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 phone scam claiming to be from IRS
Here is the latest scam phone call supposedly originating from the Internal Revenue Service.
LETTER: Is morality lost on football players?
Here we go again.
LETTER: Send county commissioners a message
I just received five notices of “Passage of Resolution of Intention to Create E-911 Special District.“ This is to provide further funding for 911 services, in addition to the funding that shows up on my property ta…
LETTER: A plea for an early Christmas miracle in Kalispell
I am the proud mother of a U.S. Army soldier. Soon my son will be deployed to an un-friendly part of the world. Before he goes, he will be home for two weeks for Thanksgiving and our family is going to make the mos…
LETTER: Hard to come by?
Sen. Jon Tester was interviewed recently regarding the $10 million grant for the new industrial park. He was quoted as saying that “everybody knows that money in Washington is hard to come by.” Really?
LETTER: Do we care more about 'The Martian' than the ambassador?
For those who have not seen the movie, “The Martian,” it is a story of a single American astronaut stranded on Mars, for whom NASA decides to take great risks to try to rescue him.
LETTER: Imam's visit to Missoula seen as worrisome
When we heard that Montana World Affairs Council had invited Feisal Abdul Rauf to speak on Oct. 21, a dozen Flathead residents drove to Missoula.
OPINION: Making a difference: My soldier's service still inspires and drives me today
The challenge of how to find the same sense of purpose and the driving force of a compelling mission has been a challenge of veterans for decades, probably even centuries.
LETTER: Did you campaign to raise taxes?
Kudos to Ann Egerter from Bigfork for her letter to the editor about the disturbing trend in the valley for new bond issues.
LETTER: What's really going on in Syria?
In my opinion, the following needs to be looked at carefully. What’s really going on in Syria? What is ISIS, really? Is military action the right action? Where will we fight next? We are not hearing any good answer…
OPINION: Planned Parenthood is resource for Montanans
“After two years with my high school sweetheart, my parents and I made my first appointment at Planned Parenthood for a wellness exam and birth control. A year later, a prescription counteracted the birth control p…
OPINION: Veterans still feeling effects of nation's rejection
“POW!” That’s the sound of a muffler blast from a past-its-prime late-model car. Suddenly, you’re face down on the sidewalk biting gritty cement, with one arm outstretched and the other bent firmly against your sid…
OPINION: Renewable energy not necessarily best for Montana
I suppose I’m not as educated as Greg Jergenson (Daily Inter Lake, Nov. 1) about the costs of electricity generated from different sources; after all, I didn’t spend my entire professional life in the Montana Senat…
OPINION: An engineer looks at wind, solar and climate change
Not sure about you, but I hear things on the news about climate change, using green energy and CO2. Also there seems to be a big push to get us into the green energy arena.
LETTER: Green box site hours questioned
Hours from 8 to 5 for new the Bigfork green box site?