Guest Post

By Jeffrey and Yvonne Gritzner, Florence If you, too, feel it is important to preserve our beautiful valley and state, we need Margaret Gorski in the Montana Senate. Margaret’s opponent is […]

By Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville Nearly everyone says, “You should not be a one issue voter.” However, considering life and death, one would have to admit this is a very important issue. […]

By Glenda Edgeworth, Stevensville Theresa Manzella is right for Ravalli County. If you want someone who will stand up for the Montana and US Constitution, Theresa Manzella is your only choice. […]

By Frank Machek, Stevensville I am pleased that there are two exceptionally well qualified candidates running for the state senate and house respectively. Margaret Gorski is running for SD44 and Laura […]

By Scott Weaver, Hamilton Thank you, Linda Schmitt and Brenda Allington, for your responses to Rachel B’s letter. I (too) was irked when reading it and all the falsehoods contained in […]

By Angie McCullough, Florence Democrat or Republican, we cannot allow the business of our government to be hijacked by people with narrow minded, radical ideals. Theresa Manzella is one of the […]

By Ina Albert Secher, Whitefish There are times when we experience personal acts of kindness in difficult times. We felt its healing power in December, 2016, when my husband, Rabbi Allen […]

By William Hester, Florence The red lights are flashing and the siren is screaming DO NOT DO IT! What am I talking about? Killing the two-party system in this next election! […]

By Rep. Sharon Greef, HD88, Florence The mail has come and we have our ballots. Finally, the election is here. In a few weeks, we will know who will lead our […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “I am blown away by all of the people using the line “I have a right to not wear a mask” or follow the protocol requested […]

By Diane Ross, Stevensville As I read your comments on face masks for coronavirus, aka COVID -19, no comments as to what affects mask wearing has on the human body.  You […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis I read Rachel B’s letter with incredulity. I don’t who she’s been talking to, but obviously not any Democrats. Her litany of allegations is a fantasy. I’ve […]

By Bob Brown, Whitefish With emotion, the young army colonel told me that he was convinced that democratic countries were the freest and most prosperous places to live. He wanted his […]

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. […]