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.
Mammogram truck to visit Bigfork Thursday
Hello Bigfork. Thanks-giving is just around the corner, and for many it is a time to give thanks for the many blessings in our life. Myself, I am grateful for many things and one of those things is that I am now a …
OPINION: It's not the wall that imprisons you; it's the rhetoric
How one man nearly brought Many Glacier back to the Rockies
I worked in Glacier Park for about seven years, mostly over at Many Glacier Hotel. Many Glacier is a 210-room hotel built in 100 days in 1914 by the Great Northern bridge crew. They shipped in enormous logs and bui…
Impeach IRS commissioner
It sure would be nice to have our three members of Congress from Montana explain this to us. I’m NOT holding my breath.
Bison Range transfer proposal not adequate
In late August, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes released the second draft of the National Bison Range Transfer and Restoration Act of 2016. The Tribe also released a summary of key changes that had been…
Islamic radicals making inroads?
In August, MSU student Jaelyn Young was sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State. Her fiance was sentenced to eight years. The couple planned on claiming they were traveling on their…
A postmortem liberal lament sans handwringing
I can’t bear all the handwringing on the inter-tubes by Democratic bloggers, pundits, and failed strategists, so this is my own postmortem liberal lament. Anyway, the energy of anger and disgust is better redirecte…
Increased land management will enhance quality of life
While the Flathead was recently ranked as the fastest growing county in the state, our unemployment rate still stands above the state average despite our growth. We’ve seen layoffs at some of our oldest employers l…
Without a moral compass, can we find our way?
I was born in 1939, actually the day that England declared war on Germany, so like many of my generation, I am considered to be an “old fart”! But like so many of my generation, I have seen time after time, this re…
LETTER: Kalispell schools help support local economy
Recently, Kalispell Public Schools hosted its sixth and final state sports championship for the year — the state AA soccer tournament. The weekend before, the Montana High School Association’s Cross Country State C…
LETTER: Volunteer to assist a veteran
Today is Veterans Day.
OPINION: Distractions in a digital society
In my last letter, I voiced my opinion that parents and teachers need to become more familiar with the pitfalls of digital devices in the hands of students. I stated that, in many cases, having a smartphone results…
LETTER: Don't trust sale of federal lands
As a lifelong taxpayer in Sanders County (as well as Flathead County), I believe that a different perspective on the economics of state takeover of federal lands is in order.
LETTER: Bullock right to fight Real ID
Your editorial’s appeal for care in the fight against the federal REAL ID Act is thoughtful and well-intended (“Real ID battle must be waged smartly”), but the best strategy is to be loud and uncompromising in oppo…
LETTER: Transfer of bison range opposed
Like most Americans and Montanans, I oppose disposition of federal land. So, it was amazing to see the Montana Conservation Voters, a leftist environmental advocacy group which professes to protect public lands, en…