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 …
Anatomy of an assault
Montana, I am disappointed that we have just elected another rich man to represent us in Congress.
'The Ugly American' revisited
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It was very generous of someone to donate a million dollars for a new jail.
Is the system stacked against grizzly bear?
The spring Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem meeting was held in Kalispell on April 25. The committee is composed of more than 20 people who are mostly on the payroll of various government agencies, with some f…
Kalispell's heroin blight and what you can do about it
By KERRY K. MOTT
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I think Jon Tester has changed from working for America to working for Chuck Schumer. His chance for being elected another term is growing slim. Like other Dem…
Rebutting the arguments why infrastructure needs didn't get addressed
At the end of the legislative session we wish to say thank you for times legislators worked across the aisle to pass sound legislation for all Montanans. Like minds came together and agreed upon many issues, from p…
Ego, not 'swamp critters,' is Trump's big problem
As one of the majority of Americans who did not vote for Donald Trump for president, I am offended by Mark Agather’s characterization in the Daily Inter Lake of people like me as “swamp critters” and “spoiled child…
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In my letter in the Inter Lake on June 4, I erroneously stated that House Bills 6 and 11 passed by the Legislature included some funding for the Flathead Conse…
Park's AIS procedures criticized as not well reasoned
Glacier National Park has had seven months to get its act together — seven months and here is the result.
Water managers get passing grade for Flood Control So Far from this Ole Rancher
The Flathead River Basin has been challenging this water year for water managers. At the time I write this, precipitation since October is over 129 percent of normal and the current snow pack (Snow Water Equivalent…
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The front-page headline in the Daily Inter Lake for June 6 states, “School offers apology for graduation incident.” The article makes it known that Flathead Hi…
Who's interefering in whose elections?
All the Democrats, including Hillary and Obama, are outraged that Trump won the election and they blame it all on the Russians for interfering. But did you know that Dov Levin, of Carnegie Mellon University, has re…
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The return of two-way traffic to Third and Fourth Avenues East is a positive effort to reduce through traffic in Kalispell’s close-in residential neighborhoods…
The bottom line: Seat belts save lives
As I approached the median and saw the car on its roof, I immediately feared the outcome: no survivors.