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.
LGBT attack on Mozilla chief is bad precedent
The co-founder of Mozilla and creator of the browser Firefox, Brendan Eich, resigned his position as CEO of Mozilla after only a week on the job due to contributing $1,000 six years ago to the supporters of Prop 8 …
Blasdel has right experience
The next legislative session will have plenty of challenges for lawmakers and some of the biggest I have ever seen. There is no doubt that the Legislature will need experienced leaders like Mark Blasdel.
Mitchell will vote to protect property rights
Please join me in supporting Phil Mitchell, the conservative Republican candidate for county commissioner.
Here's why the progressives will prevail
Pro-gressive, re-gressive, or ag-gressive? Which is the real direction and tone of American politics today?
Liberal hypocrisy?
Gene Lyons’ March 27 column (“America’s oligarchs”) demonstrates the hypocrisy of this blatant liberal. Excoriating the conservative Koch brothers for supporting political causes, he dismisses the hundreds of milli…
Zinke not safe Republican vote
Max Baucus for way too many years sold Montana out when he authored and voted for Obamacare! Don’t vote Democrat.
Pierson showed her strengths at recent debate
I attended the Republican debates at the packed Syke’s meeting room on May 1.
Vote for Fisher for Senate District 4
I’m writing this letter in support of Tammi Fisher for state senator for District 4. I have known Tammi since she came to Kalispell to work in the county attorney’s office, and have worked closely with her on numer…
Re-elect Barron in Lake County
The election for Lake County commissioner is coming up sooner than you might expect. Because the only candidates are both Republicans, whichever one wins the June 3 primary will be the only one on the ballot in Nov…
Liberals attack Zinke, Daines because they are afraid of them
Surprise! The liberal disciples of Obama and big government are attacking Steve Daines and Ryan Zinke! Who would have thought?
Zinke's record is not conservative
Republicans: vote for the candidate with the best R voting record.
Pierson has skills needed for clerk and recorder job
I am writing this letter in support of Debbie Pierson, Republican candidate for the Flathead County clerk and recorder position on the June primary ballot.
Ex-candidate now backing Pierson
Since filing to run for Flathead County clerk and recorder, I have decided the timing is not right for me to pursue this elected position. I would like to publicly announce that I am no longer a candidate even thou…
A vote for Pierson
It is my honor and pleasure to endorse Debbie Pierson in the upcoming election for Flathead County Clerk and Recorder. As chairperson for the Bigfork Stormwater Advisory Committee, I have worked closely with Debbie…
Olszewski takes both sides of issue
Dr. Al Olszewski’s April 27 letter to the editor states he strongly opposes Obamacare and Medicaid expansion. Yet he testified for House Bill 590. Regardless what was tacked onto it, HB 590 supported Medicaid expan…