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 …
We need to keep talking - and listening - to each other
After reading through the Daily Inter Lake on Sunday afternoon, I determined I should at least respond to a couple of the letters to the editor. The subject matter is of importance since both letters basically atta…
Making sense of gun violence
By MARK HOLSTON
The Great Gun Debate 'Guns ARE the problem'
I’m putting my vote with the students from Florida and across the country; any politician who takes a dime from the NRA will be wearing a badge of shame and wi…
Guns are NOT the problem
Like most Americans, I was saddened to read about the senseless slaughter of innocent students and teachers in Florida recently. And like everyone else, I wished there was an easy solution. I find it disheartening …
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On March 10 the Flathead Republican Central Committee and Last Chance Patriots will host the conservative author, filmmaker and provocateur Dinesh D’Souza in t…
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During the Whitefish Planning Board hearing of Jan. 18 regarding the proposal for Fresh Life Church to construct a church on Central Avenue, a Whitefish reside…
What kind of violence is more acceptable to you?
Another mass killing at a declared “gun-free” congregation of innocents, and now come the predictable cries for more stringent ?rearms regulations to somehow magically bring mass killings to an end.
Don't leave God out of the equation when solving school shootings
I want to applaud the letters to the editor last Sunday — Jim Garvey’s, Dee Arm-strong’s, Grant Kier’s — as well as Frank Miele’s excellent column. They were well done — each suggesting good reasons and solutions t…
Taking stock of Hollywood's gun-porn hypocrisy in a post-Harvey 'Me Too' world
For decades of decadence, Hollywood and its minions have made billions exploiting women, both on camera and off.
To save lives, change the culture - the gun culture
As a father I have reached the end of my tolerance for excuses as to why we can’t do anything about mass shootings. Two of my kids walk onto a college campus every morning while my youngest walks into high school. …
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Gun control will remain controversial and enforcement will remain problematic. Preventing school shootings is complicated and will require a wide mix of approaches.
Stop talking about what 'won't work'
I am frustrated by persons talking about only what “won’t work” to stop gun violence — the theory that gun violence is all about guns and helping with mental disorders won’t help unless we get rid of all the guns, …
Don't stigmatize the mentally ill; just restrict guns
By Jeanne Southwood
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It’s no surprise to read about another mass shooting in one of country’s schools — it’s become all too commonplace. So too are the responses: outlaw guns, more…
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Democrats touted how they wanted a “clean” DACA bill. But then they shut down the government by not approving interim funding in order to blackmail the citizen…