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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The Republican members of Congress are falling all over themselves in the rush to repeal the Affordable Care Act that was instituted in 2010. They promise that the 20 million previously uninsured Americans who have…
Bumps in the road: Trump vs. Obama
The resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn has the anti-Trump media declaring the new administration a “mess,” in “turmoil” and thrown into “chaos.”
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While attending the County Planning Board public hearing on short-term rentals on Feb. 8, Mr. Sirucek, a member of the county planning board, addressed Mayre F…
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Angels come in all shapes and sizes. Mine came today in the shape of a large white diesel truck with a plow blade attached to the front. I am 65 and work full-…
New home for MT Historical Society just makes sense
Gov. Steve Bullock’s request to the current Legislature to expand and upgrade the 65-year-old Montana Historical Society facility has been misrepresented by so…
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This is the first of 10 amendments to the Constitution passed by Congress on Sept. 25, 1789.
Liberals need to toughen up and take it
By DOUG ADAMS
Stand with Montana: Confirm Scott Pruitt
The new year and new administration in Washington, D.C., offer new opportunities for Montana. Perhaps the most important of these is the chance for Montana to …
Water bottling plant raises numerous concerns
My name is Jerry Williams and I live in Columbia Falls. Last night I attended a meeting at Flathead High School conducted by Water for Flathead’s Future in opposition to the water bottling plant proposed in the Cre…
Pruitt: EPA and/or bust
Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted on President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency — Oklahoma Attorney…
Trump may just ignite a revolution
Viva la revolucion! The GOP is playing with fire in their mad dash to one-party rule, as an obscenely wealthy donor class happily gums up the works with wads of greasy cash.
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I would like to respond to the editorial in the Jan. 29 Daily Inter Lake regarding the Retired Senior Volunteer Program not being renewed. The editorial had so…
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While much attention is being paid to our state’s physical infrastructure, so, too, are basic community-based mental-health services crumbling beneath our feet…
Zinke should embrace stewardship
Secretaries of the interior are called to be public stewards. On behalf of all Americans, they oversee our great national heritage of forests, grasslands, fisheries, national parks, wildlife, waterways and mineral …