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.
OPINION: Airport benefits very few people
Never have so many given so much to so few for so little. That’s the Kalispell City Airport!
LETTER: Fight for timber jobs that are left
With the recent news that Weyerhaeuser is closing down two of its mills in Columbia Falls, I have experienced many different emotions. How is this possible when the ink has yet to dry on the paper proclaiming that …
LETTER: Mill closure a great travesty
The unexpected closure of Weyerhaeuser late last week is one of the greatest travesties that could hit Columbia Falls. Another noble icon of our community is going to disappear and it is unacceptable that it had to…
LETTER: City airport is a lost cause
Whoa! 12 people protest the closing of the Kalispell City Airport. I’d venture to say nine of them don’t even live in Kalispell, but 12 people are a small and insignificant number to be protesting such a matter as …
LETTER: Sen. Daines, please stop me before I donate to the Dems again!
Sen. Daines, please quit making me give money to the Democrats! I really don’t like the Democratic Party but I promised to donate $9 to three different Democratic Party PACS every week until you give President Obam…
OPINION: It's a wonderful world – not so much!
How wonderful life would be if we could look at a picture and say “I want to help these people” and that would be the end of the story.
OPINION: Liberal vs. conservative: What distinguishes them?
Before the primary election, this paper printed many letters in support of citizen candidates and most of them used words such as principled conservative, thoughtful conservative, realistic conservative, proven con…
OPINION: Three keys to overcoming obstacles in any life
Montana is currently the state that holds the third highest suicide rate in the nation. When we as a society try to reason why the suicide rate is so high, we immediately think of the drug problem or the long and g…
OPINION: No lone wolves among jihadis
Within hours of the terrorist attack in Orlando, President Obama, members of his administration and media pundits joined with representatives of the Council on American Islamic Relations, the Islamic Society of Nor…
LETTER: Don't just rubber stamp spending on new projects
I’ve read some of the job descriptions of our county commissioners, including “juggling priorities and concerns in such areas as housing, environmental protection, transportation and economic development ...” But, …
OPINION: Swiss voters reject economic stupidity
Give Swiss voters credit — well, at least 77 percent of them. In a recent national referendum, they overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have guaranteed each Swiss adult a monthly payment of $2,560 from th…
LETTER: Schools asking for too much money
Kalispell Public Schools seek $54 million for new schools and renovations. The state is building the new bypass, at a cost of $36 million. This bypass includes five bridges/overpasses. If we taxpayers allow Distric…
OPINION: Muslims are like all other people
I’m extremely disappointed in the letter “Real Muslims won’t really assimilate?” being published by my hometown newspaper. My family still resides in Montana and has lived in Montana for generations.
LETTER: Don't over-do the punishment
Please tell me why Flathead High School has taken the rights of passage away from so many children. Did we not go through the last 12 years with these kids, only to throw their lives away over some garbage? Do they…
OPINION: Legalized Marijuana: What Montana can learn from Colorado
Montana will soon have the opportunity to decide if it wishes to join the ranks of states where the possession and growing of marijuana is legal. A number of pot-related drafts, including the Marijuana Legalization…