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 …
Media blitz raises new questions
Yes, we know that the Salish/Kootenai tribes are promised $1.2 billion if the tribal water compact is approved, and Montana is committed to pony up another $55 million.
Medicaid expansion is way overdue
In Montana, we have been talking about Medicaid expansion for over two years. During this time, a powerful few in our legislature refuse to do anything except say no, and it is hurting our state.
Water compact is good for Montana
The Salish and Kootenai Water Compact under consideration by the Montana Legislature is a complex agreement that has taken years, and many changes and improvements to produce. The result is compact language that is…
Don't overlook the paradigm shift in oil and gas sector
I’m delighted that the Daily Inter Lake highlighted some of the local examples of new thinking and entrepreneurship that are part of the broader New American Energy Revolution that I spoke about at the recent econo…
Support access to raw milk in Montana
Please support HB 245. I love raw milk and so does my sensitive digestive tract, but I don’t have a large enough lot to keep a cow or goats. I must get my raw milk from local farmers, which is, of course, illegal i…
Comments about Obama and Islam worse than Obama's own comments
“You always become the thing you fight [hate] the most,” wrote Carl Jung, and the Feb. 8 Montana Perspectives apparently, perhaps inadvertently, set out to prove him right. The columns, opinions, and political cart…
State workers already have enough benefits
State workers are trying to get day care in order to take their minds off their kids.
What did you mean by 'prepared to do anything'...?
While I disagree with nearly the entirety of Frank Miele’s Feb. 8 “Editor’s 2 cents” column regarding Islamic terrorism (I do agree that there are Islamic terrorists), I want to address one specific comment with so…
Fair board, county ought to acknowledge women's role
I applaud Karen Enger for exposing the disregard with which she was met by the county when she applied to be a member of the Flathead County fair board.
Call legislators about compact
My husband and I attended the last meeting about the water compact in Kalispell.