Opinion

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 […]

By Darlene Golas, MSW, Victor Bitterroot Veterans take heart, Laura Merrill has your back. For thirty years, I served wounded veterans as the provider of mental health services in the Bitterroot […]

By Paul Kink, Stevensville While it is heartbreaking for me to write this letter, I feel compelled to do so. A letter that I wrote appeared in the Bitterroot Star on […]

By Anna Potts, Stevensville I read your recently published article entitled “Trump Administration extends Free Meals for Kids through the entire school year,” and while I am pleased to see continued […]

By Pat Earnest, Hamilton When I first met the Gianfortes in June 2016, I saw something incredibly special, something that I am also deeply passionate about and interested in, serving others. […]

By Rep. Theresa Manzella, HD85, Hamilton When Matt Rosendale was running to be Montana’s State Auditor, he promised to expand access to high quality, affordable healthcare, and to always protect Montanans […]

Unless I last into my nineties, this will be my last opportunity to vote in a presidential election. We have been extremely fortunate to live in this beautiful country. There […]

By Archie L. Thomas, Corvallis I have a friend living in Melbourne, Australia with a population in excess of 2 million and one new covid case over the weekend as they […]

By Carlotta Grandstaff, Hamilton In a recent letter to the Star, George Corn rightly called out Sen. Steve Daines as a moral coward for his deafening silence on a U.S. […]

Mayor Brandon Dewey, Stevensville There is no question that the issue of whether I should be recalled has become one that is charged and polarizing in our community. We have witnessed […]

By Mark Adams, Stevensville I will start by quoting a passage from District Court Judge Hon Howard F. Recht’s ruling against Mayor Dewey. “By soliciting a quote from First Call outside […]

By Audree Tribbensee, Stevensville Stevensville has been held hostage by a small handful of mean-spirited bullies. This reign of terror needs to stop! Shortly after the people spoke in their election […]

By Mark Harris, Stevensville I recently encountered some folks complaining about Stevensville’s water and sewer rates on social media. They blamed Mayor Dewey for the costs. I just wanted to comment […]

By Sharon Gee, Stevensville There is a half-page ad in last week’s Star stating that Mayor Dewey shut off the water at the home of a paraplegic recovering from a gunshot […]