Opinion

Co-signers (all are RPCVs from Missoula): Melissa MacKenzie, Pamela Bishop, Mary Younger, Kelsey McFarland, Lauren Redmore, Diann Stewart, Tony Hoyt, Russ Lawrence, Merry Hutton, Dennis Bangs, Rebecca Stumpf, Tim Leifer, […]

by Andy Larsen, Hamilton Ecclesiastes 1:9 – “There is nothing new under the sun.” History itself is replete with those who didn’t believe in the truth of Scriptures and still […]

by Katherine Combes, Kalispell As America celebrates 250 years of freedom and liberty, millions in China are being persecuted for their beliefs. The contrast could not be starker — or […]

by Selma Putnam, Hamilton I see a time when fear has become an old story we tell our grandchildren, and they listen with puzzled faces, unable to imagine a world […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The Sheep Creek proposition has met with significant, meaningful, comments from both the public at large and several well informed public interest groups. As a […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The title is one that can open a “Pandora’s Box.” The point to be made here is to emphasize the gratitude experienced as a result  […]

by Bob Spitzer, Commander, American Legion Post 94, Stevensville Recently, members of American Legion Post 94 had the privilege of attending the annual Merit Award presentation honoring outstanding eighth-grade students as […]

by Grace Wilson, Stevensville A big thank you to the organization that set out the American flags along the Stevensville pathway. What a beautiful sight. And such a visual reminder […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton In the June 10 edition of the STAR, I posted a letter outlining where America stands in a number of important areas compared to other countries.  […]

by Philip Nordeck, Missoula As a father, a citizen, and a resident of Montana, I am deeply concerned by efforts to rescind the Roadless Rule and weaken protections for some […]

by Casey Anderson, National Geographic Explorer, Paradise Valley I’ve spent most of my life avoiding politics. I’d rather disappear into Montana’s wildest places—that’s why I became a wildlife filmmaker—but I can’t […]

by Chad Bauer, Missoula Chamber of Commerce U.S. Forest Service research has identified where public land conditions contribute to high severity wildfire risk to our forests, WUI residents, and population […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner Some planks in the Montana GOP platform are questionable in first reading. One proposes to tax family and other small farms out of farming. That […]

by Helen and Marc Sabin, Corvallis Now that another election season has come and gone, I would like to take a moment to thank the Bitterroot Star for the role […]

by Steve Schmidt, Darby There certainly was a time in history when extracting and burning fossil fuels was a reasonable, even necessary choice.  It was far better than burning whale […]

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Every day there is something crazy to stun us. We can’t stop for now the worst policies of this administration but there is light at the […]

by Alene Tunny, Hamilton   I was born in Hamilton and am a second generation Montanan. I grew up and still live just blocks away from Rocky Mountain Lab.  RML […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Many of Trump’s supporters are Christian and believe the Bible to be the word of God and an authoritative guide to God’s will and to human […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville I attended the June 10, 2026, meeting of the Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) which was focused on the subject of recent “incidents” at Rocky […]

by William (Bill) Campbell Conner The magnitude of the question is soaking in (pun intended).  My first vote was as a Republican and it was for Eisenhower. In the time […]