Opinion

By David Welch, Hamilton Fear and ignorance were on full display in recent Bitterroot Star opinion letters. As Republicans across the country attempt to diminish and excuse the full throated racist tweets of Trump, local Republicans have been doing the much the same, trying desperately to defend the indefensible bigotry of Dee Gibney’s recent letter. […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville Feeling good about characterizing some people as liberals? Read on. Feeling good about our President forcefully acting against immigrant? For the last four years, have you been worked up about Sanctuary Cities and the immigration problem in the USA? Are you disgusted with the media that does not report on the problems […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville There have been times when government tried, but failed, to remove from society certain consumer products. The Prohibition era began with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution in 1919, outlawing all manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic products. Prohibition of such “crimes” began on January 17, 1920 and […]

By Dee Gibney, Hamilton There is a new movie being promoted that anyone on the left, and those who dislike President Trump, if they have any humanity, should avoid and boycott. It is called “The Hunt” and it is right out of Nazi Germany. How far will the left go to be racist and haters? […]

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville How many fingers am I holding up, oh you can’t see that, sorry; I am holding up three fingers, I swear, prove me wrong. If you answered correctly I challenge you to tell me which hand, right or left. If you answered correctly again, I challenge you to tell me what […]

By Joe Lamson, Commissioner, Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission, Helena Rather than helping Montana regain a second US House seat, Republican Sen. Fred Thomas has chosen to take partisan political potshots and spread misinformation surrounding the Trump administration’s now abandoned plan to include a “citizenship question” on the 2020 Census. The Census was established in […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I am grateful today, Sunday, August 11th, for Theresa Manzella’s op. ed. about standing on principles in the “Ravalli Republic.” She is upset with the Republicans in the Montana Legislature who did not always vote with their party this year, specifically on Medicaid Expansion. She seems to believe that politics is […]

By Brian Potton Attention all Montana sportsmen and women. If you purchased your 2019 Hunting or Fishing licenses prior to May 1st, you might want to dig them out and take another look at them. Chances are they be will as blank as the look on your face when you look at them. Evidently Montana […]

By Bob Israel, Stevensville Why does our country have such deep problems – such as the endless increasing drug problem, the violent use of guns, and the recent surge in suicides, especially among youth? A great deal of the problem happens because our schools no longer include in their teachings any clear courses developing strong relationships […]

By Annette McDonald, Victor I read with amusement a recent letter from a Mr. Frank Novotny of Victor, to which I wish to respond. In my years in this country (via Ireland and Scotland), I have found that I am more well-versed in American history that the majority of Americans I’ve known, primarily due to […]

By Abbe Gail Russell, Stevensville My son Cody has disappeared into the depths of MT DPHHS adult foster care system. I haven’t visited with him since October 2005. He’s 41 years young and has incredible abilities and chronic disabilities. Yet he has a bright smile and laugh. He’s triumphed over deafness and severe speech disorder. […]

By Anne Millbrooke, Bozeman “In the last few years, it has become increasingly clear that soon some president and some Congress must face the inevitable task of deciding whether or not the objective of a quality environment for all Americans is a top-priority national goal which takes precedence over a number of other, often competing, objectives […]