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.
Newspaper promoting hurtful rhetoric is mistake
Recently the Daily Inter Lake chose to publish a letter to the editor entitled “Promoting LGBTQ lifestyle is mistake.” In that letter, the LGBT community was told that their lifestyle amounts to an “affliction.” An…
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Coming soon to the Lakeside/Somers community! The $16 million Camp Champion, an “experiential mentoring camp.” The design for a 170-acre camp, located at the e…
In defense of LGBTQ+
Keep the evangelizing in church, not the newspaper
Gay ex-minister asks critics to search Bible - and their hearts
As many of you know, I am an 80 year-old gay male living alone after the death of my beloved nearly two years ago. In my twilight years, and especially in the 21st century, I really don’t find it necessary to defen…
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Upon reading the article and seeing the photos about Lawrence Park getting a new nature trail, we were delighted and grateful to see that this project is happening.
Wildfires seem unstoppable, but they can be prevented
The flames of the Ferguson Fire in California have become the latest symbols of a seemingly perennial challenge of fighting fires in the West. I just returned from the Ferguson Fire camp, where I met with firefight…
Promoting LGBTQ lifestyle is mistake
Regarding the LGBTQ+Alliance meetings promoted in an
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country, and, sadly, again has made Montana No. 1 for the number of suicides completed in 2017. It touches …
Governor, Libby needs jobs
As a longtime resident (multi-generational) of Libby, Montana, I believe I have firsthand knowledge of the needs, desires and concerns of our area.
Bad actor
When critics of the Mining Bad Actors Law attack Montana’s enforcement of a state law that protects taxpayers from shouldering the clean-up bill for mining com…
Judge Kavanaugh is one impressive nominee
Sen. Jon Tester has a difficult decision ahead of him. Should he vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and risk alienating his fundraising base, or should he vote no on Judge Kavanaugh and risk…
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The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report says that there are 20,000 people living with Alzheimer’s dementia in Montana.
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I need to correct some of the misinformation in the Aug. 5 letter by William Rodgers regarding the wireless tower in Creston.
Kasich is best choice for president in 2020
Returning from travels last spring that took us across the Midwest, my wife Sue and I had an opportunity to visit with Ohio Gov. John Kasich at his state Capitol office in Columbus. Thanks to Tom Lopach of Gov. Bul…