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: Dangers facing America today
The real dangers facing America today manifest themselves with various symptoms, but a Band-Aid on our cancer will only disguise it and allow it to continue to destroy us from within.
LETTER: Don K offers great qualities for public service
Perhaps starstruck by his days in front of the camera filming the “Don’t you buy no ugly truck!” commercials, Don “K” Kaltschmidt has for decades been a top-level supporter of the performing arts in the Flathead.
OPINION: Fourth Flathead Lake film festival a rousing success
Credits have rolled and lights turned up. The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) ended its fourth film festival on Thursday, Jan. 28, after seven days of showings in Polson. The Showboat Cinema gave FLIC…
OPINION: A view of healthy eating during Heart Month
February has been American Heart Month. Is it just me or does anyone else find it peculiar that, after many decades of heart disease research, scientists have yet to develop a proper narrative explaining what cause…
OPINION: Invested in the future of news media
If you want to know who still believes in a future for news media, just turn to some of our most respected businessmen: Warren Buffett. Jeff Bezos. John Henry. Glen Taylor.
OPINION: Time to let the climate scare die - clap if you agree!
2015 was the year the United Nations and governments around the world abandoned rational thought about climate change. Rather than focus on preparing for the very real problems of a continually changing climate, th…
OPINION: Diabetic snowboard camp benefits more than just kids
Mollie and Sean Busby’s nonprofit “Riding On Insulin” project provides an amazing on-snow experience aimed at those ages 7-17 with Type 1 diabetes. But, like the organization’s mission says, their team empowers, ac…
OPINION: Collaborative partnership is working in Montana
Open the newspaper or start a conversation about the Kootenai National Forest and one topic is sure to come up: Lawsuits. Frankly, this theme can be heard wherever there is a national forest. People often feel frus…
LETTER: Immigration fraud has been bipartisan scam
I attended the Feb. 23 highly informative presentation by Paul Nachman on immigration. Hopefully, it didn’t go unnoticed, that immigration fraud and abuse dates back to both President Bushes.