Opinion

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 […]

by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Headlines: “Russian invasion of Ukraine increasingly looks inevitable.” Invasion troops and ships massing (Fred Fleitz, Newsmax, Feb. 11, 2022) President Biden’s response: 1) Promised Russia we […]

by Scott Weaver, Hamilton It was pleasing and encouraging to see the Star’s Jan. 5 recognition of benefits due from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).  Though it didn’t acknowledge […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton The country of Belarus is little known to most Americans. It was a member of the former Soviet Union and gained its independence in 1991. Geographically, it […]

by Shirley McKibbin, Stevensville One of the 2022 Olympic sites in China is not in fact a nuclear plant – it is a former steel mill site. Big Air Shougang is […]

by John Schneeberger, Hamilton Carl Sagan said that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. For Montana supporters of the former President, the Big Lie about a stolen Presidential election is enough evidence […]

by Chuck Burgmeier, Commander, American Legion Post 94, Stevensville Mask mandates are certainly one of the “hottest” subjects in our society.  While some citizens argue that wearing masks is still […]

by Marshall Bloom, Hamilton (to the tune of Yankee Doodle) Ivermectin’s good for worms, especially in a pony. But for COVID in yourself, it’s just like macaroni. Go and get your […]

by Krista Ober, Stevensville Keep it up, Marshall Bloom, You are singing my tune. Comparing COVID to just like the flu Landed Greg Overstreet in the ICU. But he dodged a […]

by Esther Russell, Hamilton The majority of Republicans and right-wingers do not approve of far-right antics or behavior by using dirty words to support a political cause, and I doubt that […]

by Sue Devlin, Stevensville It is becoming more and more evident that Mayor Gibson is not prepared for town council meetings.  On Monday, February 7th, during an open special council meeting, […]

by Star Jameson, Hamilton A couple of things occurred to me, as I sipped my coffee watching the weeds in my backyard emerge from not-enough snow this February. I love the […]

by Shirly Kochis, Hamilton My attitude toward Covid is defiance, and for the jab non-compliance. I’ll take Ivermectin of course, because it works for my horse. I’m just far too smart […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Congratulations to Ed Sperry for an excellent “fictitious” story in the January 26, 2022 issue of the Bitterroot Star on how a Canadian citizen solved the closed […]

by Sue McCreary, Stevensville In 1953 I was 10 years old. Some time ago my first cousin gave me some 1953 newspapers from her parent’s estate. Just recently I got them […]

by Bob Williams Stevensville President Trump was looking at a tight race for the USA presidency. His polled approval was below 45%. In part, because of the July 25, 2019 tapes of […]

By Marshall Bloom, Hamilton (apologies to Wm. Shakespeare) Double, double toil and trouble; Vaccines counter COVID’s rubble. Homebrew of a fenny snake, Won’t a decent vaccine make. Eye of newt […]

By Rick Borden, Hamilton To all federal and state Republican elected officials and our state Republican chairman, The majority of you profess to being Christian, through your words, displays, and […]

By Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis What does a Florida nonprofit, unsubstantiated Ravalli county election fraud, out of state money, wasteful state spending and an untethered view of […]

By John Kochis, Hamilton I remember as a kid, laying out in our pasture, watching the clouds drift by. Given time I would often see something unusual. One of the […]