Guest Post

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 […]

by William Slade, Stevensville I have written many letters and have not received any answers. You are supposed to be my employees. Well, folks, you sure aren’t doing your job. […]

by Nancy Reece Jones, Stevensville The evisceration of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency—not to mention all agencies affected by DOGE’s indiscriminate chain saw approach to cutbacks—has […]

by Kim J. Hasenkrug, retired RML employee, NIH Scientist Emeritus Rocky Mountain Labs is a state-of-the-art biomedical research facility, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) nestled in the […]

by John Grant, Hamilton The opening of the Veteran’s Clinic in Hamilton was celebrated, twice in one week, by large crowds of citizens appreciating Jon Tester’s commitment to veterans. Each […]

by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Amid everything else, amid the chaos of Trump attacks and his illegal uproars, now it’s the libraries. The agency that supports public libraries nationwide is being […]

Dana Gentry, Corvallis                       In response to Tony Hudson’s letter, March 19th, the accusations toward part of our Republican Central […]

by Wayne Adair, Hamilton The Trump/Vance ongoing seminar on inept leadership techniques was center stage in the Oval Office Feb. 28 when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met to discuss the […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Thank God the war against federal fraud, waste and overreach is underway. It’s decades overdue.The loss of federal jobs is an unfortunate facet […]

by Larry Keogh, Hamilton I suspect that we (Montanans) are missing the primary story regarding Jason Ellsworth. Yes, he attempted to bifurcate his friend/business associate’s billing to provide him with […]

by Jim McCormack, Forester, Florence No matter which side of the political aisle you favor, you must admit that the Forest Service is a broken agency. This institution has been […]

by Grace Wilson, Stevensville Has your closet, or garage, ever become such a mess that it was no longer usable for the purpose for which it was built? Then one […]

by Carol Peterson, Corvallis March is Women’s History Month which gives me the opportunity to look back on how the GFWC which was internationally federated in 1890 has contributed to […]

by Mike Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies Thanks to our threat to sue the Forest Service over using a categorical exclusion to avoid analyzing impacts on bull trout, […]