Guest Post

by Derek Laine, Missoula I balance my professional and family life with time on the river. River time, usually with a rod in hand, is a critical part of my quality […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Trust but verify!  On August 17, my husband and I met with Jon Konen, the Superintendent of Corvallis Schools. We were concerned about Critical Race Theory tenets […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton “Less than half of Americans are proficient readers” (The Economist, 31 July 21, p. 18). Ouch! “Low Literacy Levels Among U.S. Adults Could Be Costing The Economy […]

by Dixie Stark, Darby Where are our state and local services? Throughout Ravalli County there are signs posted on the doors of local businesses: HIRING, HELP WANTED. However, people who would […]

by Amy Monteith, Hamilton Sadly, anger is prevalent in our world, and it doesn’t help for me to be angry too. But I am. Here we go again, just after life […]

by Jerry Haslip, Victor The Democratic Party is mis-leading America down a very, very dangerous path! Such leadership is forcing us into a financial disaster that America cannot survive! This year […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Social Emotion Learning (SEL) and Brain-Based Learning are hitting the Corvallis schools in the fall.  WHY? What happened to academics?  Why is the school board wasting money […]

by Doug Martin, Race Director On behalf of our race committee, I would like to thank everyone who made the third annual Robert’s Run a huge success on August 7th, 2021. […]

by Toxann Olson, Hamilton I am against our schools requiring masks.  Air re breathed has no oxygen- Proven fact: every system in the body requires oxygen. Masks don’t stop particles the […]

By Frank Novotny, Victor I noted the use of the term “hateful” directed against those who oppose the rainbow acceptance of homosexuality. Apparently, these people do not understand the teachings of […]

By Mark Adams, Stevensville For some time now, the lack of transparency in the Town of Stevensville has bothered me. Reading the accounts of Town board meetings, lawsuits involving the mayor, […]

By Rob Larew, President, National Farmers Union Perhaps one of the most personal decisions you can make every day is deciding what to eat. But what happens when multinational corporations in […]

By Ed Sperry Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’m an old vet, a white guy, and on most issues a conservative. I am tired of being told that I am a menace […]

By Richard Schwinger, Hamilton I agree with the facts presented by Dee Gibney in her letter offer to the editor and published in the Star on July 14. As an educator, […]

By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I feel the need to talk about illegal immigration and communism again. The Democrats seem to have been somewhat successful in covering up the absolute catastrophe occurring […]

By David Stover, Stevensville Ms. McDougal grossly overstated numbers of nuclear warheads in silos around the US. There are presently 500 MMIII and 50 Peacekeeper missiles which are not activated (warheads […]

By Ty Capelle, Hamilton With the recent decision by the city council and mayor to hire an out-of-town law firm to assist in its defense of the recent ZBA’s decision to […]

By Helen Sabin, Corvallis The name, ENVISION HAMILTON, struck a chord with me about th growth of Hamilton and I would love for the planning group to answer the following […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville “Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your eye?” Both Matthew 7:3, and Luke 6:41, have the […]

by Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton A large portion of the Earth’s population will soon recognize, if they haven’t already done so, that humanity is now faced with a stark choice, evolve or […]