Opinion

By Jerry Haslip, Victor   Another verbose diatribe written by Allen B. Gates was in last week’s Bitterroot Star. Gates wrote a blistering commentary about Trump’s leadership capabilities. Gates specified […]

By David Stover, Stevensville   I noticed in last week’s edition of the Star, Mr. Allan B Gates commented about our President’s character. I am somewhat dubious about the validity […]

By Frank Novotny, Captain, U.S. Army, retired, Victor   Regarding the letter, Trump unfit….. I will pose the same question I posed before the last election: You must select someone for […]

By Dave Campbell, Hamilton   I write to support Margaret Gorski for Montana HD88. I have known and worked with Margaret for over 20 years and I know she has […]

By Sue Kronenberger, Helena   It is wonderful news that the lives of the three orphaned grizzly cubs were saved and that they were provided excellent care for several weeks […]

By Dusty R. Weber, Hamilton   Elected officials have a moral duty to protect the health and lives of citizens they represent and to be good stewards of resources. According […]

By Keith Kubista, Stevensville   Some organizations and their followers are in an uproar. Not because of anything happening to wildlife, public lands, or natural resources mind you, but because […]

By Senator Pat Connell and Representative Zachary Brown   The uncertainty and expense that would be prevented by implementing the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (“CSKT”) Water Compact is one […]

By Kathleen Olear, Stevensville   Kudos to you for publishing your opinion piece “Support for the Media” on August 15, 2018. While it is a sad statement that this showing […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton The news media’s self-aggrandizing editorial entitled, “Support for the media,” was run in more than 350 newspapers nationwide last week. Proclaiming they champion the First Amendment’s […]

By Richard Ellis, Stevensville   When did the Ravalli County Commissioners (or should we call them the Ravioli County Commissioners) begin to write for Comedy Central?  When I read the […]

By Patricia Earnest, Hamilton   Tens of millions of dollars of “dark money” is currently flooding into Montana, through so-called non-profit, conservation and environmental groups, with the intent of influencing […]

By Allen B. Gates, Stevensville   I’m a moderate Republican and a former Captain, Artillery, US Army. I’m greatly concerned about the future of our democratic Republic. The Commander-in-Chief is […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville For some, there’s exciting new possibilities for making root deep changes in government. Surprise, because of Representative Gianforte’s Good Neighbor Authority amendment to the 2018 Farm […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor   In Allen B. Gates’ guest column (Star, August 8), Gates suggests that we are in a political crisis, but offers no potential solutions other than […]

By JC Howell, Hamilton   My wife and I are Ravalli County residents and have fished the West Fork and Upper Bitterroot Rivers for more than 20 years. Last fall, […]

By Kathy Hundley, Butch Waddill, Marilyn Wolff, and Kay Fulton   We are four of the Ravalli County residents pictured in the yard signs and billboard that hold our county […]

Editor’s Note: The Boston Globe has requested that every newspaper in the country publish an editorial on or near August 14th, defending the newspaper industry and educating the public about […]

By Frank Novotny, Captain, U.S. Army, retired, Victor   An excellent and well documented letter from Mr. Hicks regarding the rise of socialism. I would like to present some facts which bear […]

By Pat Tucker, Hamilton When President Trump signed the Veteran’s Affairs Mission Act this June it was a win for veterans and their care providers. Veterans everywhere can thank the […]