Letters to the Editor
Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.
OPINION: We aren’t mad enough about PFAS in Montana’s rivers
For many Montanans, rivers and lakes are more than scenic landscapes.
Atheist writer's argument doubted
Having read Mr. Wackrow’s letter of May 11 several times, I have to think even rational atheists would not agree with him. Maybe one could think that the Supreme Court’s decision on invocations could be endorsing C…
Say no to Johnson-Crapo housing reform
This special-interest piece of legislation makes big banks more powerful and winds-down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Huntress query
I had a couple of thoughts after seeing the article about the woman who shot the mountain lion in order to belong to a special organization for women who shoot animals.
Time for different 'affirmative action'?
Recent college graduation statistics indicate that approximately 56 percent of college graduates this year will be female. That statistic is laudable in that more females are graduating from college than ever befor…
Thanks for art show at Hockaday
A heartfelt thank you and congratulations is due Dr. Van Kirke and Helen Nelson and the Hockaday Museum for the presentation of the show “A Journey Through History: Art and Artifacts from the Collection of Dr. Van …
If only Congress would take holiday...
There is not one single mandatory statement in any constitution of the “several states” (or the Union) that says a legislature (or Congress) — or any sub-division of a state — MUST pass laws.
Gen. Shinseki is just a scapegoat
As a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, I am very upset and offended that the American Legion is trying to blame Gen. Shinseki for the tragic events that happened at the Phoenix V.A. hospital.
Pastors should be working to stop abortion in U.S.
I write in reference to March 23 article by Pastors Sandler, Pierson, and Woods as they spoke out against violence to the medical clinic.
Kalispell VA Clinic is top-notch
I have been using the Kalispell VA clinic for over 30 years. The great doctors, nurses and the other clinic workers furnish me with the very best of care. I always feel that my needs are very important to them. The…
Abortion ruling should guide state lawmakers
Deo gratias: Thanks be to God.
Does dark money trail lead to legislator?
Sen. Bruce Tutvedt is living in a glass house and throwing around “Dark Money” stones. Tutvedt is one of the leaders in a “scorched earth” campaign against well-respected fiscally conservative Republicans around th…
Bergdahl is victim
I would like to thank John McCain and the other politicians for showing us in grand detail the true costs of war. War is not the determination of a winner of ideas, because ultimately the losers are people and indi…
Courage: The virtue behind D-Day and other milestones
If I asked you, as we mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, to sum up that battle in one word, what would it be? For me, it would be “courage.”
Stopping a heart is also known as killing
If I go out and kill another person on purpose, I go to jail or get the death penalty.
Facilitator thanks community for role in forest plan meetings
The Meridian Institute would like thank everyone who participated in the Flathead National Forest plan revision stakeholder collaboration meetings over the past eight months. It has been our pleasure to work with t…