Opinion

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 […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Isn’t keeping Trump off state ballots the real election interference? Voters should decide who wins. Soldiers returning home to welcoming arms often can’t succeed due to […]

by Les Waldron, Hamilton My property tax bill arrived in the mail yesterday. Talk about eye-popping. My property taxes have, in effect, increased by 45-percent over last year. A 45-percent property […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton According to the article about changing leadership in the Ravalli County Republican Party in the “ Bitterroot Star” dated 10/18/23, Theresa Manzella does not think so. That […]

by Kathy Love, Hamilton It seems real investigative reporting is a thing of the past. Many of the allegations made in the article are very easy to refute with facts if […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville  Sue, if by cancel culture you mean canceling the Marxist agenda that is taking over our country, then you would be correct. If you mean stopping the […]

by Jim Hamilton, Colonel (Ret), MTARNG, Florence     Boy, am I a lucky veteran or what? My Vietnam Veterans of America Post 938 in Hamilton sent me an invite to […]

by Laurie Lord, Victor In response to the Dana Hendricks letter in the Oct 25 edition: The issue of insolvency for SS is one of simple math. The first recipient in […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Well, my concern about the terror-sponsoring country of Iran has unfortunately come true. While our President is reluctant to specifically call them out, everyone with any knowledge […]

by Howard R. Anderson, Hamilton I keep getting e-mails from Senator Daines telling me all the good things he is doing for Montana, including a bill to do away with three […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Kristallnacht, 9-10 November 1938. The night when the Nazi Brownshirts led devastating attacks on the Jews across Germany. The Germans at that time were […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton When I returned to Montana after several decades away I first heard, “Taxation is theft.” Something I read recently is helping me understand this view. It pointed […]

by Alan Lackey, Stevensville Mr. Bedey is sounding more like Joe Biden every time he is quoted in the newspaper here lately. Just like Biden he is demonizing citizens that have […]