Opinion

by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Joe Biden, in his condescending whisper voice, consistently told us that he would fix the border, only if Republicans in Congress would vote to give him […]

by Nick Weber, PhD,  scientist at the Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain  In the early 1900s, the Bitterroot Valley experienced waves of measles outbreaks. This […]

by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville The often lively opinion page with letters from all sides of issues actually caused me to take action. A Massachusetts resident wrote about wolves in the […]

by Jim Crews, Stevensville I did not want to have to write this letter, but it seems to be the thing that has to be done.  On July 23, 2025, […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis If you’re tired of these letters, let me tell you I am too. But every week brings a new outrage. Yes, I am outraged and you […]

by Don Gardner, Corvallis Maybe if you were to visit Moscow, Russia, as a tourist, you might see clean streets and subways. You might not see homeless people, and certainly […]

by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton A question asked at a recent Nebraska town hall needs to be  answered. “With $450 million FEMA funds spent on ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’  plus $600 million more […]

by Timothy Adams, Stevensville As the people of Gaza endure starvation and devastation, our political leaders in Washington — in both major parties — seem unwilling to confront the policies […]

Christine Goulet, Ayer, MA There’s a part of me that wishes that we had never met. That I had never shared your natural beauty with my family–three generations worth. That […]

by Don Herr, Hamilton Congratulations to a wise gentleman for his informative letter in the Bitterroot Star on 7/30. He said it pure and simple, how we have such a […]

by Star Jameson, Hamilton I just wanted to drop a note to say how much I appreciate having your publication available to us here in the valley. When I read […]

by Evan Schroedel, Florence I recently reread an April newspaper column by Greg Overstreet, our legislative representative for House District 88, who defeated me in the last election. His article […]

by John Grant, Hamilton ​​How many more times will Montana residential and commercial customers get hosed down over the lack of regulatory oversight by the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) […]

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Did you know the new Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, is closing nine regional Forest Service Offices including Region 1 in Missoula? Did you know Trump […]

by Thomas Tunny, Hamilton One of the beauties of American democracy, as we have known it, is the right of people to disagree in person and in print. My hope […]

by Tony Primavera, Stevensville It’s amazing how many readers of this newspaper actually send in the words of the liberal press, who are afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome and sign […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton As most American citizens are aware, the Federal government, including many in Congress, as well as Supreme Court justices and the executive branch, has lied to […]

by Thomas Tunny, Hamilton My wife, Alene, and I spent a good part of our professional careers working in international schools around the world. I was the Director of seven […]

by Donald Gardner, Corvallis Since January 20, 2025, our federal government has been taken over by a group of very dangerous people, many of whom are pitifully unqualified for their […]

by John Grant, Hamilton If you are irrigating your land more than 50 feet from your house to grow ANYTHING that is not being eaten (mowed/harvested) for or by LIVESTOCK, […]