Opinion

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 […]

by Doug Hatchimonji Hamilton As Senator Tim Sheehy targets Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) for an Inspector General investigation, he and we should remember the lesson of NASA’s Apollo 13 – […]

by Arlene Helmbrecht Victor This is a bit belated but a big THANK YOU to the Corvallis American Legion Post 91 and the Auxiliary for once again hosting a fabulous, […]

by Neil Rose Hamilton Only when the last tree has died, the last river is poisoned, the last fish has died. Then we will realize we can not eat money. […]

by Bob Spitzer Stevensville Recently, while enjoying my morning cup of coffee here in the Bitterroot Valley, I came across an online article discussing the silent hand signal used by […]

by Tom Tunny Hamilton On May 29, my letter to the editor included a graph that I wanted published so that we could see where America actually stands in rankings of […]

by Tom Cherry Helena Please note that this evening’s national TV advertising is depriving down-ballot candidates and offices of their due airtime and respect. In one fell-swoop, buying our democracy […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Too many voters today know little about the candidates they select for the Legislature.  They vote based on emotion, familiar last names, glossy mailers, campaign signs, […]

by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner The United States has brought upon itself a slow but persistent decline. Mainstream media reveals the resulting disarray in a manner that promotes their liberal […]

 by John Schneeberger, Hamilton The Bitterroot Climate Action Group is sponsoring a video of an interview of Dr Mark Jacobson followed by Discussion. Dr Mark Jacobson, a Professor of Civil […]

by Larry Campbell, Darby So far, the FAST 41 Transparency Project listing for the Sheep Creek mine has succeeded in alerting and uniting the Bitterroot community against the mine but […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The time is NOW to make your voice heard. Our vocal public opposition caused USCM to withdraw their Plan of Operation earlier this year. But […]

by Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville I have lived in Bitterroot Valley , Montana for almost 17 years. People running for office on the LOCAL and FEDERAL levels are always […]