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.
State needs to try its own Earned Income Tax Credit
United Way focuses on the basic building blocks of a good quality of life: education, income and health. It isn’t often that we have the chance to support public policy that can address all three.
Trump simply must be stronger than Obama
Three years ago last month, violent protests were climaxing in Ukraine as a clarion for regime change and social reforms. In February of 2014, Ukrainians gathered by the hundreds of thousands under the shadow of th…
Short-term rentals need to be restricted
Do you want to see a steady stream of vacation rentals in your neighborhood?
Fund Medicaid program to benefit seniors
In 1957, a group of concerned citizens in the Flathead Valley founded “The Lutheran Home” to provide a comfortable place for local seniors to live during their golden years. Sixty years later, The Lutheran Home has…
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I oppose tax credits for private schools. Owning property in a county means paying property tax to support the county infrastructure. This includes funding pub…
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Do you live in Montana and earn over $400,000 or $ 500,000 a year? Well, neither do I, but if we did we would be feeling so relieved! Why, you may ask. Because…
It's past time to fight dangerous drugs
February 2017 and the fate of the Flathead
In early November, state officials announced the first documented presence of zebra and quagga mussels in Montana, after positive tests at sites in the Missouri River system.
Will Legislature step up to the plate and take a swing?
It seems certain our current legislative session will confirm the fact that Montana will remain in the backwaters of political thought for the foreseeable future. Many states have embraced new approaches to the gov…
A country at war
I don’t know about you, but I am so fed up with all this namby-pamby tears-in-the-eye nonsense about all these poor refugees!
Legislator: Bridge and Road Safety bill will fix problem
I’ve spent three decades involved in improving public safety. The people that know me recognize it remains one of the great passions in my life. It’s that passion that has driven me in my life as a police officer, …
NRA: Confirmation of Ryan Zinke a sound move for hunters
The 5 million men and women of the National Rifle Association are eager to see Rep. Ryan Zinke confirmed as the 52nd secretary of the Interior. His confirmation will mark the end of an era of hostility toward hunte…
Zinke's delayed confirmation n Approval is considered inevitable, put politics has vote on hold
Zinke needs to remember the wildlife
I wrote to Ryan Zinke to congratulate him on his many successes in life, especially the latest pending appointment and congressional acceptance as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior ... which …
Can we now have a national debate about abortion?
With the ubiquitous fury of the most divisive and consequential election since 1860 behind us, perhaps we may pose some questions to ourselves.