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Letters to the Editor

Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.

Updated 3 days, 12 hours ago

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 …

Updated 10 years, 6 months ago
LETTER: 'Gravy train is going to wreck'

The government knows that war is a racket and helps to stimulate the economy. It makes various people, like munitions makers, government contractors, scientists, chemical producers (Agent Orange), etc., very rich.

Updated 10 years, 6 months ago
LETTER: Candidate tells why he thinks opponent is not qualified

Mayor Johnson has taken some flak for stating that a sitting Kalispell Planning Board member, Karlene Osorio-Khor, would not be recommended for another appointment if she (or any other board member) threatened or b…

Updated 10 years, 6 months ago
Commission explains goal of ombudsman for Whitefish

Our next election in now underway. On the ballot are two issues placed by the Whitefish Government Study Commission.

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Gun control laws won't prevent violent deaths

While I have the deepest sympathy for those families that lost loved ones by the recent shootings, I do not believe gun control is going to solve this problem.  

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Don't just nudge bears out of town

This policy of nudging bears along, when they come up in our neighborhood, should be scrapped ASAP; it is a dangerous policy that puts the citizens in serious danger.

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Letter writer encouraged to rethink his accusations

Bill Baum is a good man, a dedicated environmentalist who works hard the make the world a greener place. I applaud his efforts.

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: So what is true environmentalism?

True environmentalism is good stewardship of the land and resources that we have been given by our Creator. Like it or not, man is also part of our environment. Man was given dominion over the rest of creation (Gen…

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Lyons apparently an apologist for Clinton machine

Regarding Gene Lyons recent column in the Inter Lake, “Trying to take down Hillary”:

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Legislator defends his record

In his op-ed on Oct. 4 titled “Very conservative evangelicals bad for GOP?” Ed Berry frequently referred to me. His disjointed ramblings made it difficult for readers to see his point. He seems to think that I am p…

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Is Forest Service misleading the public?

The Forest Service is using collaboration as the latest scam to convince the public its forests are broken and that logging is the cure. The Forest Service is paying collaborative partners that support this lie so …

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
OPINION: EPA has some 'splaining to do

I find the duplicity of the government over the recent EPA blunder in Colorado astounding. Environmental Protection Agency officials accidentally dislodged 1 MILLION to 3 MILLION gallons of toxic orange-colored slu…

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
LETTER: Environmental movement is divided house

I am dismayed at what I read in the newspapers about many pseudo-environmental organizations abandoning their roots and joining forces with politicians, logging interests, and snowmobilers in efforts to defeat the …

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
OPINION: Don't let yourself be led astray from your values by fear and rhetoric

That all humans are created equal. Equal justice under law. Together these two principles are the foundation and heart of government by the people and for the people.

Updated 10 years, 7 months ago
OPINION: Respect the traditional value of the Badger-Two Med

As former superintendents of Glacier National Park, we have long recognized that decisions made within Glacier’s boundaries affect our neighbors throughout the Crown of the Continent, and vice versa. Two of Glacier…