Guest Post

By Allen B. Gates, Stevensville   I’m a moderate Republican and a former Captain, Artillery, US Army. I’m greatly concerned about the future of our democratic Republic. The Commander-in-Chief is […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville For some, there’s exciting new possibilities for making root deep changes in government. Surprise, because of Representative Gianforte’s Good Neighbor Authority amendment to the 2018 Farm […]

By Jerry Haslip, Victor   In Allen B. Gates’ guest column (Star, August 8), Gates suggests that we are in a political crisis, but offers no potential solutions other than […]

By JC Howell, Hamilton   My wife and I are Ravalli County residents and have fished the West Fork and Upper Bitterroot Rivers for more than 20 years. Last fall, […]

By Kathy Hundley, Butch Waddill, Marilyn Wolff, and Kay Fulton   We are four of the Ravalli County residents pictured in the yard signs and billboard that hold our county […]

Editor’s Note: The Boston Globe has requested that every newspaper in the country publish an editorial on or near August 14th, defending the newspaper industry and educating the public about […]

By Frank Novotny, Captain, U.S. Army, retired, Victor   An excellent and well documented letter from Mr. Hicks regarding the rise of socialism. I would like to present some facts which bear […]

By Pat Tucker, Hamilton When President Trump signed the Veteran’s Affairs Mission Act this June it was a win for veterans and their care providers. Veterans everywhere can thank the […]

By Jane Lambert, former Ravalli Co. Weed Board Member, Stevensville Many thanks to Linda Habeck for her well written alert about the weed scourge, Hoary Alyssum. It has spread much faster than […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton   Isn’t that a little like choosing to buy a new gun instead of feeding the kids? Isn’t it like what poor people are accused of […]

By Pat Earnest, Hamilton   Matt Rosendale has called Montana home for almost 20 years and established deep roots in the community. I know Matt and his wife Jean, who […]

By Barry D. Mills, Stevensville What is a school: brick & mortar or heart & soul? It might be easy to confuse the condition of school facilities with the health […]

By Matt Furlong, Helena “Our Kids Cry Too” Rally will be held Thursday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the State Capitol in Helena. While 2000 children […]

By Barry Mills, Stevensville   Will a $20 million welcome mat improve school culture? Did deferred maintenance, read neglect, just happen? No, it occurred over an extended time with a […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville   Every week there is more and more evidence that the US House of Representatives will flip from Republican control, to Democrat control, after the November […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton   Fifty-one percent of millennials prefer either socialism or communism over free-market capitalism, according to a recent survey. That explains the rapid growth of YDSA (Young Democratic […]

By Dee Gibney, Hamilton I read in the opinions that a woman thinks poison is spreading in our public discourse. She believes she was accosted by strangers in a hostile […]

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I find it endlessly frustrating that, so often, the political candidates who have and/or spend the most money on their campaign tend to get elected. I […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville Every week there is more and more evidence that the US House of Representatives will flip from Republican control, to Democrat control, after the November election. […]