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: Freedom from religion is key part of U.S. law
Those who claim a special right to political power because they say their God gave it to them represent one of the greatest threats to modern-day democracy worldwide. Christian theocrats have infiltrated government…
OPINION: Don't believe Internet smears about Obama's religion
Mark Suppelsa’s letter of Jan. 1, 2016, certainly caused quite a stir, as evidenced by the letters to the editor published in the Jan. 8 Inter Lake.
OPINION: Libby officials reject Motl's political charge
On May 12, 2015, Jon Motl, the Montana commissioner of political practices, filed a “Summary of Facts and Finding of Sufficient Evidence to Show Violations of Montana’s Practices Act” against former Libby City Atto…
OPINION: Refugee resettlement is an issue of security and finances, not Islamophobia
I am a citizen of Montana and reside in Flathead County. I have followed the issue of refugee resettlement with great interest and concern and have watched the effect it has had in Europe as well as in major cities…
OPINION: Ed Berry 'denies reality' about human role in climate change
Ed Berry’s latest denial of the cause of climate change (Feb. 5 Daily Inter Lake letter to editor) is another example of his factless claims and disinformation about this issue.
OPINION: "Why I'm running for governor" - Greg Gianforte
Since first falling in love with Montana 40 years ago, I knew that I wanted to make a life here. When we started our high-tech company RightNow Technologies he…
LETTER: Conflict or collaboration?
Most Montanans have their favorite outdoor places. It might be a trout stream, a view from a mountaintop, or a mountain bike loop. Wherever your favorite places are, chances are they are on Montana’s public lands.
LETTER: The political fork in the road after New Hampshire
The New Hampshire primary has certainly brought about an attitude change on the political landscape. Clearly, the victory of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party and Donald Trump for the Republican Party has tol…
LETTER: An argument for turning the other cheek
To be... reactionary, or not to be... reactionary? That is the question. Is it nobler to strike back in anger, or to turn the other cheek?
LETTER: Eye for an eye: A modern interpretation
America left God, and God left America to wallow in its own stupidity and suffer the consequences of its rejection of wisdom.
LETTER: Climate change supporters need to get a better grip on statistics
I will not waste ink refuting the incorrect conclusions of Dr. Bradley (Daily Inter Lake, Feb. 7) in support of man-made (a descriptor he neglects to mention) climate change, nor will I counter his consensus “data”…
LETTER: Trump is a loser
According to the schedule, I think Montana’s primary is on June 7. I would never attempt to sway voters on who they should vote for, right now there is no way I could vote for Donald Trump.
LETTER: Remembering Pete Darling's contributions
Pete Darling’s funeral in Columbia Falls was Feb. 9. Pete touched the lives of hundreds of low income youth back in the 1970s and early 1980s through his employment with the U.S. Forest Service.
LETTER: A government that serves government...
Over many, many years I have notice the steady growth of government. Employees were once called civil servants. I was once a civil servant serving in federal, state and local governments. During the late 1960s the …