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: Re-elect Bullock
Let’s be positive for a change. I am tired of all the negative political discourse on TV and in the press. Aren’t you?
LETTER: AR-15 is a much maligned gopher gun
Steve Wheat from Polson wrote a letter to the editor asking for answers to some gun-related questions.
LETTER: Assault weapon propaganda
In response to Steve Wheat’s letter to the editor of June 23:
OPINION: The enduring strength of the American spirit
As we pause to celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s independence, it seems appropriate to consider the vital role played by the American military in the creation of our nation and its transformation of our wor…
OPINION: People are the problem, not goats
The May 29 Inter Lake (“Border collie trained to work at Logan Pass”) carried the news that Mark Biel, GNP’s natural resources program manager, will soon begin using his own personal dog Gracie to herd (“harass”) m…
LETTER: GOP should try governing for a change
Benghazi, Benghazi: the Republicans have been trying for 25 years to nail Hillary Clinton with something that will stick, and now they have failed again, with a politically motivated investigation that cost the tax…
LETTER: Close city airport
Boosters of the Kalispell City Airport are publishing highly deceptive claims in their paid advertisements for keeping the airport open.
LETTER: State park deal should be rescinded
I am deeply concerned about the decision made by the administration of Montana State Parks to allow exclusive access for kayak and SUP rentals three days a week to one business.
OPINION: Undercutting the Gordian knot of the courthouse couplet
Here is a simple but effective way to deal with the U.S. 93 problems at the south end of Kalispell and have two lanes northbound and two lanes southbound at the county facilities at 800 S. Main St. without the prev…
OPINION: Reasons to keep open the Kalispell City Airport
The Kalispell Life-Flight plane is flying-in a wounded man. His “golden time,” his best chance for survival, fades. Seconds count! If the pilot lands at Glacier Park International Airport, the waiting ambulance wil…
OPINION: Unforgiving tax deadlines are not fair
Five weeks ago, my brother had a near-fatal motorcycle accident in Orlando, Florida. It was a Saturday. We were having a garage sale at our home in Bigfork, enjoying ourselves as we met new people and had friendly …
LETTER: When logging, mining left, so did jobs
The United States has got the finest Forest Service in the world — best trained in the science of timber management, soil and water disease, insects etc. These are dedicated people.
LETTER: In praise of greatest local runners
Flathead’s Jake Perrin certainly must be congratulated for being one of the greatest distance runners, winning both the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters and holding the all-class record, as of now, in both races.
LETTER: Independence from meat industry needed
Whatever happened to the good old days when our worst worries on the Fourth of July were traffic jams and wayward fireworks?
LETTER: Stow the prejudice and share the road
I am so tired of hearing about the “problem” presented by bicycles on the roadway. Let’s set aside the well-established issue of “rights” to the road and examine some practical ones.