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: Voting at a crossroads
It is seldom that the fate of a nation can be traced to what happened on one particular day. But that may be what happens in the United States of America on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
OPINION: Loss of medical school good news?
Montanans had mixed reactions to news that a group of New Mexico investors have chosen a site near Boise, Idaho, to build a for-profit college of osteopathic medicine.
LETTER: Cowardly stance on Syrian refugees betrays American values
It is a sad thing to see cowardice in action. Especially in America, the land of the brave, and the Flathead Valley, the home of the Braves.
LETTER: Trump is better than a politician
I’ve been wondering why Mexico, China, India, Japan and South Korea are so opposed to Trump as our president? When it is none of their business … or is it?
LETTER: Trump vs. the establishment
Hasn’t this been an exciting election year? We have three major candidates running for the presidency: Donald Trump (a businessman), Bernie Sanders (a socialist), and Hillary Clinton (an establishment Democrat).
LETTER: Anybody but Donald Trump?
OK, I’ve had my say about Donald Trump and, apparently, a majority of voters in Republican primaries thus far don’t agree since he continues to win.
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.