Opinion

by Hazel Smith, Stevensville Did you know that plastics are toxic to seabirds, fish, plants, and animals? Some statistics: • A dump truckload of plastics goes into our oceans every minute. […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is my reply to the Bitterroot Star (BS) confusing letter entitled, “A Hill to Die On,” 3/15/23 by Terri Lackey. Terri Lackey, the organizer of the […]

by John Grant, Hamilton Simple questions for Ms. Manzella, Chair of the Montana Freedom Caucus. Under what authority is she given the power to expel anyone from the Republican Party? And, […]

by Shannon Gentry, Stevensville I’m writing this letter to address an issue with certain individuals within the administration at Stevensville High School. My daughter is a sophomore in high school. She […]

by John Gibney, Hamilton I want to thank all the Republicans for voting for the “Parents Rights Bill.” This bill provides for the parents to have the right to know what […]

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Open Letter to: Representative David Bedey Representative Michele Binkley Senator Jason Ellsworth Senator Theresa Manzella  Governor Greg Gianforte We attended Dr. Temple Grandin’s presentation […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Sure enough, Col. Sperry fell for it. Lest others, too, have read what they wanted and not what I wrote, my letter on socialism was not in […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton I was first alerted to the possibility of the Sheep Creek Mine, out past the end of the West Fork Road at the headwaters of the […]

by David Stover, Hamilton Richard Brodowy denigrated two individuals, Patti Franklin and Dee Gibney by calling them bald face liars. Very sad when someone writes a letter to the editor that […]

by Bob Williams, Stevensville The 68th Montana Legislature is in session. The Republican party holds more than ⅔ of the 100 seats in the Montana House, and ⅔ of the […]

by Denise Ard, Director, North Valley Public Library The Director and staff of the North Valley Public Library would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation and gratitude […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor My first encounter with John Birch Society was billboards along the highway that read “Get US Out Of The League Of Nations.” My father cheered the message, […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton A letter in the Star of 3/1/23 says Republicans have always been the good guys and Democrats the bad. Another blames President Biden for what the writer […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I would assume that readers have been following the “homeless” problem we are experiencing across our country. Seems that every major city has an increasing problem with […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis This letter had been prompted by several things: first, the growing issues around water in the west. Secondly, as part of Leadership Bitterroot I learned that our […]

by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Every day volunteers are giving of their time and talents to create positive outcomes. For the work you do to help people and animals, I thank you […]

by Mike Webber, Hamilton I received an engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines in the 1960’s. It was among the most conservative schools in the country. I then went […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville If you have been paying attention at all to what is going on in Helena, and you are a conservative, you should be appalled and very concerned […]

by Debbie Mason, Hamilton I am a member of the Hamilton Senior Center on the corner of 4th St. and Adirondac Ave. in Hamilton. We are a variety of men and […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among […]