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: Kaltschmidt won't play political games
Don “K” Kaltschmidt is a common guy who has accomplished a lot. He started out working in the woods, and has a chainsaw scar on his knee to prove it. While he has gone on to succeed in business, he is still fundame…
LETTER: Vote Trump for real change
The June 7 primary election in Montana is approaching. In this campaign cycle, it has become clear for the first time in decades that the delegate process nationwide is crooked, just as things are in Washington, D.…
OPINION: Kaltschmidt looks like RINO to one voter
In reading the letters of support in favor of the candidacy of Don “K” Kaltschmidt, I am struck by how ambiguous, vague and irrelevant they are when calling voter’s attention to his “qualifications” for a state Sen…
LETTER: Don K for state Senate
My wife and I have owned the Athlete’s Foot in Kalispell for many years. We were very excited to hear that Don “K” had thrown his hat into the ring and made the decision to run for state Senate! As small business o…
LETTER: Gianforte for governor
It’s that time again when we must decide who will lead and direct the business of our state for the next four years. Voting calls for mature thinking and basic informed decisions.
LETTER: Regier has earned re-election against worthy opponent
It’s a shame, in this day and age, to have to pick between two very talented candidates for public office, namely, Keith Regier and Don Kaltschmidt, who are running for Senate District 8 in the June 7 primary.
LETTER: Holmquist for commissioner
Let’s re-elect Pam Holmquist for another term.
LETTER: Put the brakes on oil trains
The Montana Public Service Commission’s recent announcement of its plan to complete a risk assessment and rail safety plan within the next six months is welcome news to the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimite…
LETTER: When institutions lose their bearings
There is a subtle danger in all of our institutions. I am thinking of institutions as groups or organizations that we develop to address certain needs and goals that we believe we can achieve better in numbers. The…
LETTER: Zinke rhetoric on CFAC found to be off-target
Having read Rep. Zinke’s recent letter, and having heard his story/photo-op stop at the now shuttered CFAC plant, I must respond. Being that I go back to the late Anaconda Aluminum era into the Atlantic Richfield e…
LETTER: Water compact not as rosy as advertised?
I just saw the full page ad in the April 27 Daily Inter Lake (and numerous other papers around the state) supporting the Montana Water Compact. This endorsement was placed in the papers by Farmers and Ranchers for …
LETTER: How can anyone be against a right to health care?
What can possibly be a logical argument against a nation’s people all having the right to affordable and available health care?
OPINION: PayPal prefers Cuba to North Carolina
It’s probable that most of the readers of this piece, including those in my own family, use PayPal. It’s efficient, quick, and reliable.
OPINION: Law Day 2016 focuses on Miranda
Every year since 1958, the nation has marked Law Day on May 1. Law Day provides an opportunity for us to commemorate our national ideals of liberty, justice, and equality under the law and affords us an opportunity…
OPINION: It's wrong to run letters that question Islamic minority
As a proud member of a military family — two of my uncles are proud U.S. Army veterans, formerly stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, and Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and my brother-in-law a proud U.S. Navy vetera…