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.
Truth or consequences
Those philosophers who have wrestled with the concept of truth for centuries can take a break now that politicians have taken over the issue.
Presidents vs. the press
A White House in open warfare with the press. A president insulting a reporter to his face. Journalists denied access to press room. The White House last week? Actually, it’s the White House for at least 100 years.
Support Montana food banks in final Farm Bill
So now what? Here are a few suggestions
Following each election for Congress the common question is usually, “So now what?” I faced that same question, as did my elected colleagues in the U.S House of Representative from the late 1970s to 1997.
Letters to the editor Nov. 22
I suspect that the one thing that nearly everyone in Montana can agree upon is that the 2015 CSKT Water Compact was and still is one of the most divisive legis…
Letters to the editor Nov. 18
I was pleased to see the weight of the presidency couldn’t tip the scales against our Sen. Tester, maybe the only real farmer in the Senate.
Letters to the editor Nov. 15
I have read letters by Bill Baum before in which he grumbled about Jon Tester and that’s his right. However, his Nov. 5 letter went over the top and made some disputable assumptions.
Letters to the editor Nov. 12
Yesterday, Nov. 7, while walking the Rails to Trails I had a heart-warming experience regarding a Montana Department of Transportation plow truck driver.
For the good of the whole
In our state constitution, Montanans declare that all political power is vested in and derived from the people. That all government of right is instituted solely for the good of the whole.
Moving into uncharted territory
The Nov. 6 election results will launch America into completely unchartered territory. What has happened in the two years of President Donald Trump’s presidency, a period with no historic precedent, will inform wha…
New gridlock, same old divisions
The 2018 midterm election is over. Republicans expanded their Senate majority while Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives.
Montana facing a very real crisis
Montana is a place where we pride ourselves on having strong, tight-knit communities. However, our communities in every corner of the state are facing a very real crisis: an opioid and meth epidemic.
No headline
The recent tragic and senseless events in Pittsburgh are a stark reminder of the increase in hate and prejudice in our country. The City of Whitefish would lik…
Election mail bag Nov. 5
Our democratic society is based on an informed citizenry that votes. Earlier this week I was speaking with a young man in his early 30s and asked if he planned…
Love Lives Here is grieving with Pittsburgh
Love Lives Here is grieving with the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh after a gunman murdered 11 people during their worship service last week. Just a few …