Guest Post

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In 1860, Trump would have been a Democrat. So would McConnell, Daines, Gianforte, etc., because then cotton was “king” and most men after big money wanted to […]

By Teresa Larsen, Victor I would like to thank Dennis Hicks for his thoughtful letter in the August 12, 2020 issue of the Bitterroot Star largely addressing the issue of abortion. […]

By Ed Sperry Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’m an old veteran and I’m flat angry. Stevenville’s newest realtor with offices across the street from the Forest Service Office has managed to […]

By Bruce Weide, Hamilton While getting blood drawn I spoke with a Hamilton nurse about the efficacy of wearing a face-mask during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The nurse wore a face-mask […]

By Tom Tunny, Hamilton The contested election in the Eastern European country of Belarus has been in the news recently. I would like to give my perspective on this important […]

By Doug Bohn, Victor After attending multiple County Commissioner meetings recently about “mail-in ballots,” it has become blatantly evident that there are vast misunderstandings on both sides of the aisle about […]

By Laura Garber, Hamilton Why is most of the regular grocery store and restaurant food in the United States doused in chemicals, lacking nutritional value, and transported from an average […]

By Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville The concept of holding public meetings that are for the most part CLOSED MEETINGS must be changed.   The reason to continue keeping the public at arm’s […]

By Dee Gibney, Hamilton To Rednecks for BL: The Confederate flag no more stands for slavery than pickles do for elephants. To begin only 2/3/ of 1 percent owned slaves out of […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville I previously wrote about the lies of systemic racism and white privilege but there is another older lie that makes these two lies possible. That is the […]

By Cindy Smith-Putnam, Stevensville Senator Steve Daines repeatedly pats himself on the back for being a fiscal conservative. Come again? Since he joined the Senate, the national debt skyrocketed by trillions. […]

By Paula Freston, Victor In Montana, we go out of our way to look out for our neighbors: to show up, listen, and to treat them like our own extended family. […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis There’s two political races in the county that defy reason. The mystery is that there is even a contest. Only a cynical view can explain it: the […]

By Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton Kathleen Williams is running for US Congress. As a state legislator, she has gained experience by working for the people of Montana of all political stripes. She […]

By Michael Lesner, Corvallis Hysteria: 1. Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic. 2. A group of psychiatric symptoms, including heightened emotionalism, attention-seeking behavior, and preoccupation with […]

By Doug Bohn, Victor Eight months ago, Covid hit our country with a vengeance. Eight months ago, our President suggested that HCQ showed “promising signs” of being an effective treatment to […]

By Bill McNulty, Stevensville I believe the cliffs have claimed enough buffalo. The public is dancing like puppets and most of us don’t know who is pulling the strings. Mask has […]

By Richard Buley, Missoula Greg Gianforte has been running ads stating that since Mike Cooney has worked for taxpayers most of his adult life he has not held a “real” job. […]

By Ryan Busse, Kalispell, Past Board Chair of Montana Conservation Voters, Past North American Board Chair for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers To my fellow hunters and anglers, there are people trying to lock […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville I asked people to please comment on what they love about living in Stevensville and the Stevensville area. With their permission, here are some comments: CCK: “Our […]