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: Obama vs. the JV team
After the Benghazi 9-11 attack on our embassy in Libya, the Obama-Hillary propaganda machine repeatedly came out with the false narrative that “a reprehensible and disgusting video that insulted Islam” was responsi…
LETTER: Turning away refugees will create terrorists
As I observe the rhetoric that has emanated from certain politicians concerning Syrian refugees, I wonder if these “public servants” have forgotten the meaning of Thanksgiving in our nation’s history.
LETTER: Legislator says keeping Montana safe is job No. 1
I have had the opportunity to read Sen. Kaufmann’s guest opinion printed Dec. 6, and I felt it necessary to respond.
LETTER: Help school kids collect box tops
Hey, do you want to help school kids in your neighborhood? You can in a small way by clipping the BoxTops for Education and Label for Educations labels on soup cans, stock cartons and flour packaging and passing th…
LETTER: 911 tax plan doesn't work
I MEAN REALLY! A ballot that isn’t a ballot. Doing nothing is a yes vote. Vote no on a ballot with no dollar value is a yes vote. A vague promise to adjust things after we get this turkey passed. A total frontal ta…
LETTER: Get right with God for the bad times ahead
This latest terror attack by Islamists should be a wake-up call for all of us. Funded by petrodollars, they have infiltrated every facet of our society. They are called to emulate Muhammad, who himself helped behea…
LETTER: Seat belt rant drives another reader into tizzy
Re: Dec. 3, 2015 letter, “Should the government dictate seat-belt rules for all?”
OPINION: Don't make LWCF another broken promise
Before Thanksgiving we had a hearing in the House Natural Resources Committee about the Land and Water Conservation Fund. When talking with my colleagues from all over the country about the fund, I ask them to imag…
LETTER: Whitefish Proud & shopping local
The city of Whitefish is happy to announce “Whitefish Proud” — a campaign to inspire residents to do more of their business locally.
LETTER: Radical Christian promotes love
I dislike to say it: I am a radical Christian. Our nation is reaping the rewards of radical Islam. I am programmed by Christ’s words — “As you have done it to the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto m…
LETTER: Change your mind-set and change world
There have been more than 350 shootings this last year in America in which at least four people were killed or wounded. That’s about one a day.
LETTER: Is history repeating itself?
It is said that those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. We saw a good example of this this week in the words of Donald Trump when he referred to closing all American doors to Muslim…