Opinion

By Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton In reference to the letter by Charles Russ suggesting the inclusion of the installation of photovoltaic panels in the Stevensville Schools Bond Issue: I agree that […]

By Greg Hertz, MT Speaker of the House The 66th legislative session has come to an end. As Speaker of the House, it was my goal to uphold the integrity of […]

By Craig Siphers, Interim President, Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors “Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of free institutions […]

By Kathy Hadley, Deer Lodge Montana has for decades been at the forefront of wildlife conservation among states in the West. We have the best hunting and angling in the country, […]

By Alex Offerdahl, Stevensville As a member of the Stevensville FFA Alumni Association I am writing this letter to urge our community to support the Stevensville School District bonds. If […]

By Mike Miller, Stevensville Once again, there is an option to help or not help kids and schools. Based on a $200,000 valued piece of property, it will only cost […]

By Charles Russ, Stevensville Why was not the installation of Solar Panels included in the Stevensville Schools Bond Issue. Even if the schools are closed for 2 + months in […]

By Judy Hoy, Bitterroot Audubon We had kind of a blustery day for Bitterroot Audubon’s 2019 Welcome Back Waterfowl Day on Saturday, April 13 at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. […]

By Martha Williams, Director, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montanans know how precious water is. It’s essential for fish and wildlife, boating and angling, irrigating, drinking and creating much of our electricity. […]

By Brad Smith, Stevensville You face an unparalleled opportunity to lead our great town of Stevensville in a new and better direction. You are smart and articulate which is just […]

By Mark Loon, Hamilton Response to Roger Mitchell (“Socialism vs. freedom and liberty”, Star Letters, 4/10/19) I guess I can agree to leave you alone if you agree to leave […]

By Jim Rokosch, Stevensville Ryan Zinke may be gone from the Interior Department, but he left plenty of foxes guarding the hen house. During his two years as Secretary, Mr. […]

By Debbie and Dan Severson, Stevensville This letter is to express our support for the Stevensville School Bonds that we will vote on in May. We also want to thank […]

By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton It’s tax time and lots of us are getting a clearer picture of our personal and family finances. The Trump tax cut plan is showing what […]

By David Welch, Hamilton In a report issued in January 2017, the CIA, FBI, NSA and 14 other agencies and Congressional committees unanimously agreed that the Russia government interfered in […]

By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville I just have to respond to the recent letter from Senator Tester published in the Star. First I would like to thank him for FINALLY making […]

By Susan McCreary, Stevensville At the April 11, Stevensville Town Council Meeting, Mayor Brandon Dewey at the end of the meeting had a display on the screen showing his powers as […]

By Kirk Thompson, Stevensville The legislature is currently considering SB 24, which would raise the voluntary motor vehicle registration fee from $6 to $9. This small fee increase will provide […]

Ed Sperry Col USAF (ret), Stevensville I hear those legislature folks in Washington are talking about maybe having to kill all the cows. They say the poor cows are poisoning the […]

By U.S. Senator Jon Tester Over the past few months, border security has dominated the conversation in Washington, DC.  The debate over how to best secure America’s borders led to […]