Opinion

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Rumor has it that our MAGA-dominated House of Representatives in Congress complains about immigration all the time but refuses to act on President Biden’s repeated urging to […]

by David Stover, Stevensville I appreciate and agree with the position of Mr. Esmay when discussing illegal immigration. Under this administration, upwards of 10 million illegals have been allowed, even to […]

by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville As I write this, the invasion at our southern border by illegal immigrants continues at a record rate. Associated problems continue to increase in number and magnitude: […]

by Susan Devlin, Stevensville I learned several days ago that Jeff Gee went to town hall when the notice went out for people to apply for the vacant mayor’s position when […]

by John Grant, Hamilton Who would loudly claim omnipotence to excoriate duly elected members of their own party (elected by wide margins) and employ a debunked interpretation of settled Constitutional Law […]

by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis According to its website, the Montana Forest Collaboration Network (MFCN) has twenty-six participating groups. Their website states that this network was formed in “August 2016, to assist […]

by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Theresa Manzella’s “Bid for reelection” piece in the Star is quite interesting. Especially where she mentions bills where she “championed” education and parents’ rights. If you really […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton The U.S. Constitution as originally written viewed the function of the federal government to consist of three things: minting a national currency, providing a national postal service, […]

by Christin Rzasa, Stevensville I’m alarmed by Senator Daines’ decision to charge forward with his latest bill to eliminate wilderness study area protections. Just 6% of Montanans actually want this bill, […]

by Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I saw a short interview with the political historian Heather Cox Richardson and President Biden this morning (HCR/Biden interview on youtube), and since November may ask us to […]

by Dana Gentry, Corvallis Are there imposters in our midst? I have been part of our local Republican Central Committee for over a year now and I was astounded to find […]

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton Recently,  Chip Roy, Republican Congressman from Texas, gave a rousing speech to the House of Representatives. In his speech, he said,  “Tell me one good thing […]

by Russell Sias, Columbia Falls Our Montana code has about 70-75 occupations where if one wants, they can go to the state and take an exam. When they pass the exam […]

by Star Jameson, Hamilton I appreciate the coverage in the Star on 12/13/23 of the Sheep Creek Mine. I often like to reduce hot issues to kitchen table discussions. Let’s imagine […]

by Judy Hoy, Stevensville It is difficult to understand how anyone could consider for even one second allowing a mine to be developed that would contaminate with radiation, heavy metals […]

by Susan Devlin, Stevensville I was quite concerned reading last week’s Star regarding statements made by Mayor Michalson. Stevensville Town Hall has been closed off and on for the last two […]

by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The Republican party of Lincoln is dead. If you vote Republican, Democrat, view yourself as an independent, think our system of government doesn’t […]

by Barb Stephani, Victor Bowers Market in Victor gave away over 200 Christmas meals. The Victor Volunteer Fire Department made the deliveries. A huge thank you to Bowers Market for the […]

by Lacy Ostrander, Hamilton Three years ago, we all witnessed a violent mob descend on the Capitol, costing people their lives, because one man—Donald Trump—spread lies about a ‘stolen’ election.  The […]