Opinion

by Bill Jones, Stevensville It’s been nearly four days now since a pretty decent crowd at the Hamilton fairgrounds was treated to a set of lectures for about five hours, and […]

by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville I attended the Montana Election Integrity forum held in Hamilton on June 5. Billed as a 2.5-hour meeting, it ended up being 5 hours of ranting with […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Do you read Heather Cox Richardson? She is a political historian who lives in Maine and who, due to down-time caused by a yellow-jacket sting in 2019, […]

by Marty Essen, Victor Oh, the irony! Many Montana newspapers recently ran a story about Montana’s Republican Governor Greg “The Body-Slammer” Gianforte signing a bill banning drag story events at public […]

by Jill Davies, Victor Sixteen young people, ages 5-22, from across Montana are suing the state for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by promoting a fossil […]

by Will Walker, Hamilton A few months ago, I wrote a letter to the editor of the Bitterroot Star about the dangers of white supremacist ideology, and the importance of confronting […]

by Jill Deppel, Hamilton Developments can bring numerous benefits as they can stimulate economic growth, create job opportunities, and improve living standards. However, it’s crucial that they are planned and executed […]

by Ellen Gayle Clifford, Three Forks With the conclusion of Montana’s 68th Legislative Session, we Montanans have an opportunity to reflect on our state’s past and its cherished description known nationwide […]

by Marisa Neyenhuis and the Staff and Board of SAFE in the Bitterroot The SAFE pie breakfast was a big success. Thank you to everyone who made the first annual […]

by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula Montana’s so-called “Freedom Caucus” would be more aptly called “Free Dumb Caucus” because they hand out dumb like it has no price. Their anti-freedom policies, rhetoric, book […]

by Helen Sabin, Corvallis I keep getting asked to explain what ranked choice voting is and why it is NOT good for Montana. Here is its history on how it […]

by Archie L. Thomas, Merry E. Schrumpf, Corvallis Governor Greg Gianforte vetoed Senate Bill 442. He ignored 137 legislators, county commissions, local governments, farmers and ranchers, hunters, veterans, EMTs, plus thousands of […]

by Doug Bohn, Republican Central Committee Captain, Victor Montana Republican Party, in 2022 you approached a crossroads. Signs were everywhere. One unmistakable sign was the 2016 sweeping win of “outsider” Donald J. […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Regarding Terri Lackey’s letter of 5/10//23, surely to all or most living creatures, motherhood is about protecting our young from physical danger until they are able to […]

by Blaine Billman, Stevensville There have been some letters recently bemoaning the treatment of representative Zooey Zephyr by the Montana legislature. According to these writers she was silenced for voicing her […]

by Maureen Wali, Corvallis Once upon a time in a state far from the bustling crowds there was a small town that had withstood many challenges throughout its long existence. This […]

by Syble Solomon, Coordinator, Imagination Library of Ravalli County It’s time to give a BIG shout out to our postal workers. Every month they deliver nearly 1200 books to kids in […]

by Terri Lackey, Stevensville Most know that you do not mess with a Mama Bear and her cubs. Perhaps living in Montana all my life has given me a different perspective […]

by Bob Williams, Stevensville On April 4, 2023, Donald Trump was arraigned and fingerprinted. The Grand Jury impaneled by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Donald Trump on 34 felony charges. […]

by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Ralph Yarl, l6, in Kansas City, MO, sent to pick up his little brothers, got the wrong house – BLAM! (through the door) BLAM! (when he was […]