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: Gianforte will make great governor
Greg Gianforte’s analytical abilities, strong work ethic, and keen business sense make him the best candidate for Montana governor.
LETTER: Rangers are there to protect visitors AND wildlife
I am writing in response to the letter from the person who was putting down the park rangers at Glacier Park for scaring the bears off. The rangers are not there to ruin your experience at Glacier Park; they are th…
OPINION: Another missing sign equals a new Democrat volunteer
We lost our Democratic candidate signs from our yard!
OPINION: FREEFLOW alum touts program
As a 2016 Whitefish High School graduate, I am proud to call myself a Bulldog, but I’m even more honored to be a FREEFLOW alumni. During my four years at WHS, I was a member of this club and involved in the idea fo…
OPINION: Teenage errors should not be compounded by grownups
There is a disturbing trend of hypersensitivity and censorship in our nation as evidenced once again by the incident in Polson articulated in the Saturday, Oct. 1, Daily Inter Lake article.
OPINION: Trump sign reveals 'deplorable train of thought'
Ron Erickson from Lakeside, in the Sept. 27 Daily Inter Lake, has proudly defended in painful, dictionary-definition, dog-comparison detail his deplorably misogynistic “Trump That B---h” sign, which is defiantly di…
LETTER: Make America great by taking down your sign
In response to Ron Erickson’s defense of his political sign in Lakeside:
OPINION: A debate on moral outrage and 'moral centers' in politics
In a recent debate, Denise Juneau, the Democrat challenging Rep. Zinke for congressional office, brought up the straw-man issue of Mr. Zinke’s support of Donald Trump and Mr. Trump’s questioning of Ghazala Khan’s f…
LETTER: Kaepernick insults country
San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback raised by white parents, making millions of dollars, has insulted his country and the many men who gave their lives to make it possible to these many …
LETTER: What a 'Top Secret' clearance used to mean
I received a “Top Secret” clearance with “crypto access” in 1962 from the Department of Defense; I had this for the time I was in the military. When I left the military and went to work for a computer company out o…
LETTER: 'Help wanted'? Maybe it's because of the incentives to not work!
Your Aug. 28 front-page headline article “Help wanted — everywhere” should not be a surprise to anyone. The cited reasons for the difficulty in finding help are all real, but the underlying cause was not addressed.
LETTER: I-177 will only hurt Montana
There has been a lot of misinformation lately in the papers about how I-177 will not affect hunting and sportsmen if passed. Most of the proponents of this initiative are using political smokescreens to sway the un…
LETTER: What does Republican Party stand for?
The Trump candidacy for president and what he stands for has created a certain amount of confusion on the part of independent voters. As the flag bearer of the Republican Party, he symbolizes the principles by whic…
LETTER: Zinke deserves nation's respect
As a longtime resident of Whitefish, I know Ryan Zinke. He is a courageous and honest man. He says it like it is. He is an American who had the courage to stand up and defend his country. And he chose the most dang…
LETTER: National disaster
How amusing it must be to observe our beloved country at this moment in history from a foreigner’s vantage point. Folks who have received untold millions of unrequited aid, and with it, an equal dose of bribery, co…