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.
'Confine and contain' - huh?
As a former park ranger of 20-plus years with several hundred fires under my belt, my alarm bells were going off when I heard about a lightening-caused fire midway between the iconic, century-old Sperry Chalet and …
Do we really want solar energy at any cost?
The PSC’s decision making in two recent solar energy rate cases have been so mischaracterized by interest groups and editorial writers, that some Montanans actually believe the five commissioners “have it in” for s…
Mental health also affected by gloomy wildfire smoke
As a mental health professional, I have been counseling people through challenging times for 45 years. One of the techniques I teach to alleviate anxiety is deep breathing, but the toxic soup of smoke that surround…
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The news the other day included Lolita Zinke, wife of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, being named the campaign manager for Republican candidate Troy Downing for…
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The tragic loss of the Sperry Chalet on Friday was caused by the mismanagement of fires by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. The lack of willi…
Father says coach wrong to 'malign' students who complained
I’m writing in response to your article, “Fuller out as WHS volleyball coach.” I’m the father of one of the three seniors Coach Fuller unnecessarily maligned in the article. By singling out the seniors in the artic…
Kalispell Lumber owner explains historic transition
In 1979, I purchased the Kalispell Lumber property and have operated my retail building materials business there since then. I’ve been winding down my business for the last three to four years and have donated my r…
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I am very saddened by the current state of affairs in America. I feel bewildered and betrayed. How can this be happening?
Reader says students acted like snowflakes instead of as 'team'
I have no idea who Jackie Fuller is. I’ve never met the woman and wouldn’t know her if I passed her on the street, but I take my hat off to this strong-willed woman for standing by her principles.
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Kudos to Mrs. Amy Waller for taking the issue of the special election on the zoning issue/water bottling plant to the Supreme Court of Montana.
Funding prioritizes fighting fires, not avoiding them
The topic of wildfire raises the level of awareness of our forests. Some of this is good. People become aware and then they are compelled to act. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if they are going to act in the right ma…
Narcissist Trump is everybody's problem now
Time for the rest of white America to grow up. Those who support this president can now consider themselves culpable in the nuclear narcissists’ tantrum going on between two king babies — Donald J. Trump and Kim Jo…
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It is the duty of any elected or appointed official, be it county commissioners, municipal judges or city planners, to consider the input on the community at …
If we want to save country, common sense must prevail
There comes a point in time when decent people must stand up for what is right and dismiss the idea that by some kind of action we can literally re-write our way into “A more perfect union.”
The so-far fruitless search for evidence against Trump
I recently read an article in National Review that asked, “When does all the evidence arrive?” The search for proof of Trump-Russia collusion has been going on for months and has, to date, produced nothing more tha…