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 …
Combatting addiction must remain top priority
Two and a half years ago, Attorney General Tim Fox and I stood on the steps of the state capitol with other lawmakers announcing a major long-term initiative to address the impacts of drugs (Aid Montana). Since the…
Critical issue of Colstrip 4
If you are a customer of NorthWestern Energy then you should be interested in its latest Resource Procurement Plan.
Letters to the editor Nov. 4
I support Ryan Hunter for Kalispell City Council Ward 3. I agree with his priorities and see them as having immediate value while also being investments in the…
Make the Census count for Montana
One of the most important civic duties Montanans will participate in next year is filling out and responding to the 2020 U.S. Census. At just nine-questions long, the questionnaire might not seem like a big deal, b…
Montana senators deserve credit for their leadership
You have most likely heard plenty in the recent months about the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the political football being played back in Washin…
Another look at background checks
As this writer has stated before about when I was a lad in the U.S. Army, my first sergeant claimed that the purpose of a pistol was to defend oneself until he could reach his rifle. And the rifle contained more th…
Letters to the editor Nov. 3
I wonder if President Trump, Ryan Zinke, or any of the members of the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee that recommended modernizing and privatizing Nation…
Election mailbag Oct. 31
As a fifth-generation Montanan, I have watched Kalispell grow with great speed. My Great-great-grandfather started the Anderson Theater Company. The Strand, Liberty, Gateway Cinemas, the Sundown and Midway Drive-In…
Letters to the editor Oct. 28
October is national anti-bullying prevention month. White House First Lady Melania Trump supports anti-bullying through her Be Best initiative. Governments, churches, schools and businesses have all stepped up to o…
GOP Chairman: Support candidates with Montana values
Montanans work best when we work together. However, recent calls for the President’s impeachment, from Montana’s own Steve Bullock and other Democrat state leaders will deter progress and invite more gridlock. And …
Letters to the editor Oct. 27
I live a few blocks from the proposed installation of a roundabout for the Woodland Park intersection. I traverse that intersection four or more times per day,…
Elk hunters, be engaged and be heard
I watched and listened in awe during my first year of hunting elk as a large bull screamed, nose flared, while he herded his cows from his bugling challenger. That was in 1979 and a lot has changed over the past 40…
Montana physicians support emergency vaping ban
The Montana Medical Association represents more than 1,400 physicians and other medical professionals throughout Montana. We are writing to express our support…
Letters to the editor Oct. 24
I just wanted to applaud the police force for their enforcement on the nationwide issue of drivers and school buses. On U.S. 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell…