior under the guise it is their 1st Amendment right. However, I don’t think that right stretches to include doing something to tramp on other people’s right […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Jerry Esmay of Stevensville, I hear your pain and frustration. I’m just so very sorry that you believe any of that stuff. It’s true that Nancy Pelosi tore up her copy of the State of the Union Address. It was because she knew from years of experience that the man who read […]

By Paul Kink, Stevensville On Friday, November 20th, the United States saw 195,000 new cases of COVID-19, a record of new cases in a single day. More than 12 million Americans have contracted the virus since the pandemic began. More than 250,000 Americans have died. Donald Trump is still the President of the United States. I […]