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: Invest in our students
Flathead Valley voters, I want to encourage you to vote yes for both the elementary and high school bonds.
LETTER: 'Yes' vote supports school activities
We would like to personally thank the gracious people of the Flathead Valley for their amazing support of schools and our activity programs.
Is Clinton the right one to be first?
The upcoming presidential election features a special event. For the very first time, a female candidate is in the running to become president of the United States. The first person to accomplish anything that is d…
Here's why I want Trump
I know why I’m voting for Trump. It's Trump’s promise to withdraw — to tear up trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, throw up trade barriers against China, repudiate the Paris climate change …
Here's why I won't vote for Trump
I am an independent voter, and I’m NOT voting for Donald Trump. Here are just a few reasons why.
Vote for Clinton, not 'next Hitler'
I am saddened and disillusioned that the country I was born into, the United States of America, is sliding down so far. The wildlife is always in danger of losing their habitat needed to survive and the entire plan…
LETTER: Juras for justice
Kristen Juras is running for the Montana Supreme Court, and I support her wholeheartedly. I have known her since 1989, and worked closely with her as a practicing lawyer and as a law professor.
LETTER: Refugees, accountability and Missoula
Recent headlines proclaim that the newly arrived refugees brought to Missoula by Soft Landing and the International Rescue Committee have no place to live. How can that be? Both organizations have had months to pre…
OPINION: Coping with invisible illnesses - 'I am you - and I'm still me'
My name is Emarie Qantaqua and I recently moved to Columbia Falls. Oct. 1 is Ostomy and Invisible Illness Awareness Day — and I wanted to introduce myself and others like myself.
OPINION: Flathead High is more than a building; it's home
My Aunt Mary (Monk) Lavin is 99 and 3/4 years young. She will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Dec. 7 of this year. She graduated from Flathead High School in 1935 and served as class secretary and member of th…
LETTER: Last chance to comment on forest plan
This month, the Flathead National Forest, which administers most of the public forest lands right around the Flathead Valley, is finalizing a blueprint for managing these lands for the next two decades. Reading the…
LETTER: Able-bodied should pay for own activities
Janet Collins (in her Sept. 8 letter “Senior lives matter”) has a great point. The state, county or city streets and roads are built and maintained with gasoline and vehicle license taxes. These are from the people…
LETTER: A bad word is not as bad as a property crime
I would just like to happily respond to the previous person talking about the “Trump that b---h” sign. As a neighbor to this landowner and with children of my own, it comes down to a parenting issue if your child i…
LETTER: A vote for Johnson is not a wasted vote
I hear it again and again when a discussion turns to the sordid question of the presidential election. “I can’t stand either Trump or Clinton,” so many people say, “but what are you going to do? You gotta pick one.”
LETTER: Thanks for reminding me why Hillary is wrong choice
Thank you, Sen. Brown. You have reminded me why it so especially important to vote in this November general election.