Opinion

by J. Ward, Lolo Watch our Legislature in action on PBS, Channel 5. See/hear what goes on. It is free, we people pay for it. Ten thousand dollars given to our […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville How refreshing. Mary Fahnestock Thomas’s article extolling the wonders of Socialism was a real eye opener. Her article in the February 15th Bitterroot Star […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis  The Founding Fathers knew two things for certain: first, that there would come before us a nightmare of the most grievous kind. That is, a monstrous […]

by Dana Gentry, Corvallis Should noncitizens be allowed to vote? That seems to be the question before us in HB 402. Although it’s a bit vague, it clearly references noncitizens voting […]

by Bradley Williams, Hamilton Responding to Eric Knutson obsession with granting emergency powers to a Convention of States, this line of thought serves to distract us from the job at hand. […]

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville A recent letter in another newspaper titled “Grand juries will create chaos” written by Marc Racicot, articulates the hidden agenda behind HB 405. This bill proposes an […]

by Richard Coleman, Hamilton A penny costs 1.76¢ to produce. The US minted 14.8 billion pennies in 2020. A nickel costs 7.42¢ to produce. The US minted 1.094 billion nickels in […]

by Leslie Kulju, Stevensville The 2021 movie and 4th installment of the series, “God’s Not Dead,” calls attention to the matter of homeschooling and the fight for families to maintain their […]

by Richard Brodowy, Florence I enjoy reading the Bitterroot Star, it’s a great read. I am concerned about some of the letters that get published in the opinion section. Wednesday’s (3/1/23) […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis First my conclusion: “We the people” are in the midst of a national conversation about the core questions of ”who we are,” “what we believe” and “what […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I again feel the need to talk about the invasion at our southern border. Several million illegal immigrants have entered our country in the last two years; […]

by Joe Petrusaitus, Hamilton I understand that some small cities like Boulder, Nevada have growth limits each year because of their finances. The real estate boom we are experiencing cannot last. […]

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Oftentimes, living in the Valley, when something comes along because forward-thinking folks want to preserve traditions and improve the future for area youth, it deserves support.   […]

by Kathy Love, Hamilton Two questions should be asked on anything that is brought before the legislature. Is it Constitutional and should we be doing it now? A COS is indeed […]

by Amy Greer, Corvallis The Legislature wants to amend trapping into the Montana Constitution by sneaking it in under hunting and fishing which are already protected as “the opportunity to harvest […]

by Kirsten Duke, Stevensville On behalf of two local homeschool co-ops, I would like to thank Hamilton’s public servants for a recent field trip, which was one of my personal favorites. […]

by Wayne & Karin Stanford, Stevensville Unfortunately, a terrible bill attacking teachers and librarians narrowly passed the Montana House. HB 234 would institute an ambiguous definition of what books should be […]

by Jim Hamilton, Florence Oh my gosh, I was shocked to learn that the Family Values/Don’t Cancel Me party (Republicans) just got rid of one of their own. Marc Racicot, former […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Lately I have been feeling angry and upset. I realized this fact when I started cursing when I made a mistake or dropped something accidentally. This anger […]

by Dana Gentry, Corvallis Should noncitizens be allowed to vote? That seems to be the question before us in HB 402. Although it’s a bit vague, it clearly references noncitizens […]