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.
Flathead Valley cannot be silent about supremacists
A front page story in the Daily Inter Lake on Jan. 12 informed readers that an alt-right neo-Nazi organization has postponed its planned “armed march” in Whitefish to mid-February. This was news because a despicabl…
Race, religion and reason
Without question, if Aristotle were to come to Whitefish he would proclaim it the ideal town. Goodness of ethos and form, beauty of psyche and breakfast diners…
A view on the situation in Whitefish from Israel
Until just a couple of weeks ago, the only whitefish I really ever heard of was the kind you sometimes find in a small plastic container that you ate with a meal at kiddush. But, suddenly, there is a new whitefish …
Reject Trump's ambassador to Israel
David Friedman is a poor and dangerous choice as ambassador to Israel, and I urge the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee not to approve his nomination. The U.S. ambassador to Israel holds an importan…
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•Bald eagles are dying needlessly
Did governor try to pull a fast one?
By Al Olszewski and Dee Brown
Democracy miscarries again, thanks to Electoral College
The Miami Herald ran a piece after the election by Joseph E. Uscinski, an associate professor of political science, titled “There’s a strong case to be made for Electoral College.” He claims that popular election o…
Why we need Electoral College
The country is abuzz with demands that the U.S. abolish the Electoral College. Does anybody making these demands understand that the United States was purposely founded as a republic and not as a democracy? What is…
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As another year fades away and a new one comes into view, many of us stand at the divide and reflect on our blessings (or not) of the old and our hope for the blessings to come in the new.
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•Zinke — Leader or lapdog?
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•Trump is off to promising start
Egan Slough vote is warning to all in Flathead
It was profoundly disappointing to read the report of the Nov. 21 decision by our Flathead County commissioners to reject the citizen-proposed expansion of the Egan Slough Conservation District, despite the overwhe…
Trump not suited for the subtleties of foreign policy
It is not domestic but rather foreign policy, which has consumed the days and nights of most American presidents. Since World War II, our leaders have been watchmen on freedom’s wall and although most of those pres…
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Welcome to a new year and a new legislative session. With our eyes toward Montana’s future, we are hopeful that the next 90 days will bring badly needed change…
Democratic legislators talk about what unites us in 2017
Montana has made progress in recent years, but we need to continue to work hard this legislative session to shore up our economy and create good-paying jobs across our state.