Letters to the Editor
Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.
A legacy of success at FVCC
This is a moment to honor the determination, resilience and accomplishments of our graduates.
Letters to the editor Dec. 11
Letters to the editor Dec. 11
What Montanans requested in 2025, and what they didn’t
As the year comes to a close, we’ve taken a look back at the questions Montanans brought to us in 2025.
Murder on the high seas?
Since Sept. 2, following the orders of President Donald Trump, U.S. armed forces have launched at least 22 air strikes that we know of on alleged narco-terrorist vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, killing …
Letters to the editor Dec. 9
Letters to the editor Dec. 9
Montana’s struggle with unchecked development
Montana stands at a crossroads — a place once defined by its wild beauty and abundant natural resources is now threatened by relentless, unbridled development. Hardly a week passes without headlines shouting from o…
Hunting in a warming Montana
Did you get your elk? This rifle season was mild, and elk and deer were widely dispersed and hard to find. Is changing climate influencing wildlife and hunting?
Agency nominee wants to liquidate public lands
Do western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands?
Higher premiums are a bad deal for small business
While our government might be reopening and returning to business as usual, it is not “business as usual” for small businesses across Montana. We are the ones left holding the bag as health care costs skyrocket for…
Letters to the editor Dec. 7
Letters to the editor Dec. 7
Shortage of rural vets endangering the nation’s food supply
America is facing a food system shortage. Livestock veterinarians are the new endangered species. Farmers are losing access to the experts they need to keep ou…
Letters to the editor Dec. 4
Letters to the editor Dec. 4
Money for nothing
Just before the official days of excessive purchasing named Black Friday and Cyber Monday which follow immediately on the heels of the National Day of Gluttony, Turkey Thursday, I received a new credit card.
A town of neighbors or tenants?
Walk through any coffee shop or grocery store in the Flathead Valley, and the conversation is the same: housing. We all know it’s too expensive. We all know our workforce is struggling to stay here.
Is Montana’s budget on fire?
Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian special interest group, would have you think so. And it is sending out postcards and online ads claiming that Republicans who worked with Gov. Greg Gianforte to produce a bal…
Letters to the editor Dec. 2
Letters to the editor Dec. 2