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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Recently on Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio, there was a story about Sen. Tester and Sen. Daines’ efforts to overturn a U.S. Federal District…
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Somers and Lakeside school district has a school bond election this month — by “mail-in-ballot-only” — in the amount of $15.8 million.
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Montana is broke, and it’s the majority party’s fault. The governor proposed a balanced two-year budget, knowing that oil and coal revenues would be down. The …
Senator promotes High Tech Jobs Summit
By STEVE DAINES
'Surely we can do better' solving park crowding without crowding out visitors
Riley McClelland (Daily Inter Lake, Aug. 13) and Bob Muth (Daily Inter Lake, Aug. 25) certainly have their knickers in a twist over my criticism of the lack of critical thinking by Glacier National Park leadership.
Tourists aren't the problem; just don't let them stay!
Montana has always been a “poor” state ... so why has it also always been known as the “Treasure State”? Maybe because there is something more valuable than money? Maybe it was the land itself — that its “treasure”…
The Treasure State
By Kayje Booker
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Kalispell’s Ward 3 has a good thing going; the voters there are not afraid to elect a woman. In the past, Ward 3 voters have elected not only Norma Happ but al…
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One can admire Steve Thompson’s enthusiasm (Inter Lake letter to the editor, Sept. 24) in his futile effort to “address” climate change. Thompson thinks human …
Whitefish, please support Muldown levy
As a matter of principle, I am a strong proponent of voting for bonds related to education and school facilities. There is great power in public education and I want our students and teachers to have the best tools…
Why trustees asked voters to vote on new Whitefish school
This spring the Whitefish School District board of trustees voted unanimously to ask the school district residents to vote on a bond initiative to build a new Muldown Elementary School. The mail in ballots have arr…
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Many of the budget cuts proposed by state agencies are appropriate and necessary, like eliminating desk phones for those with state-funded cellphones and removing redundant management. I support cutting waste. Howe…
Garner wasn't afraid to explain his vote on gas tax
When the flagman stopped me at a construction site on the highway, I could not help but reflect on the fact that I am helping pay his salary and for this work.
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I would like to endorse Bill Hileman in the upcoming election for the position of Whitefish municipal judge. Bill brings with him 40 years of local legal exper…
MVP or MIA?
“Gas Tax” Garner was chosen for the Montana Chamber of Commerce MVP award for his voting record supporting tax hikes and enlargement of government bureaucracy.…