Opinion

by Sheryl Olson, Stevensville It is so refreshing and delightful to have Michael Howell reporting again. I can count on his articles to be well-researched, thoughtful, and relevant. What a testament […]

by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis Tom Partin, a paid lobbyist for the trade association, American Forest Resource Council, is once again attempting to resurrect that old, worn-out, dishonest claim that environmentalists get […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In commenting on a letter I wrote to the Star recently, a friend said yes, she had to look up “BIPOC” and “LGBTQ+” (as I suggested) to […]

by Melissa Saville, Fair Manager, Ravalli County Fairgrounds The Ravalli County Fairgrounds Staff would like to thank everyone who came to the 2023 Fair. Our attendance was up from last year’s […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis You don’t have to check recent census data top know Ravalli County has a significant military veteran population. Visit any public space, grocery store, and annual county […]

by Marc Cooke, President, Wolves of the Rockies, Stevensville It’s pretty rich for Greg Gianforte’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department to put out propaganda in its magazine telling hunters to “do the […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Just when you thought you had heard the most bizarre news items from our capital, along come new ones. What do you think about these? The Senate […]

by Dallas Erickson, Stevensville Mark Snider’s letter to the editor is really confusing. He writes that people who do not support the government’s plan to help the poor, visit those in […]

by Vincent Vaccaro, Three Forks As a past Paramedic/firefighter I want to acknowledge another 1st Responder that is rarely recognized or thanked. Recently one of our County Newspaper articles had a […]

by Helen Sabin, C0rvallis Kathy, you and readers of the Bitterroot Star must watch the YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVbNCLmAqlI  hosted by Kenn Quinn-All things article V – as he has the […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton When asked, most Republicans claim to be Christians. Has God made Republicans or Christians better people or more Christ-like in any way? What does the Bible say? […]

by Grace Wilson, Stevensville The rainbow belongs to God. It is His creation. Earlier in September the Bitterroot valley was blessed with a spectacular, rare, complete, double rainbow. The Bible tells […]

by Shelly Potts, Stevensville Is the institution known as the library an archaic has-been? The North Valley Public Library building is certainly old, having originally been constructed in 1910 with additions […]

by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville The North Burnt Fork Rd traffic continues to become heavier each year with no effort to pave. However, the residents who live on the road are expected […]

by Kathy Love, Hamilton Oh, Helen… I’ve watched you call people names, denigrate them, call them stupid and uneducated and having a fifth grade education. When you have to do that […]

by Cliff Trexler, Hamilton I want to thank everyone for being asked to be the Grand Marshal of the Victor Homecoming Parade. It was so very special to me. I taught […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I’ve been warned all my life about judging something as being “common sense” when maybe it is not. A current example of this, in my opinion, is […]

by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville “LIME 5,” written by Mark Crutcher, is a book everyone concerned about women’s health must read. “It exposes the second great pillar of lies that supports the […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton … for Terry Lackey regarding her letter in the Star on 9/19/23.  For starters, she informs us that the John Birch Society (JBS), which she apparently represents […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is in reply to the Terry Lackey and Doug Bohn letters in the 20 Sep edition that are no more than weak excuses for the unprofessional, […]