Letters to the Editor
Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.
Flathead Lake stewardship is a generational responsibility
It’s no accident that Flathead Lake is world class for clarity and water quality. It has been protected over time …
Election mail bag June 28
Now that the primary is over, it’s even more clear that Greg Gianforte should be the choice of every Montanan for Governor. His opponent, Mike Cooney, is the ultimate career politician. He’s held office for over 40…
Letters to the editor June 28
After a large fir tree fell into my backyard during the May 31 storm, 27 wonderful people from my Northridge neighborhood came to my rescue. They sawed branche…
Bullock needs to change course on the budget
We recently met with Governor Bullock and the two minority leaders of the Montana Legislature to discuss Montana’s failing economy and budget issues due to the Governor’s closures.
Badger-Two Med needs permanent protection from development
Last week, a panel of judges in Washington, D.C., ruled that the last industrial lease in the Badger-Two Medicine must be canceled. And while the Blackfeet Nat…
Montana’s outdoor heritage at stake in election
To my fellow hunters and anglers, there are people trying to lock you out of your favorite spots. In November it’s time to vote like your access depends on it.
Open letter to the Whitefish Fire Service Area Board
I am a homeowner in the Whitefish Fire Service Area (WFSA) and have been following with concern your scheme of dismantling the partnership between the Whitefish Fire Department and the Whitefish Fire Service Area. …
Letters to the editor June 25
Dr. Myerowitz’s letter to the editor (“Liberals are dividing us,” June 11) denying the existence of systemic racial bias in our society demonstrates a (willful…
Letters to the editor June 22
I’ve always been grateful to live where I do, but never so much as when I see what’s happening in other cities. Unlike many of those places and people, I’m grateful that I live in a community where we honor our vet…
Letters to the editor June 21
Often times I skip reading the letters to the editor because it makes my heart race to read the entries. To see some of what is actually written down by community members that I live near and have likely interacted…
Montana’s e-cigarette rule is great first step
As physicians who look after the health of Montana’s children, we applaud Gov. Steve Bullock’s decision this week to make permanent a Montana state rule restricting the sale of flavored e-cigarette products.
Win-win with Montana Water Rights Protection Act
Spring is the time of abundant water. Westslope Cutthroat, Montana’s state fish, sense rising flows and commence their age-old spawning migrations upstream to …
On the road to red, we’re better together
Each time we cast a vote, we are shaping the future of our country. But never before in my lifetime has a vote been of higher consequence than it will on November 3.
The choice facing Montanans this November is clear
It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the most consequential election facing Montana voters in my lifetime. On Nov. 3, Montanans will make a choice between building on hard-fought progress made for Montana famil…
Letters to the editor June 18
It is sad to see people in our country trying to destroy the way of life that this nation has enjoyed for so many years. I speak of the anarchists that are ove…
Conservative voters have spoken
Here we are again, in a post-elective season where opinion is often offered as an explanation of results. We all know in this age of misinformation, that analysis is often derived from a conclusion the author wants…