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: State laws must be tougher on puppy mills
After viewing the horror of the Charlo puppy mill, are we the people going to stand up to our senators and reps and demand they get and sign a bill abolishing puppy mills? Our state is known for open doors on puppy…
LETTER: Vote for Lowery to solve problems
This November voters will be voting for a Flathead County commissioner. I have read that Pam Holmquist is a real conservative. Eileen Lowery is a real person, who has the integrity to actually live in the district …
LETTER: Glass ceiling got first crack in Montana in 1916
The Democratic National Convention is over, and 96 years after women earned the right to vote, a woman is the nominee of a major party for president.
LETTER: Stopping bridge on Flathead Lake is priority
Recently, the media has reported as “completed” the bridge to Dockstader Island on the north shore of Flathead Lake, near Bigfork. On or before Aug. 15, Flathead District Court will rule on the validity of the perm…
LETTER: Hey candidates, where's your plan to preserve Social Security?
Debate after debate, all I hear from some of the candidates are vague proposals on how to make Social Security financially sound.
LETTER: Water compact was always plainly against Constitution
We didn’t really need a judge to tell us the “immunity” clause pertaining to the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board created by the Salish and Kootenai water compact violated the Montana Constitution; anyon…
LETTER: City airport vital to young pilots
Two years ago when I was 14, I went to the Kalispell City Airport and took a ride in a Travelair, an old seven-seat airliner from the 1920s. It was an event sponsored by the local Experimental Aircraft Association.…
LETTER: Thanks for help with Arts in Park
The Hockaday Museum of Art held its 48th “Arts in the Park” over the weekend of July 15-17. Nearly 100 artists exhibited their creations for sale. The weather was nearly perfect, with only a little rain, and the fo…
LETTER: Double standard?
Response to Susan Cahill letter of June 9 titled “Christian values and a ‘misleading’ letter.”
LETTER: Still time to impeach Obama
It’s time to bring articles of impeachment against Barack Hussein Obama for high crimes and misdemeanors.
OPINION: An opportunity to revitalize Kalispell City Airport
An old cowhand once lamented to me, “The trouble with opportunity is its name is wrote on its butt.” Sigh — so true.
OPINION: Still time to impeach Obama
It’s time to bring articles of impeachment against Barack Hussein Obama for high crimes and misdemeanors.
OPINION: Montana stream-access law is settled
Like other Montanans, I enjoy recreating on streams and public lands with my family. The abundance of recreational, hunting, and outdoor opportunities is part of what makes Montana the last best place.
LETTER: A master in political game
Sen. Tester’s guest opinion in the July 10 Daily Inter Lake is another masterpiece.
LETTER: Have the effects of wind power been studied enough?
One of my former physics professors told me “you don’t get nothing for nothing.” He was explaining that when we transform energy from one form to another, there is always something given up. An example might be tha…