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: Beware Muslim Brotherhood's impact on schools
We write with a strong sense of urgency to alert moms, dads, grandparents, and other concerned adults as to what is happening around our country by the daily infiltration of Muslim Brotherhood front groups into our…
LETTER: Paris attack is no surprise to those paying attention
Readers, why are you surprised at the attack in Paris? Due to bleeding heart liberals filling the courts with BS about “rights,” they have destroyed the secure borders of the world!
LETTER: Cowards in cloth? Pastors need to respect 10 Commandments
I recently learned that several local clergymen have asked the progenitor of all of the God’s Ten Commandments signs here in the valley to cease putting them up. The reason is that these overt signs “turn people of…
LETTER: Thanks to Scouts, United Way, for making life better
Saturday morning the doorbell rang. Much to my surprise, when I opened the door there was a group of boys with rakes in their hands.
LETTER: Suspect in crime should not get off without care for his mental state
I recently submitted a letter of concern similar to this one to the county attorney regarding David Joseph Lenio.
OPINION: Europe's culture will be history; will America's?
There were two turning points of history when Muslim armies were defeated in their attempts to subjugate Europe and destroy Christianity. Circa 725, Muslims attacking from Spain were defeated in France at the Battl…
OPINION: The land of illusion
The bad thing about reality is that it keeps intruding on our pleasant fiction.
OPINION: Tax credit for wind energy will also hurt coal, Montana economy
Here’s a question for Montana’s U.S. senators and representative: Do you support raising state gas and electricity bills by nearly $500 in the next five years?
OPINION: Zinke wrong on vote to support Export-Import Bank
Should taxpayers be on the hook for billions of dollars every year in handouts to well-connected corporations in Saudi Arabia, China, and Russia? Apparently our Congressman Ryan Zinke thinks so.
LETTER: Retool the old high school and build a new one
I am curious and maybe this idea has already been discussed. They are talking about building one to three different schools in Kalispell, which to me is a waste of money.
LETTER: Closed primary would not benefit Republicans
Montana Republicans want U.S. Judge Brian Morris to declare the open primary unconstitutional so only registered Republicans can choose their candidates.
LETTER: Help catch bucket biologists
The Treasure State is in the throes of a stupidity epidemic. Over the past several years Montana has experienced more than 600 incidents of illegal introduction of fish into 300-plus of our treasured waters. In alm…
LETTER: Prayer needed to overcome persecution
During the month of Ramadan, the Voice of the Martyrs sponsored 30 days of prayer for the one-fifth of our planet that follows the Muslim faith and ideology — about 1.5 billion people. The purpose was and is to edu…
OPINION: Protect clean water; protect our economy
The recent Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Rule affirming that headwater streams and tributaries feeding Montana’s rivers merit protection from pollution is critical because it helps put money in the po…
LETTER: Put off county 911 project until funding is ready
We are surprised by the recent actions of our county commissioners to have us vote by default regarding a special tax for 911 communication system upgrades. To vote NO we must return the ballot by Dec. 31. Failure …