Guest Post

by Gayle Carlson, Montana Food Bank Network; Walter Schweitzer, Montana Farmers Union; Maura Henn, Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition; Dr. Lauren Wilson, Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Montana is fortunate […]

by Nate Luibrand, Corvallis I have been pleased to see your willingness to print all viewpoints in the Bitterroot Star. I’m also thankful that some letters have included many Scriptures. I […]

by Brenda Allington, Florence I was sitting at the Hamilton Farmer’s Market when an older man wearing a cap identifying his political affiliation, looked at me and snarled, “Baby killer!” You […]

by Joe Petrusaitus, Hamilton I understand that some small cities like Boulder, Nevada have growth limits each year because of their finances. The real estate boom we are experiencing cannot last. […]

by Bob Williams, Stevensville The next 90 day Montana Legislature meets in 2025. Our current Montana Legislature is working with  Bills that will directly impact public school kids and teachers, landlords […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Were you aware of and follow the enormous China balloon that recently crossed our country? Don’t know how you could have missed it if you ever turned […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis I am disappointed to report that the Convention of States Senate Bill SJ2 did NOT pass at the third reading of the bill in Helena two weeks […]

by Judy Hoy, Stevensville Why would Montanans want to allow our precious grizzlies to be under complete management by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP)? What is being done […]

by Mark Snider, Hamilton Why is the government above the law? Most people believe lying is morally wrong. Lying corrupts our sense of kindness and humaneness and our ability to feel […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Socialism is a political system in which the government owns the means of production, distribution, and exchange of goods. I suppose that sounds scary enough … unless, […]

by Colleen Meyer, Stevensville Thank you to the Town of Stevensville for placing signs on Main Street to prohibit U-Turns and J-Turns for the safety of all. Folks, as you drive […]

by Jeff Lonn, Hamilton Margaret Gorski’s letter (2-1-2023) stated “Collaboratives are democracy in action,” but there are many people who would argue the opposite–that collaboratives are democracy subverted. The 1969 National […]

by Will Walker, Hamilton On January 1st, 2023, State Senator John Fuller sponsored Senate Bill 99, a self described “Youth Protection Act” designed to insulate Montana Youth from a perceived campaign […]

by Leon and Linda Powell, Stevensville Let me please reiterate Mary and Harvey Hackett’s thank you to our wonderfully patient First Responders Rich Liddle, Dan Jones, John Pfarr, Bob Rohbock, Grant […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville The North Valley Pachyderms are supposed to be the “educational arm of the Republican Party.” They did some maneuvers last month to make sure the RINO’s are […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In her letter in the Star for 1/25/23, Terri Lackey stated that the Constitution calls for a balanced budget. This is true of the Montana State Constitution […]

by Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am). This was the wonderful motto of an Air Force unit to which I once was privileged […]

by Jean Schurman, Victor On December 19, 2022, 406 Sports reported the co-op between Drummond and Philipsburg was dissolved. For me and I’m sure several other Class C fans, this […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton “The mission of a freedom caucus, Montana congressman Matt Rosendale told state lawmakers in Helena Thursday evening, can be defined by what it fights against. ‘The radical […]

by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton $2.5B surplus? Too much money is a good problem to have but how to spend it gets thorny. I’d like to see a clear and simple […]