Guest Post

By Bent Laursen, Stevensville The Mayor of Stevensville is really messing up. He is ramrodding the Nicole Court development through without any regard to the citizens of Stevensville. He held a […]

By Jane Schutz, Stevensville The new proposed Burnt Fork Place Apartments (formerly Nicole Court) is of much concern. We who live in the area are very aware of the ground water […]

By Stephen McKenzie, Hamilton Thanks to Dee Gibney (Star 7/1/2020) for pointing out the irrationality of expecting Caucasian citizens to bear responsibility for the wrongs done by prior generations (to whom […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Of course they do. The point of saying “Black Lives Matter” and “Native Lives Matter” and “POC Lives Matter” (POC  = People of Color) these days is […]

By David Stover, Stevensville I agree with Mr. Henry Fowler concerning his letter “The lie of systemic racism.” I am tired of being expected to apologize for my whiteness as I […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville With two recent anti-Christian decisions from a supposedly “conservative” Supreme Court, it’s time for conservative Christians to start paying attention. We are living in a post-Christian America. […]

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 […]