Opinion

by Doug Bohn, Victor I couldn’t agree more with Sue! The GOP is no longer your same Grand OLD Party. Sue, you and I must accept the responsibility for the compromise […]

by Jeff Lonn, Hamilton On August 1, Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) raised the fire danger level to EXTREME, the highest danger possible, but after one week still had not implemented any […]

by Nancy Oesau, Hamilton Montana people have a right to  privacy! What goes on in a person’s body is no one’s business besides that person and her doctor. What is more […]

by Von Dailey, Florence I was just thinking about the statement “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”. And the division I see between people runs extremely deep. Considering the division […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Republicans don’t support veterans. Witness their vote against the Bill to cover toxic effects of burn pits. Burn pits are used in war scenarios, not in some […]

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville In response to Greg Seltzer’s letter in the Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Bitterroot Star, I agree with him, as it is not my GOP either. A whole […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Can you help me understand why one of the main speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, this month is Vikton Orbán, Prime […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton At a reception for Monica Tranel I learned what a true Montanan really stood for. She was against corporate greed, dark money in politics, policies that destroy […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Is American unhappiness because of spiritual poverty from lacking that “Old-Time-Religion?” Early Americans had a common culture from Biblical preaching and open, well-used family Bibles which […]

by Greg Seltzer, Hamilton Let me get this straight. A couple of months before the 2020 election, President Trump declared to his own ego and therefore to the country in general, […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Well, I’m just surprised and, yes, disappointed in the majority of Montana voters. When I moved away from here with my family about 66 years ago, I […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’m a truly aged citizen. I’m proud of and love my great grandkids. The recent tragic events in Texas have caused me to pause […]

by Wade Sikorski, Willard It’s ironic, but does anyone see it? First, the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, letting states ban abortion, then the Supreme Court rules against the EPA […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Terri Lackey, are you okay? These phrases from your letter of July 13th blatantly contradict each other: tyrants do not compromise – that’s what makes them tyrants. […]

by Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville When has the line been reached when certain behavior becomes unacceptable? Where does it say that difference of opinion leads to threats and intimidations? Where in civilized […]

by Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton The cost of living is way up for all residents of Montana. Now is not the time to pass levies or raise taxes no matter how noble […]

by Dee Gibney, Hamilton I am personally tired of hearing about Roe Vs Wade. To start there was  no Roe Vs Wad before 1973, now all of a sudden many think […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Words matter! Do you know the difference?    “…I think by far the most important bill in our whole code is that for the diffusion of knowlege […]

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Cultural disputes have been weaponized by the wealthy leaders of the party formerly known as “grand.” Freedom lovers naively relied on lofty notions of “precedent” and “privacy” […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville Covid covid covid!! Fear fear fear!! Same thing! Synonymous in meaning! Pre-2020, when the media didn’t control 100% of your mind; every time you had a sniffle, […]