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: 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…
A Christmas quote
Hospital move doesn't feel like a win to patient
Do Muslims practice jihad through immigration?
Workplace violence? That won't fly this time
LETTER: Time to impose limits on railroad
Regarding the article in the Daily Inter Lake Nov. 26 on the BNSF railroad.
OPINION: Get covered, rural America
I love living and working in rural Montana. The open spaces, the feeling of community, and the strong agricultural heritage and values are just three of the many reasons that make me happy to call my rural communit…
LETTER: Can we talk impeachment?
It is well past time for some one (Republicans?) to bring about impeachment charges against Barack Obama.
OPINION: Time to pass the Resilient Forests Act
Montanans are blessed with abundant public lands, which help support a large and vital recreation-based economy. Our national forests provide sportsmen with unsurpassed opportunities for challenging, fair chase hun…
OPINION: Montana must save Colstrip and block double digit rate hikes
What happens if we lose Colstrip? “It’ll look like Ground Zero.” That’s what the mayor of Colstrip told me recently. To Colstrip moms like Cheryl Fulkerson, it means her husband and her son may both lose their jobs…
LETTER: Nazis provide model for how to 'register' people who are 'threats'
Several candidates have suggested a register for American Muslims. If we want a model, the Nazis had this down. They registered those who might be considered a threat to the safety and traditions of the Aryan race.
OPINION: On Judaism, Christianity and Islam
The Paris terrorism prompts this op-ed, which will address the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and try to shed some light on the centuries-old Islamic practice of killing non-Muslims…
OPINION: Legislator urges Montanans to welcome refugees
A week before the Paris attacks, I was on the Greek island of Lesbos, volunteering alongside young people from across Europe, welcoming overloaded rafts of refugees to safety.