by Mark Snider, Hamilton America will never be great again until we make lying illegal. Look what Donald Trump did during his presidency. He told 30,573 lies while in office […]
Opinion
Immigration chickens
by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Immigration chickens have landed in Montana. Senator Daines, Representatives Rosendale and Zinke, Governor Gianforte and Senate Candidate Sheehy are among this Republican flock. This […]
The nasty word coming to haunt
by Peter Lethenstrom, Stevensville The door opens and a dictionary appears opened to word “planning.” The concept has been introduced many times over my 50 years of living in the same […]
Hamilton Senior Center
by Helen Sullivan, Hamilton In Hamilton, Montana there’s a very special place- Just walking in the door brings a smile to your face! The Senior Center is a place for seniors […]
Sheehy and the Republican thesaurus
by Marty Essen, Victor I found Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s statewide guest column to be quite informative. Before reading it, I knew little about him other than, like me, […]
Daines needs to listen to constituents
by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville It’s troubling that Sen. Daines keeps pushing legislation to strip protection from wilderness study areas. Only 6% of Montanans support his efforts, but the senator keeps resolutely […]
What might happen
by Bob Williams, Stevensville Time for some thinking about just whom you want to represent you and your values, in Helena, and in Washington D.C. Here’s some food for thoughts. It’s […]
Dysfunctional
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis A “dysfunctional local Republican party” best describes the content of Dana Gentry’s letter of 1/17/24. This is a scary insight into the internal decay […]
It ain’t pretty, Wanda
by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis Earlier this month, Wanda from Missoula enlightened us as to how wonderful everything is under Joe Biden. Bless your heart for believing this propaganda Wanda, but here […]
Stand for body autonomy – our lives depend on it
by Cindi Schwartz, Hamilton Sixty-four thousand five hundred and sixty-five. 64,565 women aged 15-45. That’s three times the number of females of all ages in Ravalli County. 64,565 is the estimated […]
Immigrants
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 […]
Illegal immigration
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 […]
Illegal immigrants
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: […]
Application for mayor
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 […]
Defining Republicans?
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 […]
Montana’s Forest Collaboratives are devious charade
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 […]
Interesting statement by Manzella
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 […]
What will you miss?
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, […]
Daines doesn’t represent Montana
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, […]
Biden/Trump
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 […]