by Timothy Adams, Stevensville Healthy alliances are built on mutual accountability, transparency, and shared values. Yet for decades, the relationship between the United States and Israel has operated on a […]
Call for clear-sighted leadership
by Dr. M. L. Sabin, (Sc.D), Corvallis Congratulations to Tony Hudson, Joan Mell, and all those who worked tirelessly to earn the recent Montana Supreme Court decision on which “political […]
My plan to save the Middle East
by Richard Marcus, Stevensville Here’s my simple plan to have peace in the Middle East: CREATE A NEW HOME FOR THE PALESTINIANS! Modern Israel is 8,470 square miles (smaller than […]
Real family values
by Tony L. Hudson, President, Save the American West, Stevensville Across this nation, we are watching something sacred slip quietly away – the will of young people to marry, build […]
Losing of minds
by Bill Jones, Stevensville The October 15th letter of Jerry Esmay was not 100% correct. In fact, not even close. He furnished to the readers quite an impressive list of […]
FEMA and King Biden
by Patty Franklin, Hamilton If you thought federal overreach couldn’t sink any lower, think again. A bombshell report from DHS dropped just days ago, lays bare a chilling truth: starting […]
Hope we can stay on this path
by John Leary, Stevensville I graduated high school in 1975, a few years after the Vietnam war. I went into logging and even wine grape growing until the economy tanked […]
Voting is not enough
by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis We are flummoxed. The No Kings rally in Hamilton – over 750 people – brought out old and young and stands in contrast to silence from […]
No kings, except the one I want
by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville No Kings! If these people really thought about what they are pushing, they would abandon their desire for anyone to be (s)elected President, as it is […]
No Kings rallies
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton 750 in Hamilton, 7000 in Missoula, 18,000 in Reno, Nevada (where my wife and I spent the weekend), 15,000 in Boise, Idaho, 7 million nationally and […]
‘The last best hope for mankind’?
by Marc Racicot, former Montana Attorney General and Governor The Federal Circuit Court has ruled that many of the President’s tariffs were imposed illegally, and also that the President, unsurprisingly, […]
A constituent’s despair
by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton To Senator Daines: We are familiar with the “Fall of the Roman Empire.” We are now witnessing the “Fall of the American Experiment.” It seems, Senator, […]
King Donnie the First
by Kirk Thompson, Stevensville It has been interesting to hear about the “No Kings” protests locally and nationally. While I share the concerns, the US Constitution provides for a powerful […]
Remembering Coach Otto
by Jean Schurman I first met Mike “Otto” Thill in the spring of 1997, just after I began covering sports for the Bitterroot Star. Even then, with all of his […]
Wildfire suppression strategy affecting water flows
by Pat Connell, Forester, former State Senator, Hamilton The Oct. 8 article concerning Lolo Creek gave a good report on efforts being undertaken to parse the use of waters flowing […]
Credit where credit is due
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton When I read the recent good news about the planned repaving of Ricketts Road just west of Hamilton, I felt like celebrating. As a 24-year resident […]
Support our public lands
by Anne Millbrooke, Bozeman Wanting to do something tangible to express my support for our public lands, I walked into a Forest Service office and asked, may I volunteer? At […]
Montana’s nonprofits under threat
by Adam Jespersen, Executive Director, Montana Nonprofit Association As the federal government shutdown continues, concern across Montana is building. This shutdown means many government offices and services are closed, and […]
Open letter to Daines
by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senator Daines, since Trump took office, his administration has undermined the principle that Congress controls funding. It has withheld funds Congress appropriated, a practice that violates […]
Voter’s remorse
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Many voters who cast their lot with Donald Trump in the recent election are suffering voter’s remorse, a condition caused by actions taken that they now […]