Opinion

by Laura Garber, Hamilton As a farmer, I have spent the past 25 years mostly outside. I’ve come to recognize, and find the need to share about, the very serious threat […]

by Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton The number of letters that are critical of individual Republicans or the party as a whole have been fairly steady over the past few years, but have […]

by Richard Coleman, Hamilton 150 people die every day from synthetic opioids. In 2022, 88% drug overdose deaths were caused by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. It is estimated that 122,072 […]

by Doug Bohn, Stevensville Mr. Tony Hudson took to the Bitterroot Star in an attempt to bandage the Achilles heel of Representatives Bedey, Rusk, Binkley and the uniparty arm of the […]

by Dan Tomlinson, Hamilton Most of us realize that politics is a dirty business. Even so I am appalled at the way Wayne Rusk is being portrayed by the Loony Tunes […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Everyone’s doing it, so hey! My theory is that Donald Trump is important to his “handlers,” including some but not all prominent Republicans, to get the votes […]

by Judy and Jim Martin, Victor Who thought of this CRAZY idea to put a roundabout on a U.S. Highway with a 70 mile an hour speed limit now! PLEASE, PLEASE, […]

by Shari Lynn Maclay, Florence My letter is prompted by the fellow that penned a letter to the Star a few weeks ago, praising Wayne Rusk, his voting record, and telling […]

by Matthew Sullivan, Florence Wayne Rusk is the wrong choice for Ravalli County and Montana. This greatly saddens me to write because I was both a vocal supporter and financial supporter […]

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The Ricketts Road one million dollar repair check is a late federal Easter ham (political pork). Much needed and delayed repairs of local roads […]

by Mike Mercer, Hamilton Passed mile post 73 a week ago, which means I’m old enough to have seen Led Zeppelin on stage and subject to the draft before I […]

by John Grant, Hamilton We, all of us I am sure, want to have the highest opinion of those who serve in our military branches. Too, I think it human nature […]

by Mike Cressler, Hamilton In my research on the candidates for the Montana legislature in Ravalli County, I’ve discovered to my dismay that one of the leaders of the nullification movement, […]

by Amy Greer, Corvallis Trapping is NOT a constitutional right! That bill went down for the second time in the 2023 legislative session. It is not legal to harvest wild fish […]

by Roger Hagan, Great Falls I am writing this letter in support of Representative Michele Binkley and her candidacy for House District 85. As a 40 plus year advocate at the […]

by Tony Hudson, Stevensville Americans across the political spectrum are becoming increasingly concerned about the flood of noncitizens spilling across our southern border. This crisis threatens national security and is putting a […]

by Archie Thomas, Corvallis Using my power as commander in chief of the Montana National Guard, I declare relief for the Montana housing shortage by sending 10 guardsmen to the Mexican […]

by Jill Deppel, Hamilton Ongoing concerns The following letter was sent to the RCC: Dear Commissioners Burrows, Chilcott and Huls, As members of “Save-the-Neighborhoods,” we have concerns about the potential easement […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis Like you, I regularly read the political rants that appear in this Opinion section of the Bitterroot Star. I think we can do better. My request today […]

by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville This letter is a response to Jeff Darrah’s letter in the March 27 edition of the Bitterroot Star regarding the recent bill HB 372 which was defeated […]