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: Thanks for help making dreams come true at Lawrence Park
“A Park of Dreams... build it and they will come” is a reference proven true when speaking of Lawrence Park.
OPINION: Managing forests needs to change
Some 50 odd years ago, a small group of young college professors who were disciples of the famous naturalist John Muir and his followers, started a new environmental movement to save the trees.
LETTER: Clean Power Plan wins endorsement from physician
There are many reasons to get behind the new federal rule requiring states to reduce dangerous carbon pollution from existing power plans. The one that tops my list as a physician (and should top yours) is health.
LETTER: House majority leader defends role in Republican Party
In her letter to the editor on Sept. 10 (“Moderates being run out of GOP?”), Tammi Fisher made some erroneous and unsubstantiated comments about Sen. Matt Rosendale and me.
LETTER: America today is a nation in crisis; who will lead?
America was once a self-sustaining nation by manufacturing, commodity producing and inventing. We are now beholden to other nations to supply many of our basic needs. Will the next election help or hinder our slide…
OPINION: Remember 9/11 and continue to fight those who target us today
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, America suffered a great loss and was pushed to her limits.
OPINION: Can tribes be exempt from Obamacare?
As President Reagan once said, “There you go again!”
OPINION: What will Western Montana look like under the compact?
The Flathead Irrigation Project on the CSKT Reservation was built by the federal government to make the reservation productive. Dry land farming was not sustainable without irrigation. The same situation exists in …
OPINION: City and county need to fight weed invaders
Montana is a very unique and beautiful place. We are blessed with millions of acres of tree-covered mountains, clear clean lakes, rivers, streams and breathtaking vistas of vast prairies and limitless skies. Flora …
OPINION: Judicial 'solution' would just result in judicial gridlock
Although I never would have believed I would agree with P. David Myerowitz on anything, I must agree with him on one point he addresses in his Aug. 11 letter: “Politically motivated judicial activism” (i.e., judge…
LETTER: Badger-Two Medicine is no place to drill
The Blackfeet call it “Mistakis,” the Backbone of the World. The Continental Divide snakes its way through this land also known as the Badger-Two Medicine. It is the cornerstone of the Blackfeet creation story.
LETTER: Gun control would encourage crime and hamper liberty
Gary Vinson (Sept. 6 letter) thinks more gun control is the answer to our country’s descent into degeneracy. He’s fallen for the siren call of those who would have us legislated into slavery. His reasoning, such as…
LETTER: Zinke is right about forest management
I applaud Rep. Ryan Zinke for his efforts to achieve a common sense approach to forest health rather than the all-or-none approach of environmentalists AND some loggers. The extreme views of either no logging at al…
LETTER: Don't turn away those who can help during wildfires
It is a shame that our national forests and national parks get closed after the department heads allow fires to burn and then aren’t reopened when they should be.
OPINION: FWP 'listening' session did not 'hear' me
I attend most of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ public meetings and did so again for the “listening” session that was held in Kalispell on Aug. 12. This was a traveling show that went around the state designed t…