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Opinion

Demolishing a historic church to seat 50 more people, WHY? 

March 4, 2021 by Editor

After several years of legal deliberation, rewritten church proposals, public comment and hours of meetings we feel it is important for the public to know the ongoing issues surrounding the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Vaccines Arrive – Bitterroot Star Cartoon

February 25, 2021 by Editor

Filed Under: Opinion

Capitol Hill Live

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

Original Cartoon – George Wenzel, Hamilton

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Dungeons and Dragons – A Satanic Game

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

Dear Bitterroot Star, I’m writing about the North Valley Public Library’s notification of Role playing games in person or online for teenagers, 13-18 yrs. The Dungeons and Dragons game being […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Looney ideas

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

Dear Sir, I got a good laugh from your editorial cartoon showing a big fat pistol packin’ man with the caption of needing to be armed at the playground, etc. […]

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Quick vaccines

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

The recent letter to the editor using the term “stupid” regarding the poor organization of the local hospital’s covid vaccination process was beyond the definition of showing a lack of […]

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Our amazing Mr. President

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

America give him credit, our president is absolutely fantastic! Terrific worker: Does more work than a whole army of socialists. Collaborative: With others he transforms the solemn constitutional impeachment into […]

Filed Under: Opinion

House bills bad idea

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

It is with great sadness that I write this letter having learned that the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks committee is advancing HB224 and 225 which, if passed, will result […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Clean energy?  Not so fast

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

Dear Editor, This is in reply to the article, VALLEY GROUP WORKING for CLEANER ENERGY, Wednesday February 17.  The article should have been titled, Misleading and Biased information in the Valley […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The Myth of ‘Clean Energy’

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

The irony of the February 17, 2021 Bitterroot Star front page article “Valley group working for cleaner energy” was not lost on me.  While Texas was suffering through severe cold […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Sewer Line – Bitterroot Star Cartoon

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Filed Under: Opinion

Cooperative effort

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

      This past Saturday, 2/13, a heartening, cooperative effort took place in the Bitterroot.          Many entities and volunteers organized to provide COVID 19 vaccine […]

Filed Under: Opinion

When will a fake-lawyer-disbar start?

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Never! Although lawyers helped make dishonest political drama of the Trump I preachment circuses. House Speaker Pelosi knowing Trump’s guilty without sworn testimony hi-balls a most hasty impeachment to the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thou shall not steal

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

He had his purposes, in using the best megaphone in the world, and established operatives, to cause national sentiment, also organized groups, to doubt the results of the upcoming 2020 […]

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They’re not patriots

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Warning. I don’t have a gun but I do have the power of the pen. Perhaps you don’t know that we have the same election strategy we have had for […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Betrayal of Republican Beliefs

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Senate bill SB 162 and related voter ID bills perpetuate the Big Election integrity lie at Montana taxpayer expense.   It is an affront to every Montana Republican and Democrat […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Radical Republican Agenda

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

It’s been zero days since the Democrats have brought bills to deny people human rights, to deny women access to reproductive healthcare, to create economic disparity, to kill jobs, to […]

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The cost of ‘progress’

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

  I just had a person-to-person meeting with George Thomas (the town of Stevensville’s ex-public works director). According to George in order for the Town of Stevensville to have enough […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Business should remain apolitical

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Thank you M. I. Holt! I quit going into Kodiak Jax when the political signs appeared on the business. That has been our ‘Go to’ place for a long time, […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Daines – do what’s right

February 19, 2021 by Editor

An open letter to Senator Steve Daines: I believe in your heart of hearts that you know that Donald Trump gravely violated his presidential oath of office. This resulted in […]

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