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 …
Time to realign?
My dad’s grandmother lived more than 80 years, and never voted for a Democrat. On the porch of her farmhouse near Independence, Iowa, in election year 1928 she…
New Montana law encourages civic awareness
Our country’s founders understood that public education is essential to the continued success of our representative democracy. Voting and protection of individual rights are dependent on educated and engaged citize…
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We are helping reclaim the future for millions by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
Change name of Flathead High School? It's not the Brave thing to do ...
I am writing in response to a letter recently written by Mr. Steve Eckels. Mr Eckels is a very accomplished guitarist and teacher of his trade. He has enhanced many students’ lives by sharing his skills and talents…
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What is it that makes rewriting history so glamorous and provocative to those who are offended by the truth? Turning urban legends into fact is not a presentation of the truth, it is simply a function of fulfilling…
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Regardless of one’s political views, the Wall That Heals presentation south of town was poignant.
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Can we re-assess forest policies?
Fire Feedback
We the people of Montana need to stand up and be heard.
Either we manage the forests or they will manage us
Montana’s crisis isn’t too much water or hurricanes — it’s fire. It’s smoke filling Big Sky Country and filling our lungs, communities being evacuated, structures lost and tons of fuels just lying on the forest flo…
'Confine and contain' - huh?
As a former park ranger of 20-plus years with several hundred fires under my belt, my alarm bells were going off when I heard about a lightening-caused fire midway between the iconic, century-old Sperry Chalet and …
Do we really want solar energy at any cost?
The PSC’s decision making in two recent solar energy rate cases have been so mischaracterized by interest groups and editorial writers, that some Montanans actually believe the five commissioners “have it in” for s…
Mental health also affected by gloomy wildfire smoke
As a mental health professional, I have been counseling people through challenging times for 45 years. One of the techniques I teach to alleviate anxiety is deep breathing, but the toxic soup of smoke that surround…
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The news the other day included Lolita Zinke, wife of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, being named the campaign manager for Republican candidate Troy Downing for…
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The tragic loss of the Sperry Chalet on Friday was caused by the mismanagement of fires by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. The lack of willi…
Father says coach wrong to 'malign' students who complained
I’m writing in response to your article, “Fuller out as WHS volleyball coach.” I’m the father of one of the three seniors Coach Fuller unnecessarily maligned in the article. By singling out the seniors in the artic…