Opinion

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville Well, Helen, that is quite a story from someone who wasn’t even there.  To any of you critical thinking readers out there, give me a call if […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor In response to Helen Sabin’s letter in the Bitterroot Star 9-13-23 edition “Losing the valley to devious forces,” I have one simple question for Mrs. Sabin. Helen, […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Are illegals voting? Yes! A man showed me a copy of a House bill, Montana HB402, that he got from a “John Birch Society (JBS) get-together.” One […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton A recent weekend offered not only the Regal Ensemble playing classical music at the Victor Performing Arts Center, but also Bitterroot Baroque, with over fifteen participants, playing […]

by Jeff Lonn, Hamilton The Forest Service continues to announce an endless parade of taxpayer-subsidized commercial logging projects across the northern Rockies; nowhere is that more obvious than here in Bitterroot […]

by W.L. Slade, Stevensville Well, folks, from the American Legion magazine comes the cheerful news that two years ago our current administration saw fit to abandon Afghanistan and they left behind […]

by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis The massive Bitterroot Front logging project is being fast-tracked using emergency funds—taxpayer subsidies—provided by the 2021 Infrastructure Act. I call it a logging project, because, like most […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis The Ravalli County Fair is for fun, frolic, and celebrating the Spirit of the West.  However, last Wednesday and Thursday, John Birch Society (JBS) members devastated this […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville The human INVASION at our southern border continues. Folks, this remains beyond my comprehension as to why we haven’t stopped it. The liberals have tried to convince […]

by Senator Jason Ellsworth, Hamilton It’s fairly common knowledge that Montana’s legislative branch of government is a citizen legislature that only meets in session for 90 business days every two years. […]

by Donna Bainbridge, board member, North Valley Library Foundation, Stevensville Our board has been listening to and reading comments about the possibility of a new library building in Stevensville. Although everyone is entitled […]

by Richard Brodowy, Florence I’ve been seeing more and more praying mantis over the years here in the Bitterroot. Was wondering if we could get Chuck Stranahan, author of that very […]

by Marc and Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is a big THANK YOU to all Bitterrooters who worked, promoted, acted as vendors and participants at the Ravalli County fair to make it […]

by Bob Story, Executive Director, Montana Taxpayers Association During the past legislative session, the Montana Taxpayers Association was excited to support the Gianforte administration’s ideas that improved Montana’s tax systems and […]

by J. Ward, Lolo Dems have lives, family, homes, jobs. We will vote. That is how we will deal with Trump. That is why he attacks voting (no cheating). Myself, I […]

by Nancy Oesau, Hamilton Ex-president Donald Trump is ineligible to ever run for any office according to the 14th Amendment. Sec. 3. It prohibits: anyone who has previously taken the oath […]

by Doug Martin, Race Director, Hamilton On behalf of the Leonardi family and the Robert’s Run Committee, I would like to extend our gratitude to our community for sponsoring, volunteering, and […]

by Bob Williams, Stevensville This is only a very simple view of the Bitterroot Front Project, where the USFS is planning to actively reduce forest fire hazard in a wide swath, […]

Rep. Ron Marshall, HD 87, Victor Pharmaceutical patents are a key instrument that promote innovation in America. They provide a financial incentive for pharmaceutical companies to invest in research and […]

by Bob Wagner, Harrison, MT There’s no question that Big Pharma needs to be exposed and taken down—even if it must be done one small step at a time. This is […]