Letters to the editor Jan. 12

New Year’s bombs

How was your New Year’s Eve? Ours began very pleasant and safe, however, when midnight struck, so did bombs bursting in the air. Out of nowhere it seemed, they came. But exactly from where were they being set off, as it appeared that the closest neighbors were either gone or sleeping snugly in their beds?  

Thank goodness, I thought, that I had the foresight to corral my older horse and turn on nearly every outside light that was possible. However, that turned out to be pointless due to the fact that the fireworks explosives being set off were exploding directly over the corral area. My old horse was truly in a panic as was I.

My yelling out in longshoremen type of verbiage certainly did not deter their persistent recklessness to shoot off more and more of their horrific explosives. My horse, wild eyed and snorting out of complete fear, tried to push open the corral gate, only to cut his snout and left front leg rather badly. It was heartbreaking.

And I wondered how the neighbors’ horses and other livestock were coping with all of this? Where did these inconsiderate, careless forms of human life come from? Surely they could see from their distant perch where their littering, explosive bombs were landing.

 Then, finally, after what seemed to last longer than is financially possible, they stopped and wandered off. I cried when I approached my old, shaking horse, trying to calm him and dry his bloody wounds. 

And I thought, if human forms of life enjoy such horrific sounds and sights, I wonder how many of these same individuals would actually take up arms and head for Ukraine as part of their volunteer army? There, they could and would see gunfire galore and bombs that explode on a daily basis.  

And yet, here in Flathead County, there’s no desire by our county commissioners to put an end to destructive, costly fireworks exploding right in people’s backyards and pastures. How very sad.   

— Brenda Anderson, Columbia Falls

War on drugs 

So, for giggles and grins, let’s assume that President Trump’s police action in Venezuela was actually about stemming the flow of drugs into this country. I mean that is the message the administration is dangling in front of us. It has nothing to do with regime change or oil (snicker, snicker). I mean that’s what everyone in the administration with a microphone in their face expects us to believe.

So, I am good with getting rid of drug dealers, no problem there. So if it was a police action, why is it that it was military members who were wounded and not police?

And finally, how many billions of taxpayer dollars were spent to arrest two people, because remember, it was not about regime change or oil. It’s about the drugs.

I was born at night, but it wasn’t last night.

— Jay Adams, Libby