Guest Post

By Judy Hoy, Stevensville We can see that insect populations, particularly pollinators, here in Montana have declined significantly. We also know most vertebrate and many invertebrate species are dependent on insects […]

As a nation, state and society we are living in unprecedented times. As peace officer leaders in the State of Montana, we feel it is our obligation to speak about […]

By Jessica Shourd, Stevensville All community members need to practice respect, responsibility, integrity, and honesty. The importance of community is taught to third grade students as part of their Social […]

By Jim Haynes, Hamilton The 6/17/20 Bitterroot Star – covering Valley news since 1985 – contains an excellent historical, and insightful 100+ year chronology of the Huls Dairy family triumphs, market […]

By Renee Christensen, Hamilton Let’s all take a moment and acknowledge the elephant in the room – there is a movement afoot in our community to bring Jim Crews back as […]

By Mark Adams, Stevensville There are some people in Stevensville who do not understand the recall process. I will make an attempt to clarify the situation. 1) If an elected official […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville Bob Michalson lacks the professionalism and leadership we should expect from a Council President. As citizens, we deserve better. Ultimately, Bob is a problem finder, not a […]

By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I just finished reading the letter to the editor entitled, “The Lie of Systemic Racism” by Henry Fowler in the June 24th issue of the Bitterroot Star. […]

By Dee Gibney, Hamilton In 2020 no one owes anyone for things that happened in the 1800’s! It was history, you cannot erase it, only learn from it. In 1860, only […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor It is often advisable to refer to the dictionary to determine the meaning/s of a word. An excellent example is this word “racism”. The original, denotative, definition […]

By Vicky Byrd, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, Montana Nurses Association MNA strongly encourages all Montana citizens wear facemasks to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. As COVID-19 spreads across the […]

By Bob Sivertsen, Havre    The CSKT Compact that was approved by the 2015 Montana Legislature has become the most divisive issue that I have seen in my six decades of […]

By Justice Beth Baker, Montana Supreme Court, Chair, Access to Justice Commission As the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis grow daily, health and economic hardships can quickly develop into legal problems, […]

By Don “K” Kaltschmidt, MTGOP Chairman Each time we cast a vote, we are shaping the future of our country. But never before in my lifetime has a vote been of […]

By Sheila M. Stearns, Presiding Officer, Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission As the country celebrates its birth as a nation, one of the most patriotic things Montanans can do is stand […]

By Hillary Hanson, MPH, MS, Flathead City-County Health, Chair of the Association of Montana Public Health Officers; Emily Colomeda, MPH, RN, Lake County Public Health, President of Montana Public Health Association; Maggie Cook-Shimanek, MD, MP, Department of […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Dear Dad, It’s over 31 years since I was able to wish you a Happy Father’s Day! in person, or even by mail or phone. I […]

By the Bitterroot Public Library Board of Trustees: Warren Neyenhuis, Brittany McKenzie, Robert Ratcheson, Jennifer De Groot, Paul Stone Thank you for passing the recent mill levy for the Bitterroot […]

By Christopher Sheridan, Stevensville For anyone not keeping up with local Town business, now appears to be the perfect time to grab your popcorn and start paying attention.  Our last council […]

By Leanna Rodabaugh, Stevensville “A handful of activists with a dangerous agenda to divide our community”? Pray tell, Mr. Mayor, what is the “dangerous agenda”? “Those who demonize Stevensville’s people and […]