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.
LETTER: Fielder best for SD7
I have known Sen. Jennifer Fielder for a number of years. She works incredibly hard and is completely dedicated to solving problems. Her integrity is for real.
LETTER: A vote in remembrance
I recently learned that a man who worked in a local business had died several weeks ago. He was what I thought of as my sporting-goods friend and we often talked about everything that people of advancing years find…
LETTER: Trump doesn't have history of discrimination
I am tired of all this emotional drama over “he hates women” as a category or personality trait.
LETTER: Bullock's campaign ads mislead the public
Bullock has lied about Greg Gianforte being a New Jersey millionaire when in fact Greg spent only a short time there and brought his work ethic to Montana where he wanted to raise his family, and he became a millio…
LETTER: Lowery for commissioner
The election of the best county commissioners is of crucial importance to us all and the future of the Flathead Valley. We have a choice on Nov. 8 when incumbent Pam Holmquist faces challenger Eileen Lowery.
LETTER: Vote for Greg Gianforte for jobs
Please join me in voting for Greg Gianforte, Republican candidate for governor of Montana. Greg stands for the values Montanans believe in. Greg is against un-vetted refugees, for legal immigration, for proper mana…
LETTER: Bush was joined by Democrats in WMD concerns
A recent writer said that Congress was lied to by President Bush that Iraq had WMDs (and therefore the Senate voted for the Iraq invasion).
LETTER: Candidate disputes charges by letter writer
In his letter to the editor on Nov. 4 endorsing my opponent, Steve Thompson told some whoppers about me.
LETTER: Hillary failed to help the women of Tanzania
I am a radical Christian. For 21 years, I’ve been putting my money where my heart is — a girls school in Tanzania, which started with 37 students, and now has 325. Hundreds of six-year graduates — teachers, nurses,…
LETTER: It's not just trapping that offends some
It was last hunting season when I experienced the genuine concern of the Foot Loose crowd. These are the folks who are pushing for the end of trapping.
Yes, Trump is flawed, but that doesn't justify vote for Clinton
I think Barack Obama has been one of the most effective and successful presidents in the history of the U.S., certainly in my lifetime. He promised change, and he, thanks to a feckless, witless, and spineless Congr…
OPINION: News media covering up for Hillary Clinton?
The Clinton News Media is not covering the WikiLeaks emails, which could be a duplicate of those in the procession of the FBI from off a backup server tape. All emails including speeches to Wall Street are now bein…
'An open letter to my children during presidential campaign'
Dear kids: It’s a great time of year. Montana’s autumn is breathtaking! We’ve enjoyed our first good snowfall. And you’re well into a new school year, learning the skills you’ll use to inherit and then take care of…
LETTER: Vote against Holmquist
If only I could single-handedly vote Pam Holmquist out of office in the same way she is almost single-handedly turning Kalispell and our beautiful Flathead Valley into a commercial blight.
LETTER: Misdirection by the Clintons
I once attended a magic show in Las Vegas to where Siegfried and Roy made a baby elephant disappear off a stage in front on 300 people. How did they do that? Misdirection.