Opinion

by K. Rhodes, Stevensville November is coming and the elections are pretty important this year. A suggestion: make a list of what is important to you, and look up your representatives’ […]

by Richard “Sonny” Schwinger, Hamilton As a follow up to my opinion note, concerning the need for responsible covenants being enforced, at the Bobcat Lane H.O.A. additional information was requested. My […]

by Paul Kink, Stevensville A yes or no answer you need to know from ALL candidates for local, state or federal government leadership positions BEFORE you cast your next vote. “Do […]

by Arlene Helmbrecht, Victor Memorial Day 2022 has come and gone. The parade was originally organized by WWI veterans to honor those men and women who died in the service of […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor There was one good thing to come out of the recent meetings held by the County Commissioners regarding Election Integrity. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with […]

by Skip Kowalski, Stevensville Many people seem to have made up their mind on the Bitterroot Front Project. That’s somewhat surprising for a fire risk and forest restoration proposal that is […]

by Ardee Weiss, Stevensville Our dearest friend has not been buried for even two weeks and her large red crackle glass vase with many silk flowers of roses, phlox, lilacs, has […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Our vote is our voice. If we don’t vote, we relinquish our voice to those people who do vote. Why should we trust them to speak […]

by Bob Hoy, Stevensville While it is true that “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” as Jerry Esmay said, some guns enable one person to kill a lot of other […]

by Lance Broshar, Stevensville Last week I had the opportunity to go to Homer, Alaska with a friend for deep sea fishing. I had the time of my life! Met new […]

by Chris Daum, Stevensville During this time of instability, it’s more important than ever to prioritize self-reliance when considering our energy sources. Gasoline, oil, and natural gas prices have skyrocketed in […]

by Alexandria McKinley, Montana Red Cross donor recruitment account manager Turning compassion into action has always been the Red Cross way, but we certainly don’t do it alone. That’s why we […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis John Schneeberger is the Democratic candidate for SD 43 in Hamilton, competing against Republican, Jason Ellsworth.    I had never heard of Schneeberger (June 8 opinion letter), […]

by Shari Lynn Maclay, Florence We’ve had some real winners writing letters to the Opinion section of the Bitterroot Star in the last few weeks. First we had the “Reprehensible Republicans” […]

Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Thank you to the American Legion organizers of the Corvallis Memorial Day Parade for your hard work continuing the tradition of honoring our fallen soldiers who paid […]

by Linda Habeck, Corvallis Memorial Day: A Day of which those who died in active military service are remembered.  At the Corvallis Parade, I was disheartened to see that the true […]

by John Schneeberger, Candidate for Senate District 43, Hamilton Believers in the Big Lie that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen are part of a nationwide movement of election deniers. State Senator […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Gosh, you people! Are you blind or just scared? Scared I can understand, because everyone is leery of change and change is certainly in the air, […]

by Rick Borden, Hamilton   Ah, the signs of spring: birds chirping, green grass, showers (or perhaps snow showers) more warmth in the sun, and every other year – election years […]

by Carole Berkoff, Victor Hal Schmid’s opinion piece in the Missoulian May 5th, explained how he was taught from a very young child that gun ownership meant responsibility to safely handle […]