Opinion

by Marci Smith, Chairman, BVCC Trustees; Terry Nelson, Chairman, BVCC Foundation; Terry Ryan, Vice Chairman, BVCC Foundation and Major Donor; Victoria Clark, Director, Bitterroot College, UM In response to the March 2 letter from Mr. […]

by Bob Williams, Stevensville Week before last week, Donald Trump called Putin a “genius,” and Mike Pompeo said Putin was “shrewd.” The most effective Soviet soldiers were from Ukraine, however, Putin […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret) , Stevensville During world war two Leningrad was besieged by the Nazis for over 800 days. Once surrounded, is this to be the fate of […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis  I didn’t think it could get worse. Ever the optimist, I seek to see the best in people. However, the news about our elected representatives has punched […]

by Linda Habeck, Corvallis To the “holier than thou” Christians who sent unsolicited mail to me: “Judge not, lest you be judged.”  

by George Wuerthner, Livingston There have been three headlines in the news summarizing research papers related to wildfires in the West in the past month. Perhaps getting the most media attention […]

by Shirley Kochis, Hamilton I don’t like being ignored, But in my own group I’m adored. By denying the stick, I got pretty sick But I’ve captured the Darwin Award!  

by Paul Kink, Stevensville I want to state that as a Gold Star Family member, having lost my only brother in Vietnam, I have great respect for the American Legion. The […]

by Staff of the North Valley Public Library: Denise Ard, Sheryl Benskin, Caryn Carpenter, Melanie Carroll, Karen Gartner, Nancy Morrison, Susan Peters, Emily Sandersfeld, Scharyn Way Stevensville The staff at […]

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis I opened my inbox to receive an email from Senator Steve Daines dated 7:11 AM, 2/24/22 highlighting his senate resolution for National FFA Week. […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Are liberals, Antifa, and Democratic politicians rife with criminals? And what about our presidents and their staff? Do they serve a better example? How honest are our […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Russia’s “mad-dog Putin” unleashed all-out attacks on Ukraine revealing intentions to secure a legacy by regaining Eastern European nations Stalin grabbed. – Pray! NATO sent quick […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I am so grateful for President Biden, for his age and experience and kind, constant disposition. Those who admire a “savvy strongman” are living in the aggressive, […]

by Bill Jones, Stevensville Pat Earnest writes in the Feb 23, ‘22 B. Star that “things are circulating” about his choice for who “is best qualified” to represent 1 of our […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis The saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” […]

by Gretchen Spiess, Stevensville I was 6 years old when I witnessed an above ground atomic bomb blast at the Nevada Test Site. My father was an electrical engineer with the […]

by Richard Hulse, Hamilton The Bitterroot Valley Community College is seeking up to a 10.75 mil PERMANENT levy on real estate in much of Ravalli County to cover operational expenses which […]

by Timothy Adams, Stevensville I’m becoming concerned that Ryan Zinke is going to walk into Congress without the simplest of scrutiny of his record or values from Republican voters. While I’m […]

by Shirley Kochis, Hamilton Being so smart is a curse, but I really think things could be worse. If I don’t get the stick and get very sick I’ll just blame […]

by Pat Earnest, Stevensville I would like to address some of the things that are circulating about Ryan Zinke, Republican candidate for Montana’s new House seat.  Ryan was born in and […]