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: What to expect if you invite refugees into area
I can no longer sit idly by while someone with no ties to reality tells us what bad Americans and fearmongers we are. My wife and I are from California, where we are both retired from state service, in a capacity d…
LETTER: How do states handle refugees with child brides?
Numerous problems have been reported in Western countries which are taking in refugees from the Middle East and predominantly Muslim counties, but so far, in this country at least, not much publicity has been gener…
LETTER: Tester is right on CFAC now, but wrong before
Well, let’s hear it for Sen. Jon Tester. He still wants to see the old aluminum plant designated as a Superfund site for clean up.
LETTER: Time to get rid of exemptions on property taxes
I read with dismay the article in the Daily Inter Lake about a religious organization potentially purchasing the historic Montana Building on First Avenue East. I am concerned that another non-profit organization i…
LETTER: Free the Seeds event was a big success story
In early January 2016, a group of us gathered to talk about hosting a community seed swap. Ten weeks later, we produced the first annual “Free The Seeds!” Seed Fair at FVCC on March 19. In addition to a traditional…
LETTER: Do we really think feds will get refugee program right?
Kristina Wilfore claims (“County wrong to take a stand against resettlement of Syrian refugees,” March 20 op-ed) that “Refugees … undergo the most rigorous and thorough security screening of anyone admitted into th…
LETTER: Love refugee neighbors as you love yourself
“The alien [foreigner] living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:34).
LETTER: 'Refreshing'
Thank you so much for publishing the article by Kristina Graber Wilfore on the March 20 Montana Perspectives page.
LETTER: Here are some facts that were not brought up about refugees
In response to “Don’t be afraid” on the Montana Perspectives page of the March 20 Daily Inter Lake, and also to “What would Jesus say?” in the same issue, I submit the following:
OPINION: 'Don't be afraid?' Tell that to the Europeans
Please allow me to address the “Don’t be afraid” sentiments we are hearing from people who think there is nothing wrong with bringing in “unvetted” refugees.
OPINION: Refugee resettlement - fact or fiction
We must question some of the recent letters to the editor that have tried to address the letter that the Flathead County commissioners sent to the U.S. Department of State on March 10.
OPINION: Look beyond surface to find 'truth' on Easter
“What is truth?” —Pontius Pilate (John 18:38)
OPINION: It's time for Congress to save lives by fighting colorectal cancer
A simple medical screening could have saved my dad’s life. Frank B. Morrison Jr. lived and worked in Montana as a lawyer, judge, businessman and community leader for 36 years, including seven years on the Montana S…
LETTER: United States on moral precipice
We cannot save the world from itself. We have been blessed like no other nation on earth, and it would be wrong for us to just give away these blessings, especially to a country that is our enemy.
LETTER: Did you ever wonder who's getting all those state grants?
Where do your taxes go? Who is getting government grants? The information should be available to anyone, to keep government transparent and accountable.