Opinion

By Dee Gibney, Hamilton To Rednecks for BL: The Confederate flag no more stands for slavery than pickles do for elephants. To begin only 2/3/ of 1 percent owned slaves out of […]

By Henry Fowler, Stevensville I previously wrote about the lies of systemic racism and white privilege but there is another older lie that makes these two lies possible. That is the […]

By Cindy Smith-Putnam, Stevensville Senator Steve Daines repeatedly pats himself on the back for being a fiscal conservative. Come again? Since he joined the Senate, the national debt skyrocketed by trillions. […]

By Paula Freston, Victor In Montana, we go out of our way to look out for our neighbors: to show up, listen, and to treat them like our own extended family. […]

By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis There’s two political races in the county that defy reason. The mystery is that there is even a contest. Only a cynical view can explain it: the […]

By Suzanna McDougal, Hamilton Kathleen Williams is running for US Congress. As a state legislator, she has gained experience by working for the people of Montana of all political stripes. She […]

By Michael Lesner, Corvallis Hysteria: 1. Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic. 2. A group of psychiatric symptoms, including heightened emotionalism, attention-seeking behavior, and preoccupation with […]

By Doug Bohn, Victor Eight months ago, Covid hit our country with a vengeance. Eight months ago, our President suggested that HCQ showed “promising signs” of being an effective treatment to […]

By Bill McNulty, Stevensville I believe the cliffs have claimed enough buffalo. The public is dancing like puppets and most of us don’t know who is pulling the strings. Mask has […]

By Richard Buley, Missoula Greg Gianforte has been running ads stating that since Mike Cooney has worked for taxpayers most of his adult life he has not held a “real” job. […]

By Ryan Busse, Kalispell, Past Board Chair of Montana Conservation Voters, Past North American Board Chair for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers To my fellow hunters and anglers, there are people trying to lock […]

By Sue Devlin, Stevensville I asked people to please comment on what they love about living in Stevensville and the Stevensville area. With their permission, here are some comments: CCK: “Our […]

By Sen. Cary Smith, SD27, Sen. Doug Kary, SD22, Billings Montana’s economy has wilted and withered since the so-called pandemic arrived in early March. Our “wannabe president/wannabe senator/lame duck governor” has done […]

By Frank Novotny, 5th, 7th, 10th & Tng. Gp. Special Forces, Victor I was disappointed that Mr. Bullock is portrayed as “pro veteran.” I would much prefer “pro Constitution” which he is […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville Go to the website of the Town of Stevensville, and search for: Burnt Fork Estates. Then read this paragraph from the recently filed, Project Summary.  “Burnt […]

By Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey Our community is going through a lot right now. As we combat the spread of COVID-19 in Ravalli County, we are faced with a lineup […]

By Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville The Stevensville school district has decided to leave the decision to each individual child of whether or not to wear a face covering in school when […]

By Cass Kalinski, Stevensville I second a recent guest post in the Bitterroot Star by Mr. Ed White of Hamilton, though “entertainment” is not how I would characterize the on-going conflict […]

By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton COVID-19 is serious, but it’s not even close to the leading cause of death in America. As of today, the exaggerated number of US COVID-19 deaths is […]

By Kate Gervais, Corvallis Thanks to Marc Mentel, president of the MT Medical Association, for your great opinion piece, ‘Shut up, cowboy up, mask up.’ In a time when we are […]