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 …
OPINION: Congressman: A wilderness bill will not put out wildfires
Right now, there are more than 25 active wildfires in Montana, burning over a hundred thousand acres of our cherished national parks, forests and grasslands. Just last week Essex was evacuated as the Sheep fire rag…
LETTER: Join Freedom March on 9/11
I am writing in regards to the up and coming 9/11 (Patriots Day) Freedom March. It’s at 1:30 p.m on Friday, Sept. 11. We all gather at the American Legion Post 137 at the corner of Fourth Avenue East North and Wash…
LETTER: Tell Sen. Tester to dump Iran deal
Under President Obama, two of the biggest disasters ever perpetuated on the American public are Obamacare and the Iran nuclear deal.
EDITORIAL: Essex spared; fires slowed; enjoy!
It’s difficult to know yet how much the summer fire season affected the local economy, but there’s no doubt many businesses were impacted by the heavy smoke that kept people indoors for days on end over the past se…
OPINION: Bureaucrats ought not turn away citizens or equipment ready to help
I have been a resident of Kalispell for 84 years. I have worked in the wood products industries for at least 70 years. I have been a sawyer, a skidder, a millworker and a truck driver. I worked all over Northwest M…
OPINION: Is Canadian logging a threat to pristine drainage?
The North Fork of the Flathead River has long been recognized as an internationally special stream, both in Canada and the United States. As such, the drainage has been managed with unusual care and attention on bo…
LETTER: Flathead County truck drivers are also good ambassadors
While walking on North Ashley Lake Road recently, I was passed by five Flathead County trucks, four of which were pulling pup trailers. Each driver not only waved but slowed to avoid covering me with dust.
LETTER: Did Trump forget to seek punishment of employers of illegal immigrants?
I notice the Trumpster ignores what is probably the best way to reduce illegal immigration — punish their employers. I would suggest any employer of 25 or more undocumented immigrants in two fiscal years be prosecu…
LETTER: Let's not overlook the tremendous benefit of Alpine Theatre Project
Regarding the article (Daily Inter Lake, Aug. 27) on the damage to the Steinway used by Alpine Theatre Project for their production of Chicago, which one could question whether it should have been considered “newsw…
OPINION: Reconnecting with our strengths; ending our bondage
“If you take away their religion, and break their bonds with their children, you will break the Blackfeet people.” These were the weighty words from a legislator, who is a member of the Blackfeet tribe, as she reco…
LETTER: Hot summer leaves animal project in need
This has been a very hot summer. The fires are destroying thousands of acres of forests, and all our farmers are facing a crisis in hay and grain. The suppliers of animal feed are down this year by 60 percent. That…
LETTER: Who can we thank for the fire-altered air and landscape?
As we continue to enjoy our sunsets with the blood-orange sun, the obscure views of the moon, the acrid taste of burnt forest, and the choking haze of smoke filled air, let’s be sure to thank all of those “conserva…
LETTER: Don't hold Bigfork students back with sub-par high school
I am writing this letter in support of the Bigfork High School bond.
LETTER: Thanks for another fun-filled summer
Once again, we have organized a fun-filled summer in the Flathead.
LETTER: Is it time to fly Old Glory upside down?
Our grand ole flag has traveled the world’s battlefields and disaster areas since before 1776, just after Betsy Ross sewed the first.