by Susan Devlin, Stevensville I learned several days ago that Jeff Gee went to town hall when the notice went out for people to apply for the vacant mayor’s position when […]
Archives for January 2024
Defining Republicans?
by John Grant, Hamilton Who would loudly claim omnipotence to excoriate duly elected members of their own party (elected by wide margins) and employ a debunked interpretation of settled Constitutional Law […]
Montana’s Forest Collaboratives are devious charade
by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis According to its website, the Montana Forest Collaboration Network (MFCN) has twenty-six participating groups. Their website states that this network was formed in “August 2016, to assist […]
Interesting statement by Manzella
by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Theresa Manzella’s “Bid for reelection” piece in the Star is quite interesting. Especially where she mentions bills where she “championed” education and parents’ rights. If you really […]
What will you miss?
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton The U.S. Constitution as originally written viewed the function of the federal government to consist of three things: minting a national currency, providing a national postal service, […]
Daines doesn’t represent Montana
by Christin Rzasa, Stevensville I’m alarmed by Senator Daines’ decision to charge forward with his latest bill to eliminate wilderness study area protections. Just 6% of Montanans actually want this bill, […]
Biden/Trump
by Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I saw a short interview with the political historian Heather Cox Richardson and President Biden this morning (HCR/Biden interview on youtube), and since November may ask us to […]
Defining a Republican
by Dana Gentry, Corvallis Are there imposters in our midst? I have been part of our local Republican Central Committee for over a year now and I was astounded to find […]
One good thing, anyone?
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Recently, Chip Roy, Republican Congressman from Texas, gave a rousing speech to the House of Representatives. In his speech, he said, “Tell me one good thing […]
Monopoly on attorneys?
by Russell Sias, Columbia Falls Our Montana code has about 70-75 occupations where if one wants, they can go to the state and take an exam. When they pass the exam […]
Re: Sheep Creek Mine
by Star Jameson, Hamilton I appreciate the coverage in the Star on 12/13/23 of the Sheep Creek Mine. I often like to reduce hot issues to kitchen table discussions. Let’s imagine […]
Mining proposal outrageous
by Judy Hoy, Stevensville It is difficult to understand how anyone could consider for even one second allowing a mine to be developed that would contaminate with radiation, heavy metals […]
Falcons whip Wardens
by Scott Sacry Florence was able to get a game in the books before everything was canceled because of the cold last weekend. On Thursday, Jan. 11th the Florence girls […]
#1 Broncs bounce #3 Beavers
by Scott Sacry The undefeated Hamilton boys basketball team was recently named the #1 ranked Class A team by 406mtsports.com – previous #1 Frenchtown lost last week to #3 Dillon […]
Stevensville’s St. Germain to play soccer for Providence
by Scott Sacry Stevensville senior soccer standout Holly St. Germain has signed with the University of Providence to play Soccer next year. St. Germain was a four year […]
Montana braces for sub-zero shift, vigilance urged amidst potential ice jam flooding
Despite the initial warmth experienced earlier this winter, Montana is now grappling with a prolonged period of sub-zero temperatures and arctic cold fronts. This abrupt shift serves as a timely […]
Maybe commissioners should consider some actual fire prevention rules
by Michael Howell Work on establishing a boundary for the county’s Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) to be used in forming the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has been in the […]
Pantry Partners manager is AARP Volunteer of Year
by John Dowd Last year, in August, members of Pantry Partners in Stevensville submitted a form nominating the organization manager, Dawn Richard, for the AARP Andrus Volunteer of the Year […]
Sapphire Heights subdivision again considered
by Nathan Boddy On Wednesday, January 3, the Ravalli County Planning Board once again gathered to consider the proposed Sapphire Heights subdivision of approximately 120 acres at the east end […]
More time to comment on wildfire protection plan
by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners, who hoped to fast track adoption of a final draft of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) at a January 2 meeting, instead […]