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.
40 years in the (nearly) wilderness
A poll on public lands from the University of Montana generated quite a bit of controversy recently. In fact, most of the poll was a yawner—it found Montanans …
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The political establishment has sunk to a new low, but never fear. It can, and will, go lower.
Dark money used by green groups, too
In his review of “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” environmental writer Bill McKibben condemns moguls such as the Koch brothers for hiding “their contributio…
Trump's trade policies hurting Montana ag
Montana producers know intuitively that a “bull in a china shop” approach to trade does not work. Those concerns began when Trump withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which according to the American Farm Bu…
Business owner battered by court's sales-tax ruling
Like so many other small online businesses, I started my business because of changes happening in our family’s life that I had to adapt to — and take advantage of. In 2001, my husband received a job offer and we re…
A look back and interpretation of the tree killing
It has been a while since this happened. But after re-reading the accounts and going to the scene of the crime a few times, this is my take on the story about County Commissioner Phil Mitchell’s involvement with ki…
'Watchdog' group defends its pedigree
Make no mistake: Our public lands are under an unprecedented assault by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his allies. At no time in American history has one administration single-handedly — and so frequently withou…
Mad Max?
She’s Mad Max. In your face.
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed two bills that would undermine critical health protections against air pollution. One bill, the “BRICK” Act, …
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Bishop Warfel’s rebuke of four young Montana priests who dared to attend Trump’s Great Falls rally while wearing clerical attire has created much chatter in the local Catholic community.
Can we look past Trump to see the real problems?
I keep reading these letters to the editor about how awful Donald Trump is, what a liar he is, what a terrible president he is and more.
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The Florida school shooting could have been prevented if time had been taken to help this boy. He was telling everyone what his plans were, and I feel this was…
Counterpoint:
“Character is destiny,” the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, famously said.
Is it a watch dog or an attack dog?
First, I want to say I did not vote for Donald Trump. In the past, I have voted for so many Republican presidential candidates while holding my nose that now my nostrils have a pronounced lean to the left.
The great divide
People say they value integrity in their elected officials. Voting trends, however, indicate increasing interest in effectiveness.