Opinion

by Roger Radermacher, Hamilton Abortion, abortion, no other words are ever used. What came first, the chicken or the egg? What came first, sex or abortion? All we ever hear is […]

by Teresa Larsen, Victor Robin Sertell’s letter in the Opinion section of the March 13, 2024, edition was spot on. At his state of the union address President Biden chose to […]

by Les Waldron, Hamilton ICYMI, on Friday, March 8th, 2024 Jon Tester voted with every other Democratic senator AGAINST halting the inclusion of illegal aliens in the census count for the […]

by Sonny LaSalle, Hamiton In my 82 years I have witnessed many elections and have heard many times that an upcoming election is the most important one we have ever had. […]

by Dennis Hicks, Hamilton The idea that people are helped by separating them from their extended family, and relocating them to where they don’t know the language, are in a foreign […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Last week I wrote a letter “Take back our country.” I called out Jon Tester as a liar because he votes with the Obama-Biden gang 95% of […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Help us solve this mystery. I was surprised to see an unfamiliar name in the list of people who filed with the state to run for office […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Time for another Esmay opinion since my mental abilities were challenged by a letter in last week’s (March 20, 2024) Star.  The author of the opinion […]

by Sen. Theresa Manzellla, SD44, Hamilton Proper parenting is THE MOST important job in the world. Bar none. I salute parents who seek to raise their children to be contributing members of […]

by Tony Hudson, Stevensville It is hard to live in Western Montana and not be aware of those who came before us. Marcus Daly–the best known of the Copper Kings–founded Hamilton, […]

by Archie L. Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The county commissioners need a break from the election deniers. It has been discovered by a team of national road show engineers that […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton On February 23, elements of the John Birch Society of Ravalli County met with our commissioners to angrily demand that all ballots in the future be hand […]

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis According to Joe Biden and his Democrat friends in the media, you need to really fear Trump. Apparently, if elected, he is going to empty your liquor […]

by Evan Schroedel, candidate for HD 88, Florence After examining aspects of the proposed Sheep Creek mine in the high country above the Bitterroot River, I am convinced a rare earth […]

by Shawn Wathen, Hamilton I read with horror, but not surprise, in the Bitterroot Star, comments made by Ravalli County Commissioners Greg Chilcot and Jeff Burrows at a meeting about homelessness […]

by J. Thomas, Stevensville My family and I enjoyed last year’s Scarecrow Festival more than any other year’s celebration.We loved that all the entries were in the downtown area, thus encouraging […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In the 1990s my piano professor husband had a student who one day commented,”I’m so glad I’m a Christian – you don’t have to think!” I can […]

by Tom Watson, Stevensville I am so blessed to reside in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana where this beautiful land is filled with beautiful Christian people! Even elected officials profess their […]

by April Wakeman, Stevensville This is a short letter to note that I had a conversation with Greg Overstreet who is running for the seat in House District 88. I was […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Ms. Kathy Love, a legislative candidate for HD85, which includes the towns of Corvallis, Darby, Connor, Sula, and parts of Hamilton, does NOT have the honesty and […]