Archives for July 14, 2020

By Dempsey H. Vick, II, Councilmember, Town of Stevensville, Ward 2 Due to last Thursday night’s actions that were taken by Councilmember Michalson, I feel that it may be in […]

By Russ Hanni, Stevensville I haven’t been to a town council meeting since this Covid-19. Updates have been the Star (thank you for the paper) and I have seen many mayors […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville Council member Robin Holcomb, although I am not in your ward, you do represent the town of Stevensville. As such, I would think that you would take […]

By Susan Devlin, Stevensville Council member Bob Michalson, you are my ward representative. I have to tell you how disappointed I am with your behavior. You resigned without notice 1/2 way […]

By John Gibney, Hamilton In response to Fahnestock-Thomas, once again she needs a grip on reality! To start, Jesus did not say Blessed are the poor, but Blessed are the poor […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” — Bertrand Russell–Unpopular Essays […]

By Kris Bayer, Hamilton I would also add willingness and vulnerability to the Guest Comment: Importance of respect, responsibility, integrity, and honesty! Too often we turn away or walk away from […]

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville Friedrich Nietzsche gave us the formulation of nihilism that is now commonly accepted: a sentiment that nothing really matters, and that there is no point in life. […]

By Cherie Carlson, Stevensville My question is, what will we tell the children? If we do move to a socialist system, how will we explain to the children what freedom used […]

By Peggy Jankunas, Hamilton What a lowdown thing for the Darby School Board to do, throwing dirt in the face of their wonderful H.S. Coach Jeff Snavely, all to please Black […]

By Claire Kelly, Stevensville I totally support the renaming of the Washington DC football team. The purpose of this letter is to help those who say they do not understand why […]

By Melora Neaves, Stevensville This past April, my Grandmother, Viola Woolsey Overton, a second-generation Stevensville daughter, turned 100. She was born at the end of the fourth wave of the Spanish […]

By Jason Ellsworth, Hamilton Being a U.S. Senator is no small job; those elected are entrusted to be one among 100 of the most important individuals in our country, tasked with […]

By Braden McCarty, Florence With Montana having one of the highest veteran populations per capita, it is critical we have a strong voice for our veterans back in Washington, DC. I’m […]

By Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton Mike Cooney is our best bet for Governor here in Montana. It is scary to think of his GOP opponent Gianforte in that role. Gianforte has not […]

By Adam Rissien, WildEarth Guardians, Missoula Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue flew into Missoula on June 12 to sign a “modernization blueprint” memorandum directing the U.S. Forest Service to essentially double […]

By Matthew Chappell, Choteau Has Montana devolved back into the Washington Territory? History affirms that the Montana Territory was born in 1864, after leaving the Washington and Dakota Territories in 1863. […]