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: Montana does right thing for citizens' health needs
This week marks National Health Center Week and there is no better way to recognize the work of Montana’s Community Health Centers than to tell the story of our of our patients.
OPINION: The Sierra Club's proxy war on coal is a big plus for billionaires like Bloomberg
Cronyism isn’t popular these days. It never really has been, but growth in public awareness of the problem has forced special interests to get more creative in how they approach their rent-seeking. So it comes as n…
OPINION: Clean Power Plan and high cost of symbolism
Montanans better prepare for a tighter monthly budget, because if President Obama has his way, the electricity running through your home is about to get much more expensive.
OPINION: Even with the Clean Power Plan, federal policies still favor coal
With the release of the Clean Power Plan on Aug. 3, the United States took a landmark step toward leveling the playing field among renewable and fossil fuel energy sources that will be powering our homes and busine…
OPINION: Beware the perils of peace
The Middle East is and has always been a seemingly mysterious and faraway land for most Americans even though we have been commercially involved with the region since our very early years.
OPINION: Iran deal: A Marshall Plan to fund terrorism?
Buried within the 150-plus pages of technical minutia and regulations that make up the recently concluded nuclear deal between the P5+1 powers and the Islamic Republic of Iran lies a stunning revelation, the full i…
OPINION: Environmentalist puts together his 'wish list'
We environmentalists are not very well-liked in Montana. The Democrats don’t like us. The Republicans hate us. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service consider …
LETTER: 'A challenging year for gardeners,' plus observations on climate change
As the dry spell continues, gardeners are being tested for their persistence with watering. At the Kalispell Community Garden on Hawthorn Avenue, gardeners have been busy since they planted seeds trying to keep moi…
OPINION: A place to park - and a time to stand for principle
Mayor Johnson assured City Council members at the recent City Council meeting he would not be re-appointing anyone to a city board who sued or threaten to sue the city, and Councilman Guiffrida said he would not vo…
OPINION: Impeach President Obama over Iran deal
The current president of the United States of America has proven himself as anti-American with the negotiations with the terrorist state of Iran and the dramatic reduction of U.S.A. military forces and funding.
OPINIOPN: Community member explains need to expand Bigfork high school
Periodically, a community is presented an opportunity to choose to invest their tax dollars in a local project. In such cases it is very beneficial if as many voters as possible are made aware of the project and ha…
OPINION: FVCC's proposal for education degree questioned
FVCC is exploring the possibility of a joint bachelors degree in education with the College of Education at the University of Montana. I question the wisdom of this.
LETTER: Parking war has only one solution
The Flathead High School parking shortage has been a festering sore and in the news for a long time.
LETTER: Lion and the lamb: Who are you going to protect?
I have read that many of the major airlines have made a key management decision to not transport trophy body parts of animals killed in the African jungles. The media is in full throttle mode reporting on this grea…
LETTER: Sen. Tester urged to rethink Iran deal, funding for Planned Parenthood
There currently are two items being considered in the Senate that concern me enough to cause me to send Sen. Jon Tester an e-mail.