Letters to the Editor
Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.
OPINION: We aren’t mad enough about PFAS in Montana’s rivers
For many Montanans, rivers and lakes are more than scenic landscapes.
LETTER: Will liberals denounce lying?
I get it. The world is changing. The United States is changing. Capitalism, though successful, is bad. Socialism, though unsuccessful, is good. We are all supposed to accept this change — abortion on demand, gay ma…
LETTER: Celebrating the National Park Service centennial
On Thursday we celebrated the centennial of the National Park Service. The celebration is as much a reflection on the importance the national park system has played in our nation’s heritage as it is an opportunity …
LETTER: The 'status quo has to go'
One only needs a moment’s casual reading of Bob McClellan’s frequent Inter Lake offerings to sense his love for society and desire for global harmony. His is a voice that emanates from the heart, and he speaks at a…
Preserving parks for next 100 years
After serving as president, Theodore Roosevelt exhorted:
OPINION: Preserving parks for next 100 years
After serving as president, Theodore Roosevelt exhorted:
Gianforte for governor
I am fully behind Greg Gianforte for governor. We sadly and urgently need to unseat current Gov. Bullock. I have talked with Gianforte several times, but feels he likely needs more TRUTHFUL information on why neith…
The Park Service centennial, and the upside of crowds
Blame Forest Service for fire
If the Forest Service had auctioned off (not tried to sell to low-ball bidder, or tied it up in litigation, i.e., stymied sale by “abuse of the legal system” by environmental groups and the EPA itself) the 700 acre…
Tester, Daines, Zinke taking down state
By Elaine Willman
OPINION: Does America really have two political parties?
The Republican and Democratic parties say their political philosophies are different. But are they? This was true for the most part up to the 1930s.
OPINION: Time for Zinke to withdraw endorsement of Trump
Mr. Zinke, in our family safe rests a weathered, leather-bound pocket Bible, copyright 1836. A forefather of my wife picked this Bible up from a North Carolina battlefield and carried it for the remainder of the Ci…
OPINION: City needs to press for real solutions to hospital growth
I live on Sunnyview Lane, one house back from the corner of Sunnyview and Glacier View Drive. The hospital’s growth has had direct negative impact on me and I expect the glass front of the new hospital addition to …
OPINION: Where is America really going as a nation?
As somebody who has been on this planet for almost 77 years, I have never seen in my lifetime the chaotic mess that we have today in our political system.
OPINION: Why candidate is turning over salary to scholarships
It’s been less than a year since I first announced a potential run for governor of the great state of Montana. Since that time, I’ve driven over 46,000 miles across the state, meeting with Montanans in cafes from E…