Opinion

By John Gibney, Hamilton   There are those who think Obama was much better than Trump so let’s hear the truth. Start with who’s really responsible for the upturn in […]

By Dana Williams, Samaritan’s Purse   I am writing to thank Stevensville residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the […]

By John Bird, Victor It’s no longer just Republican vs Democrat or liberal vs conservative. It’s the 1 percent vs the percent, rural vs urban, white men against the world. Climate […]

By Gary and Joan Carlson, Corvallis   Does the illegal immigrant crisis only impact the Southern Border States?  Montana’s state legislature recently began its 2019 session. The first bill presented by […]

By Elliott Oppenheim, Florence Great story about our new neighbors. I grew up in Amish country, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. The Amish are wonderful and I welcome them! They […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton We Montanans tend to pride ourselves on our independence, right? Including our independent thinking? Then how is it possible that so many people here (and elsewhere) […]

By Greg Hertz, MT Speaker of the House This week the Governor gave an address in which he outlined his plan to tax and spend on the backs of working […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville RussiaGate and the lynch mob mentality to destroy Donald Trump’s presidency at any cost have been ongoing for more than two years, with very little to […]

By Rep. Mary Caferro, HD-81, Helena What do rural hospitals, small businesses, and 1 in 10 Montanans have in common?  They all benefit from Montana’s Medicaid expansion.  That’s why I’ve introduced […]

  When I read the headline of Mr. Fowler’s letter, “Democracy in danger,” my very first thought was: I certainly hope so! His evaluation of the MSM misrepresentation of the […]

By Tim Peterson, Corvallis The Bitterroot Valley has been a difficult place to eke out an existence for 10,000 years. The Salish Indians traveled a network of trails that spread […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton One largely reveals their own character by the friends they choose and their associations. The wisest man who ever lived said, “He who walks with wise […]

By Amy Knight, Stevensville Re: Astonishing report in the Bitterroot Star regarding Stevensville council members Bob Michalson and Stacie Barker. Among other things reported, they would like to abolish the […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor Bill Jones’ letter in the Bitterroot Star, written in such a glib manner, was amusing for conservatives who believe in supported factual evidence! Apparently, Jones is […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor   To answer Mr. Jones, I am heartened that he recognizes that I am well informed, but, I must say that I do not advocate summary […]

By Star Jameson, Hamilton The new legislature in Montana is hard at work focusing on vital issues to our State. A few individuals are hard at work threatening end-of-life options […]

By Edward Sperry, Col USAF (RET), Stevensville      Congress is starting up again. I think all of us (Democrat, Republican and whatever) hope that they may manage to do something […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville   There has been no better proof of the bias and corruption of the “fake news” mainstream media (MSM) than the recent controversy concerning high school […]

By Laurie Ruffner, Hamilton   I’d like to start out by praising Mary Fahnestock-Thomas for her letter to you in last week’s Letters. I think she made some excellent points […]

By Archie L. Thomas, Corvallis In response to your government shut down letter dated 1/15/2019. You forgoing one month of your $174,000 congressional salary amounts to about .059% of your […]