Guest Post

By Michele Dieterich, Hamilton It is heartbreaking that Montana’s wildlife managers still allow Northern Rockies Fishers to be trapped. Their dwindling population could be on the brink of extinction, but […]

By Darryl Lee, Florence “You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for […]

By John Gibney, Hamilton   There are those who think Obama was much better than Trump so let’s hear the truth. Start with who’s really responsible for the upturn in […]

By Dana Williams, Samaritan’s Purse   I am writing to thank Stevensville residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the […]

By John Bird, Victor It’s no longer just Republican vs Democrat or liberal vs conservative. It’s the 1 percent vs the percent, rural vs urban, white men against the world. Climate […]

By Gary and Joan Carlson, Corvallis   Does the illegal immigrant crisis only impact the Southern Border States?  Montana’s state legislature recently began its 2019 session. The first bill presented by […]

By Elliott Oppenheim, Florence Great story about our new neighbors. I grew up in Amish country, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. The Amish are wonderful and I welcome them! They […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton We Montanans tend to pride ourselves on our independence, right? Including our independent thinking? Then how is it possible that so many people here (and elsewhere) […]

By Greg Hertz, MT Speaker of the House This week the Governor gave an address in which he outlined his plan to tax and spend on the backs of working […]

By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville RussiaGate and the lynch mob mentality to destroy Donald Trump’s presidency at any cost have been ongoing for more than two years, with very little to […]

By Rep. Mary Caferro, HD-81, Helena What do rural hospitals, small businesses, and 1 in 10 Montanans have in common?  They all benefit from Montana’s Medicaid expansion.  That’s why I’ve introduced […]

  When I read the headline of Mr. Fowler’s letter, “Democracy in danger,” my very first thought was: I certainly hope so! His evaluation of the MSM misrepresentation of the […]

By Tim Peterson, Corvallis The Bitterroot Valley has been a difficult place to eke out an existence for 10,000 years. The Salish Indians traveled a network of trails that spread […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton One largely reveals their own character by the friends they choose and their associations. The wisest man who ever lived said, “He who walks with wise […]

By Amy Knight, Stevensville Re: Astonishing report in the Bitterroot Star regarding Stevensville council members Bob Michalson and Stacie Barker. Among other things reported, they would like to abolish the […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor Bill Jones’ letter in the Bitterroot Star, written in such a glib manner, was amusing for conservatives who believe in supported factual evidence! Apparently, Jones is […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor   To answer Mr. Jones, I am heartened that he recognizes that I am well informed, but, I must say that I do not advocate summary […]

By Star Jameson, Hamilton The new legislature in Montana is hard at work focusing on vital issues to our State. A few individuals are hard at work threatening end-of-life options […]

By Edward Sperry, Col USAF (RET), Stevensville      Congress is starting up again. I think all of us (Democrat, Republican and whatever) hope that they may manage to do something […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville   There has been no better proof of the bias and corruption of the “fake news” mainstream media (MSM) than the recent controversy concerning high school […]