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: Man can't control many aspects of world
God created the earth, sun, moon and stars. He also set the earth in orbit around the sun in such manner that gives us the four seasons. The earth also was designed in such a manner that we have rain, snow, storms…
LETTER: Change system for appointment of justices
“We the People in order to form a more perfect government” — those words were written to mean exactly what they said, “We the People.”
LETTER: Americans being divided by anger, fear?
Food for thought: “What happened to America being the United States of America?”
LETTER: TPP will kill Montana agriculture
Just two weeks ago, the U.S. trade representative signed a multi-national trade deal called the Trans Pacific Partnership. To be finalized, Congress has to ratify it.
LETTER: Bill Clinton singing the blues as Hillary slides?
Bill Clinton is trembling. He fears being indicted by the FBI. Well, he is, and so is Hillary. The billion dollars he accumulated during his absence from the White House will probably be confiscated, as well. As a …
LETTER: Can we really trust scientists' assumptions?
The global warming/climate change debate ass/u/me’s that any change from the status quo is BAD. Is this really true and is it factual?
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?