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 …
I tested positive for COVID-19
I tested Covid 19 positive last Tuesday, after 10 days of symptoms. This despite the fact that my family completely isolated ourselves more than a month, since early March. Yet all five of us had similar symptoms, …
Letters to the editor April 19
I am a 79-year-old great-grandmother and I have been watching our country’s reaction to the coronavirus. Adolph Hitler couldn’t imagine how slick this country has been shut down. Will we be able to save our capital…
Together, we can reopen Montana
Coronavirus is not going to disappear anytime soon. There is no vaccine or cure. The primary goal of the current public health and safety measures have been to slow the spread of the virus so our healthcare system …
Letters to the editor April 16
We have all seen images of nurses, doctors and other health workers charging into hospitals and other areas where the Corona Virus is attacking fellow Americans. We see the police, firefighters and military service…
America must go back to work
I vividly recall a battle I was involved in at a place called “Ben Tre” during the 1968 “Tet” offensive in Vietnam. Our unit was greatly out numbered and the only thing that prevented us from being over run was by …
The right choice for managing the Bison Range
In the late 1800s, Latatí (Little Falcon Robe), a Qlispé (Pend d’Oreille) Tribal member, established a wild bison herd on the Flathead Reservation as the species was being wiped out across the Great Plains. Latatí’…
Governor making the right calls, but outcome in all our hands
For those of us old enough to remember or to watch reruns of the 1950s classic “Dragnet,” we can easily recall Sgt. Friday’s quote, “Just the facts, ma’am.” Th…
Landlords call on Bullock for compromise
The Montana Landlords Association calls on our governor to follow the Montana State Constitution to protect both tenants and landlords during these treacherous times.
Letters to the editor April 12
There was a time (47 years ago), our world got so deranged, we dropped out of school. Millions lost their jobs. Businesses closed.
Letters to the editor April 9
A recent quote attributed to the mayor and city manager of Whitefish: “The City has been made aware of a recent trend of individuals leaving areas with high concentrations of COVID-19 cases in order to ‘shelter in …
Letters to the editor April 6
Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, and we’re still at it today. One writer in Monday’s letters column faults President Trump for the unchecked sweep of t…
Immanuel Lutheran remains vigilant in prevention efforts
Today, COVID-19 presents a huge challenge to our daily lives, but nowhere is this challenge as acute as within our senior living communities. For those of us who care for some of our community’s most vulnerable, th…
Politicization of a disease
Rep. John Fuller’s perspective (March 29, “A problem more destructive than disease”) that we’ve “abandoned one’s own responsibility” in trying to reduce the rate of infection by a virus that everyone is susceptible…
Letters to the editor April 5
In the best-case scenario, the COVID-19 pandemic will result in 100,000-200,000 U.S. deaths, according to the White House coronavirus task force. At this level, it will exceed U.S. servicemen deaths in World War II…
Disturbing level of election fraud
In these transitional times, we must protect the institutions and traditions cherished by all Montanans, regardless of partisan affiliation. The sanctity of our election process has long been respected by Democrats…