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.
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Please join us in supporting William Hileman for Whitefish Municipal Court judge.
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All across the Flathead Valley students will be receiving Red Ribbons to commemorate and celebrate Red Ribbon Week — the national drug awareness campaign.
Fuel and fire - A case for federal forest management and reforms
For most Montanans, the summer of 2017 was not just another fire season. The 2017 season started early and continued in much of the state until October. Unfortunately for the thousands of people evacuated from thei…
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I have heard many reasons to vote yes or no to the Somers School Building Bond. One common theme has unexpectedly emerged as a source of pride and inspiration …
Time to focus on cause of climate change, not effect
Let’s say you are in a hurry to get to work for an important client meeting. You go outside and your car won’t start, Because of this you will miss your meeting and might even lose your job. This is a classic examp…
Alternate reality
We do indeed seem to live in interesting times. I watched the bipartisan frenzy of anti-Trump rhetoric regarding the white supremacist march in Charlottesville with amazement. Of course, one expects the Democrats a…
Recipe for growing high-paying Montana jobs
Technology is the great equalizer. There’s no reason Missoula can’t compete with Silicon Valley and that’s the message we heard at the Montana High Tech Jobs Summit last week.
Inter Lake readers weigh in on Somers school bond
I recently attended one of the open houses that Somers Middle School hosted for the public. The tour highlighted the school’s needs regarding the issued bond. It was also stressed that anyone with questions or inte…
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Open letter to Kalispell’s city councilors and candidates:
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We, the combined communities of Lakeside and Somers, share the northwest corner of Flathead Lake. We call it home. We are proud to be here. We are happy to liv…
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I have known Bill Hileman for many years, served with him in Rotary and other community organizations. I support his candidacy for city judge of Whitefish, Mon…
'Get off your d-mn knees'
This Sunday, it was 11 years since two Marines showed up at our door to tell us that my husband’s first child, my stepson and our two children’s brother, Lance…
Our debt to Columbus: History is on his side
A couple of weeks before Labor Day, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio triggered a firestorm by suggesting he might order the removal of Christopher Columbus’ statue from Manhattan’s Columbus Circle.
Candidate for Whitefish judge introduces herself
I am Kristi Curtis. I am your Whitefish prosecutor and I am running for Whitefish Municipal Court judge.
Kaepernick's NFL crusade is based on a lie
Lately, our country has been steeped in controversy over NFL football players protesting vaguely expressed grievances. The chosen vehicle of dissent? Refusing to stand for the national anthem or staying in locker r…