Archives for October 2020

By Helen Sabin, Corvallis “It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we […]

By Charles Mabbott, Darby Amidst the hoopla and hyperbole of this election I came across the wisdom of Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo who asks us to consider […]

By Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton, former mayor and councilor for 18 years There are at least nine churches from Hamilton that over the years have had to buy adjoining property or move […]

By Amy Wright, Littleton, CO Have you ever read a rebuttal to an obituary? Yeah, me neither, but hear me out. Paul Graves died recently. Obviously, my rebuttal is not that […]

By Mark Adams, Stevensville Brandon Dewey has a problem with the truth. In a recent edition of the Bitterroot Star (Sept. 30, 2020) he states, “The recall was placed on the […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor I have seen TV ads criticizing public servants for allowing the purchase of government property by private citizens. I am reminded of a book I read years […]

By Sen. Fred Thomas, Stevensville I have had the privilege of serving Montanans for many years. I’ve worked with some great leaders, and I see another great leader about to emerge. […]

By Dr. Cora Neumann, public health advocate; Jacquie Helt, SEIU 775; Lora Wier, public health advocate and former public health nurse; Jane Smilie, health consultant; Dr. Greg Lind of Missoula; Kim Gillan, former state senator; Emily […]

By Dr. W. David Herbert, Billings In the 2012 election, over 18000 voters and in the 2016 election over 17000 voters voted for the Libertarian candidates running for governor in Montana. […]

By Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information Center; Scott Bosse, American Rivers; Bonnie Gestring, Earthworks This past summer, folks from across Montana and around the country fished for wild trout while the cool, […]

By Brenda Allington, Florence My, my! That was quite the “laundry list” describing Gorski’s philosophy which was submitted 09/29/20 by Rachel Bartlett of Stevensville. I taught my sons early on, that […]

By Ann Reely, Missoula Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Montana has plummeted into the worst economic recession since World War II. A recent analysis conducted by Montana’s Bureau of […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville Mitch McConnell wrongfully held 142 Federal Judgeship appointments away from President Obama, and gave them to President Trump. SCOTUS Justice Scalia died in February, 2016. In March, […]

By Audrey Dozier, Missoula Legalizing marijuana in Montana is the next logical step in freeing up more resources to make our justice system more effective and efficient. The possession and consumption […]