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: Support police
Hey, all you decent citizens of America. We better stand firmly behind our men in blue. In this violent society that we are subject to on a daily basis, we need our law enforcement to keep law and order. They know …
LETTER: Gun control won't stop the killing
Response to Steve Wheat’s letter on June 15:
LETTER: Support changes in forest plan
In late May, the U.S. Forest Service published its proposed alternatives for the management of the Flathead National Forest. The management plan ultimately selected will be in effect for the next 20 years — and mos…
LETTER: Gun control makes no sense
On the Inter Lake’s July 15 Opinion page, there was an inane letter by Steve Wheat of Polson pertaining to the Second Amendment. Mr. Wheat apparently wants to restrict private ownership of weapons by normal law-abi…
LETTER: How to respond if stopped by police officers
This is about policing in America.
LETTER: Republicans can't get under Obama's skin
Life must be difficult right now for those who try to criticize and spew forth nasty attacks at President Obama. They can’t seem to land any punches. In trying to follow my spiritual teachings since childhood, this…
LETTER: Montana's native species need protection
Warren Illi continues his praise for alien species in his latest sermon in the Inter Lake (July 14). His discourse in support of nonnative fish claims to be about the “realities” of fisheries management although hi…
LETTER: Look at the German model for harvesting timber
The recent announcement of the closure of Plum Creek Lumber Mill in Columbia Falls got me to thinking (always a danger!). In terms of how our federal government should handle our national forest, I think they shoul…
LETTER: Bullock wrong on refugees; vote for Gianforte
I would like to let anyone wanting to come to the U.S. in, but we have to think about the safety of Americans first. Letting people into our country that may want to do harm is unacceptable.
LETTER: We are at war
The first thing to identify is who we are at war with. In a nine-page Homeland Security document dated April 7, 2009, Janet Napolitano defined Domestic Terrorists as veterans, right-wing extremists, pro-life, pro-g…
LETTER: The republic is under assault
The refusal of the FBI to bring charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is just the latest evidence that the hostile takeover of our republican form of government by the progressive administrative…
LETTER: Think carefully about value of city airport
This is just a short letter to the Kalispell city manager and the entire City Council concerning the fate of the city airport.
LETTER: Congress, needs to commit to ending cancer
Recently I attended the Cancer Moonshot Summit hosted locally at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. During the summit on June 29, Vice President Biden asked us to personally commit to help end cancer.
LETTER: Zinke is selling lemons with his public-lands vote
There’s a long list of unreasonable sorts of people that reasonable people tend to watch out for. Two of the most unpopular types of people on this list are used-car salesmen and politicians.
LETTER: Pilot says best alternative to landing at Kalispell airport would be Polson
I just returned from another fabulous week on Flathead Lake, flying my small plane in and out of Kalispell City Airport all the way from Ohio.