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 …
LETTER: It's time to face facts about ISIS
The party is over for those hedonistic French, and ISIS will try to do the same to America. In fact, I believe that many from ISIS are already here!
LETTER: About that 911 call center bill...
Here comes the 911 center with its hand out again. But wait, this time they are not asking for more, but demanding more through the fiat of our three little dictators.
OPINION: Myths and misinformation about CO2 and climate change
The Nov. 8 guest op-ed by Robin Sterrett, a retired mechanical engineer from Colstrip, includes factually incorrect and misleading claims about CO2 and climate. Sterrett refers to those claims as “real news” that …
LETTER: Fight over dam license explained
As the chair of an organization which is an intervenor in the Kerr Dam partial license transfer proceedings, I was disappointed to see the Daily Inter Lake’s Nov. 24th front page headline entitled “Agency upholds t…
LETTER: Bring prayer back into country
It is so sad Christians are being punished by godless courts for prayer in our schools. Look around at what has happened in our schools since prayer for protection from God has been outlawed. Obama wants all guns, …
LETTER: Rail park will mean brighter future for area
The Glacier Rail Park will benefit the citizens of Northwest Montana, strengthen the economy, and implement safety improvements. As a Flathead Valley farmer, I know the Glacier Rail Park means a brighter future. Ou…
LETTER: Flat Earth and the global society
Recently Obama gave a speech and he said that he did not have time for the Flat Earth Society. And I am trying to understand what society he is talking about. Is he talking about the International Flat Earth Resear…
LETTER: Lake County citizen chooses 'tribal option' on not paying taxes
Congratulations to the tribes in their acquiring of Kerr Dam. It is nice that our three Lake County commissioners, along with our state delegation, gave support to the tribes’ undertaking. It shows that our elected…
LETTER: Should the government dictate seat-belt rules for all?
Evidently I can’t decide for myself what is safe on the road, so government must do it for me with police stops and financial extortion for not wearing a seat belt.
LETTER: Why put our country at risk?
Concerning your article dated Nov. 17, “U.S. struggles with refugee quandary after Paris attacks.”
LETTER: First explain how you vet them...
So, are you a Montanan? Lets see just how stupid and uninformed our governor, senators and congressman think you are.
LETTER: 'All black lives matter' - not just some
I recently visited my parents who live in a mixed-racial neighborhood in a large city.
LETTER: Request for 911 funding needs to be scaled back
This is a little information that the people of Flathead County need to know. It just amplifies on what the other letters to the editor on the 911 special district say.
LETTER: Don't pass by without helping
“Who is my neighbor?” According to Luke’s gospel, this is the question asked of Jesus by a clever lawyer. Jesus responded with the parable in which a Samaritan encounters an injured man by the side of the road, aft…
LETTER: Parable of the invasive species
I see that Montana Fish and Game is on the hunt for invasive walleyes in Swan Lake. Imagine being invaded by a non-native fish that will take over the native species!