Guest Post

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Maybe it would be worthwhile to reflect upon some really good work being done by the Stevensville School Board. It seems that we […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Ostensible senator from Ravalli County Jason Ellsworth was censured by his peers, the Montana Senate. Tell me why he was elected in the first place. Please, […]

by Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton It was great to see all the protests against the billionaire government we now have. But, don’t stop there, get registered to vote now! Change is […]

by Richard Parker, Stevensville Continue advocating for transitioning children. This includes cutting off male and female reproductive parts and creating new ones. Continue to oppose the deportation of illegal aliens […]

by Nathan Johnson, Hamilton Trump and Musk are blaming federal workers for our bloated federal government budgets. Facts tell a different story. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, there […]

by John Grant, Corvallis In her rebuke of the 21 Senators who voted against HB 655, Senator Manzella, of Hamilton, said “to those of you who voted in opposition to […]

by Evan Schroedel Rep. Greg Overstreet’s no vote is hard to understand. My name is Evan SchroedeI. I ran for House District 88 here in the Bitterroot Valley last November […]

by Bill Jones, Stevensville I must begin my comments with a brief description of a particularly ugly incident at the March 20th opening of the new Hamilton VA Clinic. More […]

by Jill Baker, Executive Director, Humanities Montana  Last week, Humanities Montana became the latest casualty of DOGE when we received an email informing us that our federal grant from the National Endowment […]

by Blaine Billman, Airway Heights, WA (formerly Stevensville) If you own water shares administered by the Supply Ditch Association here in the valley you are given a piece of paper […]

by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis The Bitterroot National Forest notified the public of its gigantic Mud Creek Project in September 2019. Such a notification is required by law to give members […]

by David Leslie, Corvallis We bear the burden of saving our democracy I never thought I’d feel the need to write such a letter, but here we are. Donald Trump, […]

by Tim Adams, Stevensville Thank you to Michael Howell for his return to actual journalism—diligently calling local government agencies rather than merely printing talking points from Democrats, as the Bitterroot […]

by Kay Schrader, Darby I had to comment about the commercial on TV that asks us to write our Montana congressmen to vote supporting a non-partisan judiciary. Did you notice […]

by Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton You have an opinion letter in your March 26 edition that requires a  response. Mike Garrity of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies is proudly  taking […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Trump is a liability: to our country, our state and our Valley. Nationally he runs off our allies, destroys trust in our nation, turns them into […]

by Steve Jones, Corvallis An Executive Order issued March 20, 2025 directs federal agencies to speed up approvals for mining projects on federal land. A list of “priority projects” for […]

by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Consumer prices are up. Gas prices are increasing and in Montana were $2.60 per gallon prior to the Musk/Trump slash and burn of government agencies to […]

by Nate Luibrand, Darby I’ve read with interest the recent articles and letters in the Star concerning DOGE and the effects of cuts on local Forest Service employees and the […]

by Roger Rademacher, Hamilton Where do I start? I start the day with the news; some of it is uplifting and most is not. What dominates the news these days […]