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 …
Continuing the gun debate
As tragic as it is to endure our schoolchildren being slaughtered and to watch the grief of survivors and families, suggestions on improving school safety simp…
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I had to laugh at the article in the Inter Lake shouting the alarm that tariffs were going to jack up prices.
HD7 candidate introduces himself
I filed in January as a candidate for House District 7 in Kalispell. Our system of government depends upon citizens willing to serve; I could no longer ask others to serve without being willing to serve myself. Bei…
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I take exception to Mr. Coco’s letter regarding the planned memorial March 14 during which the Whitefish High School students and faculty may participate.
A response to 'Students Demand Action'
Dear Students Demand Action:
District judge from Polson asks for your vote for re-election
Stewardship. It’s an old-fashioned word but it still rings true with the obligations and the opportunities we have to be sure that what we were given by those who passed before us is there in a usable way for those…
Abortion's prevalence ought to make us question our beliefs
After 60 million-plus abortions in America since Roe v. Wade in 1973, we have another entrant to the Flathead Valley in the redoubtably resilient Ms. Susan Cahill’s clinic to add to that total, and it illustrates a…
A culture of negativity in Washington, D.C.
A mood of political dereliction has been gathering for 25 years and has now resulted in a culture of negativity and unproductiveness in the U.S. Congress and the White House.
Thanks for support of the science fair
Thank you to the community of the Flathead Valley for your support of the Flathead County Science Fair.
Sunshine Week defends the right to know
The second full week of March is always a busy one around Montana as the snow melts and the bears and residents come out of hibernation.
Turn back the clock
Daylight Saving Time is a scam. First proposed by Ben Franklin (with tongue firmly in cheek) in 1784 as a way of conserving candle power, DST does not save any…
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On March 14, Flathead Valley public schools will be participating in a nationwide school walkout. Organized by the national political activist movement known a…
Responding to violence in America
Each time there is a mass shooting in America, the left starts beating the drums in favor of stricter gun-control laws. They seem to think that without guns there would be no mass killings; however rational people …
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This student walkout is the most courageous and prophetic act of civil engagement in America since the student civil rights movement of the 1960s. Like then, young people are doing what their parents, teachers and …
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Certain decisions have been made and are being made that will have a negative effect on Bigfork and the residents who live here.