by Bob Brown, Bigfork A new year brings with it new hope for a new beginning. As the ancient saying goes, the old has died that the new may be tried. […]
Attack on Consumer Counsel is revenge by utility lobby
by Terry Minow, Chair, Big Sky 55+, Boulder In the early 1970s, frustrated with the corporate boot that dominated and bullied Montanans, the state’s people rose up. Led by ordinary citizens like […]
Kindness
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton It’s the particular season for kindness, right? And kindness has been mentioned in some recent letters here and I want to join in. To me kindness is […]
Noise nuisance is nightmare for many
by Wendy Gorski, Florence Unfortunately, the commission’s inaction to address the noise nuisance in Grantsdale is a disservice to the people they are supposed to serve. We’re dealing with the same […]
Before it’s too late
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Although most readers won’t recognize the name Martin Niemoller, many will remember having read or heard the following quote: “First they came for the socialists, and I […]
Old bridge needs replacement
by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville At the Town Council meeting on Thursday, December 8th, an agenda item caught my attention and I felt the need to express my concern for public safety […]
Ranger’s comments on Mill Creek logging insulting
by Bill LaCroix, Victor Your Oct. 18th article quoted Stevensville District Ranger, Steve Brown, at length about his reasoning for carrying out a logging operation at the mouth of Mill Cr. […]
Daines’ cannabis banking reform bill helps align federal, state law
by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, Hamilton I’m not a pro-marijuana guy. I voted against Montana’s adult-use cannabis initiative (I-190) in the 2020 election. However, since Montanans approved the initiative and recreational […]
Forest Service tries new technique to get the cut out
by Jeff Lonn, Hamilton The October 18, 2022, Star article “Forest Service tries different technique in Mill Creek fire suppression efforts” got half of it right. The FS is certainly trying […]
Government censorship
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville In case you haven’t heard, the new owner of Twitter released internal documentation this week clearly showing how the information concerning the Hunter Biden laptop story was […]
Complicit in contempt
by Wade Sikorski, Willard When Trump became president, he swore an oath to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution. Trump’s willingness to obey the highest law in the land has always […]
Attention, state legislators
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis “…Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. […]
Don’t be an accomplice
by Mark Snider, Hamilton According to “Accountable.US”, a non-partisan organization focused on the “big lie”, ‘The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was the result of months […]
Hey there, Mr. NAPA
by Craig E. Thomas, Stevensville Rob, I missed your memorial in presence but not in spirit. I remember when you built the new store. Quite a deal for Stevensville, but it […]
Another roundabout coming
by Mark Lewing, Stevensville Attention, Stevensville area drivers of the Eastside Highway! How many of you are aware that the Highway Department is poised to shove another roundabout down your throats? […]
Sick of hearing about Woke People
by Dee Gibney, Hamilton I am sick of hearing about the Woke People. They want to twist everything in history and Christianity into an outright lie. They don’t know the truth […]
Hoist with one’s own petard
by Mark Snider, Hamilton George Mobiot published an article in the Guardian on the 18th of November 2022 regarding the fossil fuel industry. He is a British award winning author specializing […]
Re: ‘Unkind’
by Grace Luibrand, Corvallis I agree with Theresa Larsen in regards to the “Born Alive Protection Act.” First of all, I was appalled that we even had something like this on […]
Giving thanks and voicing concerns
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville How did your Thanksgiving holiday go? Did you really take time to consider how many things we should be thankful for? At the very least, you should […]
I’m thankful for Montana
by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, Sidney As a fifth-generation Montanan, I didn’t choose Montana — Montana chose me. Over 100 years ago, my great-great-grandmother homesteaded 23 miles east of Conrad, and that’s how […]