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.
Abortion-on-demand is destructive to women and society
I would like to thank Ms. Maria Hars for her penetrating, compassionate and incisive response to my opening of a “Dialogue on Abortion.”
Nuclear madman: Is it Kim Jong-un or Trump?
I think everyone knows what Trump is going to do next. When intimidation fails, he intends to attack North Korea, possibly with “tactical” nuclear bombs.
Oil and national security
The United States has imposed economic sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. Unfortunately sanctions alone never get the job done (for example Saddam Huss…
Trump, Gianforte lowered the bar, but we don't have to follow them
To borrow the words of Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
Do we still believe in free speech?
After a century of building free-speech rights into our laws and culture, Americans are backing away from one of the country’s defining principles.
For the Fourth of July, let's have some common sense
In the course of human events it is necessary, now and again, to renew our commitment to the principles and practices that made our country great in the first place.
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Yes, being the president is hard work, but for plutocrats there are profitably fun times, too. For instance, you are able to submit to your friends in the Cong…
The alternative made voting for Trump a necessity
Kudos to Jack D. Jones for his response to Jim Lockwood in the May 21 Daily Inter Lake regarding how anyone could vote for Donald Trump for president. Mr. Jones is what America needs more of — MUCH more of — true p…
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This summer, it’s a good time to talk with our teenagers about making smart choices, including how to deal with peer pressure to drink underage. We can have a …
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During the spring recess, Steve Daines chose to duck face to face meetings with his Montana constituents, (you know, the people who employ him).
Tester says bill is 'no-go'
Don't let Senate close the door on Montana health care
Senate Republicans have crafted a plan that will unhinge our nation’s health care system and leave Montana families and the people who care for them scrambling to pick up the pieces.
Zinke is coming home with a lot of baggage
Secretary Ryan Zinke is coming back to visit his hometown this week to address the Western Governors’ Association after four months as secretary of interior.
Health-care legislation
On Wednesday, June 28, I will host my 17th Telephone Townhall to get your input on the health-care draft proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare. The draft bi…
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On the afternoon of June 17, local hospital staff responded to a mass casualty event that occurred south of Lakeside. More than 50 people were injured and tran…