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 …
Chinese political prisoner is reminder of price of freedom
On July 13, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, a political prisoner in China and a champion of democracy, died of liver cancer in a Chinese hospital. The world mourned, but in China his death was barely noted. …
Generals, admirals thank Trump for policy change
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From the June 19 front page of the Daily Inter Lake: “Zinke leaning toward privatizing park camps.”
Cost of choosing false leaders
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I am a mayoral candidate for the city of Columbia Falls. I served in the United States Army, received an honorable discharge and commendations including the Freedom Team Salute commendation for outstanding military…
Small business suffers under Obamacare
Leading up to the passage of Obamacare, President Obama said, “If you like the plan you have, you can keep it. If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor, too. The only changes you’ll see are falling…
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Thanks to the gentleman from Whitefish who so kindly explained the difference between a Democrat and a Republican (letter of June 18).
Did you know U.S. has long history of election tampering?
All the Democrats including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has recorded…
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This is support for Whitefish city officials’ request to dismiss two county planning board members who used bigoted language in a May 10 meeting, making refere…
Abortion-on-demand is destructive to women and society
I would like to thank Ms. Maria Hars for her penetrating, compassionate and incisive response to my opening of a “Dialogue on Abortion.”
Nuclear madman: Is it Kim Jong-un or Trump?
I think everyone knows what Trump is going to do next. When intimidation fails, he intends to attack North Korea, possibly with “tactical” nuclear bombs.
Oil and national security
The United States has imposed economic sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. Unfortunately sanctions alone never get the job done (for example Saddam Huss…
Trump, Gianforte lowered the bar, but we don't have to follow them
To borrow the words of Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
Do we still believe in free speech?
After a century of building free-speech rights into our laws and culture, Americans are backing away from one of the country’s defining principles.
For the Fourth of July, let's have some common sense
In the course of human events it is necessary, now and again, to renew our commitment to the principles and practices that made our country great in the first place.