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Water is the lifeblood of Montana ranching
Water is not just a resource in Montana — it is the lifeblood of ranching. It sustains our livestock, our land and…
Trust shattered after Holland Lake Lodge permit debacle
The rollout of a proposal by one of North America’s biggest ski developers to triple the size of Holland Lake Lodge and bring industrial tourism and commercial recreation to the rural, wildlife-rich Swan Valley in …
Letters to the editor Dec. 12
Letters to the editor Dec. 12
Letters to the editor Dec. 11
Letters to the editor Dec. 11
Redistricting proposal checks out
The exhausting effort to redraw Montana’s 100 state House districts reached a decision point last week when the bipartisan District and Apportionment Commission finally selected a map for public consideration.
Change in Washington starts with electing the right speaker
Nearly everyone who runs for federal office campaigns on the notion that Washington is broken.
Red Flag laws work, but they have to be used
When Colorado passed its Red Flag law, called “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” in 2019, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder announced his opposition: “I am exploring all legal options and am vigorously challenging t…
Let’s remind Fuller he represents all of us
In a recent letter (Glacier Queer Alliance Director’s Criticism Off-Base, Dec. 1) from the Whitefish man who is the new state senator representing Kalispell, there were several disingenuous questions.
Letters to the editor Dec. 8
Letters to the editor Dec. 8
Middle-class politeness
There was a time that some look back at wistfully when politics was not so mean, and people of different parties mostly got along.
Letters to the editor Dec. 6
Letters to the editor Dec. 6
Don’t be fooled by Holland Lake decision
No one should be fooled by the Flathead National Forest’s recent decision to end analysis of POWDR Corporation’s plans to develop the Holland Lake Lodge area. The decision letter says POWDR can submit another Maste…
We’re all in this town together
It was the last thing I wanted to do, leaving work to go anywhere but home in a driving snow.
Letters to the editor Dec. 4
Letters to the editor Dec. 4
Inter Lake wrong to publish Rep. Fuller’s opinions
The Daily Inter Lake and John Fuller have done it again. As LGBTQ+ Montanans are experiencing legitimate fear and trauma after the shootings at Club Q in Colorado Springs, the Inter Lake and Rep. Fuller have repeat…
Cumbersome sex-ed law needs to go
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and his fellow Republican legislators often trumpet their efforts to cut so-called governmental red tape — eliminating roadblocks that stand in the way of efficiency.