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.
Trustee candidate reflects on election
Now that the May election season is behind us, I wanted to take a moment to thank the nearly 1,200 voters who supported me in the election for the Kalispell Public Schools board of education.
Water rights by adjudication or CSKT compact?
In the May 26 issue of the Daily Inter Lake, Dick Erb posed a direct challenge to me. He wrote, “I have yet to find a compact opponent, including for example the outspoken critic, Verdell Jackson, willing or able t…
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Resistance to President Trump’s hateful brand of nationalism, as well as his irrational war on our beautiful planet and its life forms, is a sacred responsibil…
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Fellow liberal Democrats have lauded Sen. Jon Tester as being “courageous” for voting against the confirmation of the eminently qualified Neil Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court justice.
The perils of ignoring ideologues like Alex Jones
Barbara Walters interviewed Saddam Hussein, so why can’t Megyn Kelly interview Alex Jones?
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Happy Father’s Day. I hope all you dads out there have a wonderful day. I would like to spend a moment, reflecting on what it really means to be a dad.
Anatomy of an assault
Montana, I am disappointed that we have just elected another rich man to represent us in Congress.
'The Ugly American' revisited
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It was very generous of someone to donate a million dollars for a new jail.
Is the system stacked against grizzly bear?
The spring Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem meeting was held in Kalispell on April 25. The committee is composed of more than 20 people who are mostly on the payroll of various government agencies, with some f…
Kalispell's heroin blight and what you can do about it
By KERRY K. MOTT
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I think Jon Tester has changed from working for America to working for Chuck Schumer. His chance for being elected another term is growing slim. Like other Dem…
Rebutting the arguments why infrastructure needs didn't get addressed
At the end of the legislative session we wish to say thank you for times legislators worked across the aisle to pass sound legislation for all Montanans. Like minds came together and agreed upon many issues, from p…
Ego, not 'swamp critters,' is Trump's big problem
As one of the majority of Americans who did not vote for Donald Trump for president, I am offended by Mark Agather’s characterization in the Daily Inter Lake of people like me as “swamp critters” and “spoiled child…
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In my letter in the Inter Lake on June 4, I erroneously stated that House Bills 6 and 11 passed by the Legislature included some funding for the Flathead Conse…