Opinion

By Jim Kelly, American Legion Fatality Marker Program Loss of life from a vehicle crash has a devastating impact on families and friends of the victim. A loved one is suddenly […]

By Geoff Feiss, Montana Telecommunications Association The Missoulian recently published a Guest Opinion, titled “Lack of Internet Access is holding rural communities back.  Students, too.”   First, I have total respect […]

By Rev. Kendra Wilde, President, Rev. Dr. Marc Stewart, President Elect, and Rev. Valerie Webster, Council Member, Montana Association of Christians What could be more important than how we care for […]

By Brad Smith, Commander, American Legion Fort Owen Post 94 As most readers have probably noticed, the Tribute Wall previously located in the Veterans Park adjacent to the Main Street Association […]

By Sen. Jason Ellsworth, SD 43, Hamilton Rural Montana is facing some pressing challenges. We must provide quality medical care for an aging population, so our seniors can enjoy healthy, vibrant […]

By Jack Engelman, Hamilton For sake of brevity I would like to make a few points in response to Sonny LaSalle’s letter in the Bitterroot Star on September 18th. Sonny […]

By Brent Huseby, Hamilton Been attending St. Francis Catholic Church in Hamilton since 1972. Altar boy for seven years. The church building at 411 S. 5th Street in Hamilton is […]

By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The Washington Monument, which honors and memorializes our country’s first president, is about to reopen after nearly a decade of being closed for repairs. There […]

By Bob Williams, Stevensville Chances are, from time to time you, like me, could do a better job of looking beyond current news, towards a bigger picture, a more informed […]

By Southside Historic Preservation Committee: Nansu Roddy, Joan and Dave Bryan, Alex Shaffer, Ty Stotz-Capelle, Alene and Thomas Tunny, Deidre and Jack Engelman Tricie Callaghan-Stover’s recent commentary published here is unfortunate, […]

By Sonny LaSalle, Hamilton I was taught in forestry school to analyze problems and opportunities by gathering all the data available and find a solution or make a decision after […]

By Toddy Perryman, Corvallis “On August 8, 2019, President Trump authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to arrest 680 undocumented workers in Mississippi. A more efficient strategy is to […]

By Ty Capelle, Hamilton Is the city of Hamilton overlooking a substantial monetary windfall ? I am not talking about a few hundred dollars in fines for violating the cell phone […]

By Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I’ll start with another quote. It’s from Google and expresses the meaning intended by Yeats way back in 1919. “it means chaos is descending […]

By Tricie Callaghan-Stover, Hamilton I became a member of St. Francis Parish in 1978. I have adult children who received the Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation and Marriage in […]

By Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville Thank you, Walmart. I have been a gun owner for over 50 years. Owned and used high powered hunting rifles, shot guns, semi-automatic hand guns, […]

By Mike Mercer, Stevensville I have no particular political slant as I dislike all politicians but they have a function. It is our job, as citizens, to be the sentinels […]

By Reilly Neill, Livingston Climate change and global warming are important issues for Montanans. Coming changes will broadly impact our economic sectors and put inevitable strain on state resources. Challenges […]

By Michael Hoyt, Corvallis The Forest Service is moving forward with one of its largest project in decades which will have an impact on the water Bitterroot Valley ranchers and […]

By Rick Landry, Corvallis With all due respect owing one of our nation’s approaching octogenarians, I must respond to David Stover’s assertion that “your party (Democrats) own the KKK as […]