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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, 3 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, 9 months ago
LETTER: Native Americans do hunt by the way

Once again Bill Baum has come forth to share his vision of Montana, and as usual there is a question I feel that needs to be raised.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Thanks for saving business from fire

I would like to extend my thanks to Kalispell Police Department and Kalispell Fire Department for their excellence in responding to a fire at Dermatology Associates in Kalispell last week.  

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Gullible? How about supporters of Hillary?

Peter Stoll’s brief letter to the editor stated, “It is disturbing to contemplate how pathetically gullible a significant portion of the right wing populace has proven to be.” He makes his reference to the populace…

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Glaciers and climate

In the Aug. 9 letter by Mary Ann Garvey about this year being so dry, she claims it is due to global warming, then she reminds us the Flathead Valley was formed by limestone from “glaciers.”

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: No special rules needed for LGBTs

I see the school district wants to create special rules for what they must consider a special group or groups of students.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Thank you to Judge Lympus

Congratulations go out to Judge Ted Lympus on his well-earned retirement from the bench.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: War on weeds - It's personal now

I was asked by Steve Robinson of the Flathead County Weed Department to attend a county meeting on the morning of Aug. 3. Steve asked me there so I could voice my concerns about the knapweed and thistle infestation…

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Fair and balanced? Questions Fox can ask Hillary

Here are a few direct questions that Megyn Kelly should ask Hillary Clinton, just to keep the questions fair to all presidential candidates:

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Vote for Bigfork bond

I was pleased to read the article in Sunday’s paper on the proposed expansion of Bigfork High School.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Trump popularity proves right wing is super gullible

Put a toxic jerk  on a large enough stage and his commentary quickly dissolves into farce. Would-be front running Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump certainly is the prime example these days.  

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Montana's unfinished work: conserving our finest rivers

Canoes. Pontoon boats. Drift boats. Rafts. Inner tubes. A rainbow spectrum of colorful plastic kayaks.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Iran treaty OKs missiles that can be used for nukes? Count me out

There have been many comments relative to the Iran nuclear treaty illuminating how bad this agreement is, and I agree. Thanks to Sen. Tester I’ve have had the opportunity to review this document online where my fea…

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: Safeguard against court rewriting our culture and laws

Mr. Weed, as many liberals, seems to have difficulty (Daily Inter Lake, Aug. 2) understanding the Constitution which he accuses me of trampling “into oblivion” because I suggest a super majority of the Supreme Cour…

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: A clarification about rheumatoid arthritis

In the Daily Inter Lake’s Aug. 4 article about Montana Arthritis Program classes, there was a reference that “Rheumatoid arthritis also affects many younger people.”

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
LETTER: School board asked not to change policy on discrimination

Currently the board of trustees for Kalispell Public Schools is in favor of language regarding gender discrimination/gender identity. I beg you to reconsider your decision.