Guest Post

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 […]

By Amy Berglund, DC, DACBSP, Stevensville As a small business owner in Stevensville, I write to express my concern over the issue of corruption in our local government. We have seen […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville As J.K. Rowling said, it isn’t hate to speak the truth. Here are some historical facts to disprove the lies of current “systemic racism” and “white privilege.” […]

By Carla Homstad, Stevensville As a comfortable white person living in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, how can I say that racism is embedded in our culture? […]

By Kate Gervais, Corvallis Since the year 2000 we have had fires every year. It is known as Fire Season. Winter, Spring, and Fire. It really isn’t necessary, when we […]

By Forrest G. Curley, Hamilton The people of the Bitterroot Valley are precious in the eyes of God! I’ve given considerable time and thought to this communication. I owe it because […]

By Susan Kephart, Hamilton Prejudice comes in many forms, Prejudice is never right.   I overheard at a gas station late Sunday morning, June 14, near Hamilton, a woman taunting […]

By Chris L. Grove, Sara Grove, Jim Notaro, Kathleen Notaro, Bill Perrin, Janet Perrin, Joseph W. Moore, Catherine Ahlin-Moore, Annemarie McCormack, Meghan Hanson, Jessica Shourd, Patrick Shourd, John D. Grove, Darlene L. […]

By Kathy Dufresne, Stevensville Enough is enough! I am a Stevensville resident for now over 50 years. I yearn for the years when I would visit with a close friend and […]

By Mark Harris, Stevensville I recently read the Stevensville town employees’ open letter to residents of Stevensville and our elected officials with great sadness. (It can be found here.  https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/05/open-letter-to-stevensville-town-council-members-and-citizens-of-stevensville/) The […]

By Mayor Brandon E. Dewey, Stevensville Our budget is balanced. Our reserves are stable. Our community is experiencing growth and opportunity even despite effects of COVID-19 and I am committed to […]

By Skip Kowalski, Stevensville Today’s demonstrations and riots bring back memories of the 60’s: Martin Luther King speeches; place names like Love Canal, Watts and Kent State; Lake Erie burning; Los […]

By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Is the glass half empty or half full?  Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visited Missoula on June 12 to announce a “new vision” of increasing productivity from […]

By Rod Nielsen, Hamilton Reference headline Sunday Missoulian 6/7/20 “Listen” They had reported responses from a cultural cross section of the community. If black lives matter, why are black babies being […]

By Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville  I am the child of immigrants from two British countries who met and married in the Port of Entry, NYC, where I grew up. For over […]