Letters to the Editor
Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.
Flathead Lake stewardship is a generational responsibility
It’s no accident that Flathead Lake is world class for clarity and water quality. It has been protected over time …
OPINION: North Fork Road saga could very possibly have no end
Regarding your story, “North Fork traffic may worsen next year,” talk about deja vu all over again!
OPINION: Angry America has known causes and predictable consequences
Somehow or other, the Trump Train seems to keep rolling along despite the best efforts of the Republican power brokers. Both Rubio and Kasich must now huddle in the corner and determine what’s next? But it has beco…
OPINION: No adverse impact from water bottling plant - seriously?
Let’s see here ... we’ll suck a chunk of Flathead Valley water out of the ground annually amounting to 721 acre feet, 235.1 million gallons, or for another visualization — rope off a piece of Flathead Lake about 1.…
OPINION: Tired of being called a hater and racist
The “stand against violence, fear and hate” type groups that rallied recently in Depot Park, and all across Montana and America, are a coalition of a large number of paid lobbying groups such as the ACLU, Montana H…
LETTER: Commissioners wrong to try to block refugees
This letter is to express my disapproval of the action by the commissioners to approve a letter opposing any refugee settlement in Flathead County.
LETTER: The financial burdens of immigration
Let us consider the financial burdens of immigration:
OPINION: GOP establishment created Trump mania
The Republican Party does not have a Trump problem. Pointing at Donald Trump as the source of current GOP public image woes equates to pointing at an effect and calling it a cause. The source of the problem lies de…
OPINION: Doing whatever it takes to shine light on government
The week of March 13 is a busy one, including St. Patrick’s Day parades and shenanigans (especially in Butte) and the Western Art Week shows, sales and parties in Great Falls.
EDITORIAL: Evergreen gets a welcome boost
Flathead County lost its bid to buy the Walmart building in Evergreen for a jail expansion, and that’s OK.
LETTER: Deep aquifer is a treasure to all
A bottling plant? Drawing down our precious deep aquifer? Not for the public good but to expand a privately owned business?
LETTER: Chance for contamination needs to be considered
Imagine that your well quits producing water. Imagine that you hear of contaminated groundwater in the valley, and you are told it is too late to do anything about it. Imagine that your neighbor who has water right…
LETTER: Adverse effects? There are plenty
In the shadow of Glacier National Park, on a peaceful, pristine bend of the Flathead River, someone has applied for and will soon be granted a permit to plop down a factory that will truck in plastic, turn it into …
LETTER: Ask for extension on comments about Creston bottling plant
Regarding the proposed Creston bottling plant:
EDITORIAL: Honoring Nancy Reagan's legacy
Nancy Reagan will soon be laid to rest beside her husband in their hillside tomb at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in the beautiful Simi Valley, facing the Pacific Ocean.
OPINION: Could we please have a little honesty concerning Trump?
During the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, my position of consistently opposing Donald Trump has been abundantly clear. I think we can and should do better in selecting the Republican candidate …