Why such frantic efforts Trump’s last days impeaching him? Trump’s promise to drain the D.C. Swamp terrorizes them. The same as making a tapeworm leave your body is its death […]
Opinion
Let’s get out of the weeds
Many of us are upset with the “Feds”. The actions of Congress and the unelected bureaucracy are slowly depriving us of our God given constitutional rights. Rights expressed in the […]
Bitterroot Valley is turning into Missoula
Welcome to Missoula Why do you travel to Missoula? To shop? To meet with a doctor? To visit someone? Yet there you are, traveling the crowded Missoula streets, hoping someone […]
We will miss you, Darlene
It is with great sadness that we learned long time Stevensville resident, Darlene Grove, passed away this week. We have lost another quiet lion. Darlene was always thinking about how […]
Bad info and populism
To Henry Fowler: Thank you for making me aware of Eatwell and Goodwin’s book on national populism. I hope you read other writers on the topic as well — the […]
Disastrous decision could destroy Stevensville’s hometown feel
By Joan Prather, former Executive Director of Stevensville Main Street Association, and Victoria Howell, founding board member of Stevensville Main Street Association Stevensville, Montana is a town, not a city. […]
Senate priorities in the legislative session
By: Senator Jason Ellsworth President Pro Tempore of the Montana Senate Senate District 43, Hamilton, Republican The 2021 Legislative Session presents us with a significant opportunity to drain the swamp […]
Desperate Donald’s downfall
There once was a liar named Donald Trump who was tossed out like old worthless junk. “Get out – you’re fired!”, we the people said, having had enough of him […]
An existential threat
How ironic to open the Bitterroot Star last Wednesday to read Henry Fowler’s latest apologist letter extolling ‘National Populism’ on the very day that radical extremists assaulted and seized the […]
Excuse me Mr. Daines
I shall not bestow upon you the title of honorable as I would Jon Testor, because you have no honor. I watched with horror the attack on my nations capitol, […]
A Rock and Hard Place for Senator Daines
This is a very difficult letter to write. There is no way to encapsulate all that needs to be said. Therefore, I’ll just state the most important. Senator Daines, the […]
It’s a gift – DLI Funds
Rep. Rosendale off to a bad start
Rep. Matt Rosendale is off to a bad start. On his third day in office as Montana’s lone representative in Congress, Rosendale ignored the domestic terrorism and the smeared blood […]
Happy New Year from the Ravalli County Sheriff
While everyone is looking to put 2020 behind us and excited for what 2021 will bring, we cannot forget that the circumstances and risks of 2020 did not go away […]
Not disappearing under a rock
Dear Editor: Normally I would not respond to Bill Stroud (December 30, 2020) because his scurrilous and libelous name-calling refuted none of my argument. But this gives me an opportunity […]
Perfect storm for Stevensville
A Stevensville Planning and Zoning Board review of the application for a subdivision to be built at the corner of Logan Lane and Middle Burnt Fork Road on the East […]
The taped call
Listen in on the famous 62 minute tape. Hear the strength in his voice. The commitment to obtaining his single defined objective. Hear also the obsession with conspiracy junk he […]
Ellsworth’s time in the limelight
Dear Editor, Republican Sen. Jason Ellsworth, Ravalli County, is taking his turn in the limelight during this twilight of the Age of Reason. Regarding Covid precautions for the upcoming Montana […]
Stolen election?
Dear Editor: Even if President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud are not proven in court, his loss is the result of a stolen election. Apart from the too-many-to-list voting irregularities […]
Food for thought
The large, fully industrialized country that did the least to push back against the SARS-CoV-2 caused COVID-19 pandemic, also did the least to extend relief to its people impacted by […]