Guest Post

By Bob Brown, Helena The recently adjourned session of the state legislature was characterized in both House and Senate by compromise and coalition. Democrats and Republicans teamed up to pass […]

I want to thank you sincerely for printing Larry Campbell’s excellent letter in the May 13th issue of the Star. The moral code imbedded in his message is familiar to […]

Thank you, Carol Marsh, for your recent letter in the Missoulian concerning Roundup sprayed in Missoula parks. The City Council needs to read the following concerning what Roundup in particular […]

I used to read a book about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad to my fifth graders. It was a strange concept for them at the beginning of the book […]

This letter was sent to both Governor Bullock and Attorney General Fox today, May 13. Re: Animal Abuse at Kountz Arena, Bozeman, MT I call your attention to, and ask […]

Both letters recently placed in the Star state that BRID owns the Three Mile pipeline and thus BRID is responsible for it. Please show me the documentation proving this. I’ve […]

By Missoula Mayor John Engen and UM President Royce Engstrom This week, Missoula residents are reading about our community in Jon Krakauer’s book, “Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in […]

“In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving […]

The Bitterroot National Forest recently released the draft decision on the forest travel plan. The proposal has already met with opposition from some forest users, but overall the proposal is […]

May this letter serve as an introduction to more than the idea of fund raising for a dream, but rather as a unique perspective from my view regarding the two […]

Some people may have come to you to sign Bitterroot Irrigation District (BRID) petition and told you that I have signed the petition. That is a lie. I have not […]

I am writing this letter in response to the BRID commissioners’ outrageous statements as to the fact that the Three Mile Gravity System being a private water system. You would […]

It might have appeared as a win-win-win option. Powers that be assured you that both jobs could be accomplished. Manage the Office of Treasurer of Ravali County, also follow the […]

Montanans love to talk about how special our state is. For those from some place other than Montana, you may think that we mean our beautiful mountains, the vast golden […]

By Jim Rokosch, Stevensville “Whiskey’s for drinking. Water’s for fighting!” Most folks living in Montana have heard the familiar line more than a few times – it’s become a cliché […]

It’s a long, long way from Hamilton to Atlanta, Georgia–some 2200 miles. Yet there’s even more than 2200 miles of motorized routes proposed to be open in the Bitterroot National […]

When did recreation become ”wreck-creation”? Like most people in the Bitterroot I choose to live here because I love to be outdoors. In the winter that usually means backcountry skiing. […]

This message is for all liberals and/or non-thinkers who were too mentally handicapped to recognize blatant Administration lies before voting in the last presidential election! Those apparent lies include: 1) […]

The final week had a lot of the same atmosphere and feel of tension as did the first week when the rule book was out several times. Trouble with the […]

Star Editorial Now, about a year after having filed suit in civil court against former County Treasurer Valerie Stamey to collect $29,000 in fines that were levied against her for […]