Opinion

By Michael Hoyt and Mel Holloway, Hamilton It is fire season in the west, and the proponents of commercial logging are at it again. Claims that logging can prevent wildfires […]

I just want to thank all the folks in the Bitterroot Valley (and Missoula) that stepped up to help when I sounded the “call to arms” to help a local […]

Whether first or sixth generation, Montanans care for each other. We treat our state as a common family home, and transcend our differences to help each other adapt to new […]

Time to reduce mercury levels of the fish in the waters of Montana. More later. For me, the free, preferred online source for a daily collection of news releases of […]

I would like to reply to the letter “Not Serving Us” by Marty Essen. After reading this letter, I want to say, way to go, Congressman Zinke! Finally more and […]

By SL Coulter, Corvallis In recent weeks, drama, anger and contention regarding the Three Mile Gravity Flow System has come into my realm of awareness so I began doing some […]

Marty Essen, in his 19 August 2015 letter to the Bitterroot Star editor, apparently believes that the negotiated nuclear agreement with Iran is “a huge step towards peace in the […]

In light of the recent illegal killing of Cecil the protected lion by an American dentist trophy hunter, I feel that it was in very poor taste and inappropriate to […]

Marcus Daly Hospital is a 501c PUBLIC CHARITY. According to its charter and IRS rules, its purpose is specifically to provide charity care to the public. Based on numerous employee […]

I have noticed two words pop up lately in several random places as if these words solve every matter. Facts and science. The fact that the sun is red in […]

I would like to thank the Ravalli County Electric Cooperative and especially Levi Dunn and Todd Irwin for their quick response and exceptional job in rescuing the young osprey three […]

Yet again, the Town of Stevensville is proposing another water and sewer rate increase. As a homeowner and business person in the Town of Stevensville, I am opposed to another […]

It’s long past time to set the record straight on the county commissioners’ $1 million payment to two land developers, arguably one of the most unexplainable – and as yet […]

I was distressed to read the letter “Climate change must be faced” only to find yet another pointless claim of anthropogenic “Republican” environmental damage to our planet. One question comes […]

The Historic St Mary’s Mission staff and volunteers developed a commemorative calendar for the 175th Anniversary Celebration in 2016. It has been brought to our attention that the caption for […]

Will we maintain our position in the world by our children’s ability to shoot a 25’ jump shot or by their ability to logically solve a mathematical theorem? We need […]

Star Editorial The Board of County Commissioners has developed the habit of giving money away to developers just for the asking, it seems. The distressing part about it is that […]

By Bob Brown and Jim Elliott “It [is] more a duty [of an Attorney General] to save an innocent than to convict a guilty man.” We know we do not […]

For nearly three years, individuals and organizations across Montana have been working hard to expand Medicaid and increase access to affordable health care for the lowest-income Montanans. Even though we […]

I sent Republican congressman Ryan Zinke an email, asking him to support President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. He responded by writing, “I have vehemently opposed the President’s negotiations since […]