Opinion

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville In just a few days, Montanans will go to the polls and vote their preferences on office holders and issues. One of these issues is whether marijuana […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Do you stop at stop signs and stop lights? What are they for? Yes, to protect you and the people around you.  How is that any different […]

By John and Carolyn Snively, Missoula Despite the outrageous lies her opponent and his supporters tell in their ads, Kathleen Williams has an unimpeachable record of service to Montana and its […]

By Jennifer Stoneking, Missoula This November, Montanans will be able to vote on the initiatives I-190 and CI-118 to legalize recreational marijuana. I-190 details the legalization, regulation, and taxation while CI-118 […]

By Sarah Roubik, Corvallis We are so lucky for the opportunity to have Laura Merrill represent Ravalli County in Helena!  I have done business with Laura for over 26 years and […]

By Morris Pearl, Chair, Patriotic Millionaires 215,000 American are dead from COVID-19, at least 25 million people are unemployed, and permanent job losses are increasing. The economic damage is most […]

By Arlene Helmbrecht, Victor The rebuilding or renovation of St. Francis church has been divisive and contentious. Soon the Zoning Board will make their decision. We will move after all legal […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton Colorado citizens had to make the same decision, and they decided wrong. They were told that allowing recreational marijuana would bring in additional tax revenues. It didn’t. […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor Pay close attention. Sometimes what you don’t see, read or hear may be just as important as what you do. In reading a few political advertisements for […]

By Bill Jones, Stevensville OK, I’ve been pretty busy this year and could have missed something, so maybe I can find someone to explain how a local state legislator of several […]

By John Ringer, Darby 1. The legalization of recreational marijuana in states such as California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado brought a flood of marijuana users into those states from states where […]

By David Parsons and Suzi Kimzey Parsons, Florence Those of us who live in the northern Bitterroot Valley are lucky to be able to vote for a candidate like Margaret Gorski […]

By Leanna Rodabaugh, Stevensville I don’t understand. I don’t understand how anyone would vote to retain the mayor. This man has corrupted our town. Anyone who disagrees with him is called […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville Jim Crews in his online comments regarding Mayor Dewey’s letter to the editor in last week’s Bitterroot Star is the epitome of arrogance. He claimed (which Mayor […]

By Laura Garber, Hamilton Do you want grandkids? I’d sure like some. Well, if your kids are like mine, they have decided not to have children if this country elects leadership […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton How can so many kind and caring people vote for a person like our current president when they probably wouldn’t even buy a used car from him […]

By Grace Wilson, Stevensville As you read this, don’t get me wrong. I realize the coronavirus is out there, it is real, and people are dying. But people are always dying. […]

By Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville The far Left have always attempted to paint Conservative Republicans as extremists. However, as you look at the political landscape who is it that has extreme ideas […]

By Skip Kowalski, Stevensville In these contentious times, Montana needs more unity. Yet, Theresa Manzella, Republican candidate for Senate District 44, has shown more interest in highlighting our differences while ignoring […]

By Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville You and I have been around long enough that “we know a thing or two, because we have seen a thing or two.” We know that Montanans […]