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.
OPINION: Gianforte offers new hope for Montana reservations
The Indian name of my father, the late Donald W. Meyers, was Buffalo Walker. Such names, given by the Elders, were accepted with great pride and acknowledge that we as First Nations people understand the ways, impo…
OPINION: Wealthy blind to the real problems and solutions
Scott Fitzgerald once said that the wealthy are different from us.
OPINION: 18 reasons to vote for Trump
Speaking as an American, here are the reasons I want Donald Trump.
OPINION: Trump's version of the 'truth'
Achtung! All Trump supporters: don’t forget to vote on Nov. 28! The hallowed leader from on high has decreed it so from the podium of truth at a recent chanting throng of enthralled, fevered-eyed followers. Therefo…
OPINION: State tourism contract raises concerns
When sniffing out corruption, is it safe to assume that where there’s smoke, there’s fire?
LETTER: Developer should be more respectful of his neighbors
I opened the Daily Inter Lake recently to read very insulting comments in an article regarding our homes near the proposed Airport Road apartment complex. The developer referred to our homes and yards as unfit and …
LETTER: Take nuclear war into account when you vote for president
This is an election letter. It’s short. It might fall under “Vote your conscience.”
LETTER: Protecting public land and water access more critical than ever
As a veteran who volunteered for the military during the era of the Korean Conflict, and who had two older brothers who served with honor during World War II, it’s very appalling to me that a very wealthy gubernato…
LETTER: Teacher will vote for Arntzen
I am a public school teacher and a member of the MEA-NEA. I will be voting for Elsie Arntzen for state superintendent of public instruction.
LETTER: Stop federal waste; vote for Donald Trump
In recent years, three large lumber mills along U.S. 93 have had to close — Owens & Hurst, Plum Creek/Weyerhaeuser and American Timber. Hundreds of jobs lost and hundreds of lives were affected.
LETTER: Reasons not to vote Democratic
Why does ANYONE choose to vote Democrat any longer? We are more divided in our country than ever before. Yes, some of the Republican establishment is weak and misguided, but Democrats lead the way for maximum damag…