Opinion

by Carole Berkoff, Victor Constitutionality of seatbelt laws follow the reasoning of other highway safety issues, regulations are in the interest of public health and welfare. Just this year, four months, […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville Are you out of your mind? What’s on your mind? Would you mind giving me a hand? Have you lost your mind? Nobody in their right mind. […]

by Jim Crews, Stevensville To the Mayor, Town’s Attorney and the Council: I have been reviewing several town documents and one document that needs to be addressed is the Town […]

by Gay Smith, Hamilton Here’s a shout out to the folks who make Ravalli County, Hamilton, such a great place to live. In just the last month Ravalli County residents and […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor Ever lived with a Big Brother? If so, I hope he was a good one, not a controlling one. A “good” one would let you play, fail, […]

by Ed Sperry, Col. USAF (ret), Stevensville Is there evidence that our Stevensville School Board is a bit above  accepting input and scrutiny? What follows is not intended as an attack […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Were you aware of and follow the enormous China balloon that recently crossed our country??? Don’t know how you could have missed it if you ever turned […]

by Luanne Cathey, Hamilton Could there be a more serious question? Can we learn from China’s example, or are we doomed to suffer their same fate? I am referring to the […]

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville I have had several people ask me to define the John Birch Society to them. In my search of how they came about and their activities, I […]

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 […]