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Archives for July 2020

Darby football coach resigns

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Jeff Snavely, the high school football coach for Darby, resigned on Friday. Snavely had been under fire for comments made on his social media page regarding the protesters in Salt […]

Taking a stand for what I believe in

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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 […]

Time to work with mayor

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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 […]

Disappointed

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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 […]

Behavior

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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 […]

Response to Fahnestock-Thomas

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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 […]

Conquering the fear

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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 […]

Masking the issue

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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 […]

Noble souls

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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. […]

Teach your children well

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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 […]

Snavely deserved better

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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 […]

Support for non-racist names

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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 […]

It’s not a choice

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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 […]

Bullock is wrong for Montana

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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 […]

Bullock’s abortion record alarming

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By Elmo Ostrander, Corvallis Bullock’s extreme record on abortion is alarming. On many different issues, Bullock does not represent the values of Montanans. But his stance on the issue of abortion […]