Opinion

by Rep. Sharon Greef, HD88, Florence I think whenever anyone in public service comes to the point where they’ve made the decision to step down, they feel a responsibility to have […]

by Robert Walsh, Hamilton If you are a taxpayer in Ravalli County, you are already a supporter of community colleges in Montana. Every year, you, as a taxpayer, have been financially […]

by NVPL Foundation Board – Carla Sanders, Amy Horlacher, Donna Bainbridge, Jody Torrey and Maryjo Lykins The North Valley Public Library Foundation would like to thank the wonderful Stevensville community […]

by Joseph G Gallagher Jr, Stevensville There are two names that I have seen  on posters throughout District 88 who are running to represent the people of that district in our […]

by Layna Lyons, Hamilton I have watched my property tax grow faster than my income. Good marketers will tell you it will be only 1 mill and it will only cost […]

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis My wife and I were recently confronted by a lady and provided with a black and white folded brochure paid for by “HOWE TO […]

by Robert Walsh, Hamilton Value-savvy taxpayers in Ravalli Co. should vote YES for the BVCC levy If you are a taxpayer in Ravalli County, you are already a supporter of community […]

by Bill Hester, Florence Rep. David Bedey is a respected Republican member of the Montana House and has a long and impressive resume. His article in the Star and other papers […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Millions of WWII gardens supplied 33% of America’s home and military food. Gardening conserves cash. On victory-garden-scale it might alleviate today’s global food crises where multi-millions […]

by Doug Bohn, Victor Many Republicans consider themselves “Reagan Republicans” though their actions show they are Republicans in the vein of the Bushes and Carl Rove. They helped usher in the […]

by Jim Crews, Stevensville With all due respect, the council did not vote to turn the property back to the county.  The agenda item was to incorporate the donated land into […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton It is clear from Gary Engebretson’s letter to the Star dated 3/23/22 and Helen Sabin’s response to my letter juxtaposing community college and university-type college in the […]

by Dan Nixon, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ret, Victor I would like to express my thanks to Ron Wirth, the Victor #15 Precinct Captain, for his involvement in obtaining my U.S. Army […]

by Bob Pauley, Hamilton As you may have heard, some political activists are proposing major changes to our property tax system and our Constitution with CI-121. The initiative is essentially a […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton In the March 30 Opinion Page letter, Rep. David Bedey stated in his first paragraph, “If approved, this endeavor (of creating a “special select committee” to investigate […]

by Ginny Massey, Hamilton Yes, bunnies are cute, however… At one point during the fall, I stood in front of my house on the north side of Hamilton and counted 15 […]

by Rep. David Bedey, Hamilton Ten of my colleagues have requested a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of creating a “special select committee” to investigate election fraud that […]

by Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton It’s beyond me to understand why the City Council would consider removing the rabbits in town. The first time I came to Hamilton, some 30+ years ago, […]

by Debbie Mason, Hamilton This letter is in regards to the article in your newspaper dated March 23 stating Hamilton considers killing all of the many rabbits in town. Those rabbits […]

by Susan McCreary, Stevensville This letter is in response to Grace Wilson’s March 23, 2022, letter in the Bitterroot Star, “Support for Lackey.” At the 2021 Ravalli County Fair, Alan Lackey […]