Opinion

by Bill Lussenheide, Florence Very pleased to see Kim Dailey (along with her candidate friend, Kathy Love) at her campaign booth at the Ravalli County Gun Show this past weekend.  They […]

by Edward Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’ll begin with a warning. This is an opinion page. I’m an old veteran and have no intent to be politically correct. Many of […]

by Susan Roman (for) Ravalli County Republican Central Committee The Ravalli County Republican Central Committee hereby proclaims its support for the Montana Freedom Caucus’ call to the Montana State Legislature for […]

by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville As of 05/17/2023, Tax-Exempt World lists 653 Ravalli County non-profit addresses. There are most likely around 300 of those organizations that are actively providing services within the […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is a huge congratulations to J. Ward of Lolo who was selected as the winner of the 2023 Ravalli County Darwin awards for his erudite post […]

by Mike Mercer, Hamilton When I was a kid we would debate as a family at dinner time around the kitchen table; this was during the start of the Vietnam war […]

by J. Ward, Lolo A young man said to me, “Trump is honest, he said he did cheat on his taxes.” No, said I! He got caught. Two-hundred-forty million dollars. We […]

by S. Foster, Stevensville I received the most recent edition of the Bitter Root Humane Association Paw Prints newsletter last Friday. Indicated on the cover page was the notice that it […]

by Tim Peterson, Corvallis As a constituent of Senator Daines’ who prioritizes the protection and health of our public lands, I encourage Senator Daines to meet with his constituents to hear […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Someone famous (I admit I can’t remember who) once pronounced that if we do not study and remember history, we are bound to repeat it.  Well, let […]

by Anthony Fontana, Hamilton I had a nice Thanksgiving dinner at a local restaurant. The restaurant was clean, the service was very good, the turkey and dressing was excellent, and the […]

by John Grant, Hamilton The November 15th Opinion page in the Bitterroot Star was 77% dominated (consumed) by the anecdotal, vitriolic musings of two submissions publicly airing the nasty internal squabbles […]

by Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville I have a question to ask our state officials in Helena. First, does the right hand know what the left hand is doing? Secondly, do […]

by Don Gardner, Corvallis It is easier to complain and say “no” than to be part of the solution. Montana’s U.S. House Representatives, Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale, recently voted no […]

by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis As an American citizen, what part will you be forced to play?  As a private citizen you are arrested while making a living; living […]

S. Foster, Stevensville I received the most recent edition of the Bitter Root Humane Association Paw Prints newsletter last Friday. Indicated on the cover page was the notice that it would […]

by Chris Hrenko, Hamilton I would like to offer a different point of view to John Dowd’s October 18, 2023 column, “One Rifle to Rule Them All.” While I applaud how […]

by Rick Franklin, Hamilton Alan Lackey’s recent letter defending the John Birch Society is what you would expect from a man being managed and directed by Theresa Manzella: divisive and dishonest. […]

by M. Scott Fisher, EDD, Stevensville Before you look for a charter school to improve your chances of providing your children with a quality education, consider the following. If you think […]

by Tony Owen, Corvallis After reading “Septic pumpers face hard times” (Bitterroot Star 11/8/23), I found myself scratching my head with more questions than answers. Having spent 40+ years of my […]