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 …
Why the U.S.-Japan trade deal matters for Montana
As United States Senator from Montana, and as a rancher from Miles City serving as the president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, we took a major step forward last week for Montana ag. Together, we worked t…
We must invest in rural public schools
As I travel around Montana I often speak with teachers, professors and students concerned about the cost and ability to access quality education. Rural communities know that a public school in their town is a tent-…
The last, most congested park
The National Park Service is stepping up to address the Going-to-the-Sun Road congestion issue, but I believe their announced plan will not deliver the scale o…
Letters to the editor Oct. 17
I served on Kalispell City Council for five years with Rod Kuntz. From the beginning of his first term he was knowledgeable of the needs of the community and d…
Letters to the editor Oct. 14
I feel compelled to respond the blatant lies the president is uttering in defense of his cowardly, criminal betrayal of the Kurds and the abetting of the aggression being carried out by Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his…
Letters to the editor Oct. 13
I am writing this letter in regards to the helicopter landing pad near Whitefish and the commercial use of it.
Letters to the editor Oct. 10
Tim Fox, current Montana Attorney General and Republican candidate for Montana Governor is touted as a “centrist,” and his milk-toast persona lends itself to t…
Do school days matter anymore?
Imagine this. Student to teacher: “I need the day off to go protest global warming. My parents might not approve, but it’s something I simply must do. Any problem with that?”
Montana needs Keystone pipeline to move forward
For over a decade, TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada Corp, has been striving to build the Keystone XL pipeline. They have diligently obtained permits in…
Leadership, self-responsibility needed to reduce grizzly-hunter conflicts
Hunters are afield in the quest for winter meat and it’s time for self-reflection and responsibility.
Letters to the editor Oct. 6
If you read the Constitution it does not state that a president can do anything he wants. It does state what powers and duties each branch of the government is responsible for, and establishes a system of checks an…
Letters to the editor Oct. 3
Having visited Kalispell frequently over the past 14 years, I was surprised to see a letter to the editor, which expressed deep concern about the president’s r…
What about the North Fork?
Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow was recently quoted as saying “Maintaining a quality experience while sustaining the park for generations to come…
Help Montana's birds survive and thrive
In the late 19th century bird populations in the United States declined drastically. That was obvious. William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological Park, tried to quantify the bird losses. He published …
Letters to the editor Sept. 29
To the people of Kalispell: The story of how you helped Carole and Verne King find their Border collie, Katie, has now gone around the U.S. We wonder: What kin…