Guest Post

by Representative David Bedey (R–Hamilton), Senator Wendy McKamey (R–Great Falls), Representative Mark Thane (D–Missoula), Representative Jonathan Karlen (D–Missoula), Senator Dave Fern (D–Whitefish), and Representative Llew Jones (R–Conrad) Montanans sounded a […]

by James K. Rummell, Corvallis I am so thankful that the Dems don’t have a clue about what voters want.   Issues like:  When the President, the leader of your […]

by Thomas Tunny, Hamilton I was prepared to comment on the actions of Donald Trump this week and to point out the more than 130 Executive Orders he has initiated […]

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Hard to keep up with all the depressing, heartless news surrounding this administration. The latest:   Dismantling FEMA, the agency that responds to disasters across the […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Many voters in Ravalli County vote for Republicans even though they are Independents. That is why all the county offices are held by […]

by Allen McClintick, DC, Victor As a follow up to the May 7 letter by Charles Treece, I share this response. I too had measles, mumps and chicken pox as […]

by Nancy Reece Jones, Stevensville Every day brings news of another Executive Order or pending action that defies credulity and common sense. Here’s the latest: eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Well, well, well… grab your popcorn, folks. Two Montana legislators — Theresa Manzella (SD44) and Kathy Love (HD85) — just made their big move on the […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Public lands going to the highest bidder? Well, folks, they said they wouldn’t do it – they promised they wouldn’t do it – but they just […]

by Carleton Clifford, PhD, retired Scientist Director RML, Hamilton This letter is in response to an extremely well written letter published in the Bitterroot Star on April 2, 2025, by […]

by Roger Radermacher, Hamilton My wife and I of 65 years moved here to Hamilton to be near two of our daughters in 2014 after living in Post Falls, ID […]

by Dave Ward, Hamilton I read recently that efforts were being made by the Trump Administration to close the Trapper Creek Job Corps Center. I was greatly angered by this […]

by Paul Vosters, Stevensville This letter is in response to Steve Schmidt’s LTE in the May 7 Bitterroot Star. He states that Trump did not receive a mandate as he […]

by Steve Schmidt, Darby The stuff we buy is going to get more expensive. The reasons are not as straightforward as we might expect. There are notable solutions. John Deere […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton It’s difficult to imagine a better way to spend a warm, sunny Saturday in April than taking part in the nationwide Hands Off protest against the […]

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville On Friday, March 28, 2025, the skies lit up over Missoula and the Bitterroot with an extraordinary amount of what are commonly known as “chemtrails.” Since […]

by Steve Schmidt, Darby Yes, Trump won the election. He is President. However, it is not correct to say he has a mandate. Trump received only approximately 32% of the […]

by Charles Mabbott, Darby There are those who will say that opposition to the proposed Rare Earth Element mining in the upper reaches of the West Fork Bitterroot River is […]

by Karen “Tana” Walsh, Hamilton I was pleased to see your piece on the rising concern among local groups about the potential for the Sheep Creek rare earth elements mine […]

by Charles Treece, Victor I just wanted to share my experience as a victim of measles in the early 1960s. I was one of many unvaccinated children here in the […]