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: Moderates being run out of GOP?
It appears the Montana Republican Party has been hijacked. I am deeply disturbed that Matt Rosendale and Keith Regier have the audacity to propose a “cleansing” of the Montana Republican Party of those members and …
LETTER: Courts don't hold supreme power
I was pleasantly surprised when a current presidential candidate actually expressed an understanding of the proper constitutional role of the judiciary. He said “The Supreme Court cannot and did not make a law. The…
LETTER: Protect region's unique qualities
A recent 6,700 mile roadtrip to explore business/relocation areas out West brought us through Kalispell. Sixteen years ago I moved from Colorado to North Carolina, seeing wealthy outside influences then coming to C…
LETTER: Ten Commandments Park vandals can never win
The people who continue to vandalize the Ten Commandments Park in Columbia Falls must realize one thing. By showing their hatred for the park, they only strengthen the faith of people who support the park. Christia…
LETTER: Police officers, remember we care about you
In today’s violent anti-police climate, we just wanted to write a letter to our local police officers and their families, representative to ALL the wonderful and brave police officers in this nation — a letter tha…
OPINION: Questions for Tester before he votes for Iran deal
Kudos to Mr. Nick Chickering of Whitefish and any other concerned Americans who have taken the time to write letters of dissent to Sen. Jon Tester regarding the so called Iran Agreement. I, too, wrote to the senato…
OPINION: 'We must reflect on our history and look forward'
I have the good fortune of being Tribal Council chairman during the long-awaited Sept. 5 date when the Confederated Salish, Pend d’Oreille and Kootenai Tribes take possession of Kerr Dam. This day has been coming …
OPINION: Money & politics shouldn't mix
It’s the political season. Not sure why it has to be so long. And it brings the usual discourse. Blame. All the bad things are because of the opposition and all the good things are because of us (depending on who “…
LETTER: Gun control just may be necessary after all
Being a squinty-eyed, wary old outdoorsman, let alone a lifelong Montanan, it’s painful to make the transition to a new mindset; a grudging, grinding, gagging acceptance that our nation needs some calculated, calib…
LETTER: Where do you turn?
This is to let widows know what happens to you when your husband — who served his country being a Navy SEAL in Vietnam — suddenly drops dead.
OPINION: 'Tribes are ready for transition'
Three years ago, the company known in English as Energy Keepers, Inc., was created to manage the conveyance, and then subsequently operate, the Kerr Hydroelectric Project. Energy Keepers, a federally chartered corp…
Encore: The 'story of a Steinway'
I have never written a letter to the editor and am uncomfortable throwing out my thoughts for the masses to read. However, I find myself in a situation, after much thought, where I must speak.
OPINION: It's time for a change: Trump/Palin 2016
Americans are looking for someone who can address the problems straight with no spin and who puts America first and its enemies last. Some claim Mr. Trump will embarrass America with his outspoken rhetoric. Or that…
LETTER: Funding Planned Parenthood not 'right thing to do'
I read with interest the Sunday letter from Susan Cahill as it relates to Planned Parenthood. She states the video which has caused so much controversy about abortions was “...edited in order to make Planned Parent…
LETTER: Thanks to court for statue ruling
Hooray for the 9th Circuit panel’s decision to retain the Big Mountain Jesus. On Monday, it upheld Judge Christensen’s dismissal of the “Freedom From Religion” lawsuit demanding the statue be removed.