Guest Post

By Gary Milner, Corvallis My parents’ formative years were defined by the Great Depression and WWII. My dad served in the Pacific and my mom grew up on an isolated farm […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton The following is the result of about 20 minutes of research on my part. All of this information is publicly available, is easily found, and would convince […]

By Michael Jamison, Whitefish I’m going to ask you to do some things for me, and I’ll do the same for you in return. I’m going to ask you to be […]

By Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville One size does not fit all. The overlooked, the people who are “unable” to wear masks. Are people even aware of them? They are part of the […]

By Marilyn Thomson, Corvallis Dear folks who find wearing a mask will take away their rights as Americans: I just want to appeal to you about something. I am a 72-year-old […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Is Theresa Manzella going to teach us how to shoot the corona virus? If so, it’s so gratifying to see she’s focusing on things that will actually […]

By Greg and Wendy Job, Stevensville Corona, masks and recall, oh my, there sure is a lot going on in Stevi! For all city and county residents, be informed an application […]

By Marty Pigeon, Stevensville As a proud gun owner and sportsman, the most important thing I consider before supporting any candidate is if I can count on them to defend our […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Why are they afraid? Because they don’t think there’s enough freedom and resources for all of us? Because they think immigrants and Black people and even opinionated […]

By Wendy Lenahan, Stevensville The mural at the end of the building at 102 Main Street was conceived, designed and painted to overlook and enhance Stevensville’s Veterans Memorial Park. I’m sure […]

By Jeannine Brown, Helena No good comes from a house divided so it is my hope that a middle ground can be found. It’s my aim to find a commonality in […]

By Gary Macfarlane, Moscow, ID Many Montanans were rightly outraged when a couple from Bozeman buzzed their helicopter up and down the South Fork of the Flathead River before setting down […]

By Dempsey H. Vick, II, Councilmember, Town of Stevensville, Ward 2 Due to last Thursday night’s actions that were taken by Councilmember Michalson, I feel that it may be in […]

By Russ Hanni, Stevensville I haven’t been to a town council meeting since this Covid-19. Updates have been the Star (thank you for the paper) and I have seen many mayors […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville Council member Robin Holcomb, although I am not in your ward, you do represent the town of Stevensville. As such, I would think that you would take […]

By Susan Devlin, Stevensville Council member Bob Michalson, you are my ward representative. I have to tell you how disappointed I am with your behavior. You resigned without notice 1/2 way […]

By John Gibney, Hamilton In response to Fahnestock-Thomas, once again she needs a grip on reality! To start, Jesus did not say Blessed are the poor, but Blessed are the poor […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” — Bertrand Russell–Unpopular Essays […]

By Kris Bayer, Hamilton I would also add willingness and vulnerability to the Guest Comment: Importance of respect, responsibility, integrity, and honesty! Too often we turn away or walk away from […]

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville Friedrich Nietzsche gave us the formulation of nihilism that is now commonly accepted: a sentiment that nothing really matters, and that there is no point in life. […]