Guest Post

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 […]

By Robyn Driscoll, Chair, Montana Democratic Party It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the most consequential election facing Montana voters in my lifetime. On November 3rd, Montanans will make […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Nice people are not racist, right? And most of us think we’re nice people. So why all this ruckus? Because however nice individuals may be, large […]

By Susan Devlin, Stevensville I thought I had become accustomed, to some extent, to council member’s lying. However, I found myself genuinely appalled at a recent bold faced lie by Council […]

By Leanna Rodabaugh, Stevensville What Dewey has failed to realize: He doesn’t understand why people vote. Think about how and why you vote. Do you like a certain candidate? Do you […]

By Cathy Scholtens, Stevensville The May 21, 2020 Board of Adjustment meeting in Stevensville was quite an eye opener. I have been loosely following the drama and angst the Stevensville Town […]

By Cherie Carlson, Stevensville These are times that try men’s hearts (and women’s too). Are we really prepared to throw away our Constitution and try to build a Socialist Society? The […]

By Hailey Peabody, Corvallis Senator Steve Daines is a man of diligent, honest work and keeping to his word. These qualities are evident in the keen attention he pays to the […]

By Randy Pinocci,  Public Service Commissioner, Dist. 1, and Brad Tschida, House Majority Leader Montana voters left no question which direction they want our state to go in 2020. This Primary […]

By Jeffrey Austin, Victor Unfortunately, there is a deep history of veterans being neglected by the people they served, both in the United States and abroad. In Montana, 1 out of […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville I’m tired of being lied to by the media, academics, Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes, and Democratic politicians who say we live in a country of widespread “systemic […]

By Teresa Larsen, Victor Mr. Roger Mitchell really hit the nail on the head in his letter to the editor in your May 27, 2020 issue with regard to the […]

By Jacquie Helt, State Director, SEIU The coronavirus crisis has called home health care workers and other Caregivers to the front lines of the battle to defeat COVID-19. Caregivers are […]

By Syble Soloman, Stevensville Good news! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now in Ravalli County! Dolly’s dream was to bring the love of reading to all children and encourage them to […]

By Brandon Dewey, Mayor of Stevensville This communication aims to answer citizen questions and dispel misinformation in the petition that was circulated by Leanna Rodabaugh to recall the Stevensville Mayor. […]