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 …
Letters to the editor July 25
I write with regard to the George McLeans’s letter to the editor (July 21) “McCarthy-era tactics.” I agree with Mr. McLean that McCarthy-era tactics are being …
Letters to the editor July 22
My wife and I just spent the better part of a week camping, fishing and hiking in the Spotted Bear Ranger District. I wanted to pen a quick note to give kudos to the staff, both at the ranger station as well as in …
Brand USA and tourism in Montana
The tourism industry in Montana is booming and it’s easy to understand why. Montana is the best place to explore over a million acres of wilderness filled with glacier-carved terrain, crystal clear rivers, and 400-…
Letters to the editor July 21
By offering a full-throated defense of some of President Trump’s vilest public statements, spineless Sen. Steve Daines has shown more starkly than ever that he…
Ready to get to work
My name is Mike Cooney and I’m running to be your next governor.
Southern border crisis has a direct impact on Montana
Recently I visited the southern U.S. border to see the situation firsthand. I spent time with agents from U.S. Customs, Border Patrol, and Drug Enforcement Adm…
Canadian mining policy reforms needed
On June 13, eight U.S. Senators sent a
Letters to the editor July 18
Letters to the editor July 14
Our Imagine IF Library is one of Kalispell’s most important cornerstones. It is our public library, a community hub where people of all ages, income, race, gen…
Demand sanity from the Forest Service
Don’t be fooled by the AP article on smoke from Western wildfires, which attributes more smoke in our region to “climate change” (whatever that is). In reality, the cause is the poor management practices of the For…
Compromise for the common good
Representative Justin Amash, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, may be the most principled man in American politics. Unfortunately, he is most likely going to wind up in the ash bin of principled politicians, most of whom …
Montana will keep fighting to lower prescription drug costs
We must keep working to lower prescription drugs prices in Montana. After conducting a nearly two-year investigation into drug costs, including taking several …
History of the Bill of Rights and Second Amendment
While I enjoyed Warren IIIi’s “Flathead Outdoors” and the sentiment expressed about our nation’s independence and birthday celebrated on July 4, his praise of Thomas Jefferson is misplaced.
Letters to the editor July 11
Nurses have a unique role in health care in that we are a frontline in care. A significant part of our training and vocation is advocating for patient care and…
Letters to the editor July 8
Shortly after the hospital moved from its Fourth Avenue East location to Buffalo Hill area, nurses wished to be unionized. There was a great effort to suppress their wishes.