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 …
Public lands are crucial to jobs, economy
Last month, President Trump accepted Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to shrink national monuments in Utah, affecting both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This was the first step …
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If you or someone you love has been battling cancer here in the Flathead Valley over the last 20 years, you probably knew Mindy Swan.
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As a young high school American government teacher, I compared our system to an automobile that was useful if it could start, speed up, slow down and stop. When the people thought government needed to be more activ…
It's time to revisit and repeal the Johnson Amendment
In referencing the 1954 Johnson Amendment and possible changes to it, a Dec. 17 letter titled “Nonprofits should serve communities not candidates” stated mid-paragraph that “charitable nonprofits must stop short of…
Be an advocate for the unborn
Unborn babies should be protected by our Constitution. Genesis 1:26 & 27 record the creation of human life. We were made in the image of God after his likeness. This makes us very special. We are made in the image …
The warmth of shared human community in action
Many of us breathed a collected sigh of relief after the dust settled in Whitefish at the end of Dr. King Day last year. It’s been a year of intense upheaval, including the murder of a civil rights activist at a wh…
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The late Frank Lloyd Wright building meant something to me only because having the FLW architects design it delighted Bud Lockridge, the building’s original ow…
One year after abuse and threats, stronger than ever
One year ago our community was threatened with an armed neo-Nazi march by Andrew Anglin and readers of the Daily Stormer. Members of the Jewish community were cyberattacked and harassed with threatening, anti-Semit…
Wright or wrong?
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It is with great dismay that I read in Friday’s paper an article by Lynnette Hintze that the Frank Lloyd Wright Building may be torn down. I feel this would be…
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It is critical to look at the true consequences of the recent proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the largest effort to cut climate pollution in the Unite…
Forests need bipartisan support
Last summer we learned that outdoor recreation in Montana accounts for $7 billion in consumer spending, supports 70,000 jobs, and generates $286 million in state and local taxes. Outdoor recreation is now far and a…
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Steve Barrett’s letter on the Dec. 10 Opinion page reminded me of something I learned several years ago from a friend of mine studying at Fresno State Californ…
Building pride in American made
In a time of uncertain economies, I can’t help but think about how we as Americans can take more control into our own hands.
Suggestions for liberals in 2018
By Susan Stamper Brown