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: Logging loss is Democrat victory
“And in 25 years you will see the most destructive forest fires in history.”
LETTER: Corrupt leader available for hire
OK, so is everybody tired of the presidential election nonsense? Let’s just vote for a proven political person with 30 plus years of experience! Hillary all the way! After all she, and her husband, have a proven hi…
LETTER: Gianforte trying to 'buy election'
Multimillionaire Greg Gianforte is a classic example of the age-old adage “buying the election.” He has already put about $1 million of his own money into his campaign and with his very wealthy supporters from Mont…
LETTER: Where is our leadership?
Where is our president when we need him? He is on Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts playing golf, and it is now Tuesday, Aug. 22, and he is still there. All the while more than 100,000 folks are suff…
OPINION: A Democratic call for property tax reform in Montana
As we campaign across our local districts we are fortunate to have had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of citizens about their concerns regarding our community.
OPINION: After the shooting stops, it should be time to think
Each terrible shooting is followed by conjecture and the lame efforts of journalists and lawmakers and, of course, the rest of us to question the whys of these occurrences.
OPINION: Refugees in America: Laying out the argument why the risks outweigh the rewards
In consideration of all the events that are unfolding in our country and around the world, I believe it is time once again to reconsider refugee resettlement in our state and our local communities.
OPINION: Report from China: 'A tougher and more authoritarian form of Maoism'
Retired University of Montana Professor Harry Fritz and I recently returned after delivering a series of lectures on the U.S. political system at Nankai University in Tianjin, a city of 12 million people near the C…
OPINION: Family Bible doesn't provide shield against bad ideas
Todd Cardin, in the Aug. 21 Daily Inter Lake, while flogging Mr. Zinke with his liberal psychobabble gave away some information about himself and his family.
LETTER: Will liberals denounce lying?
I get it. The world is changing. The United States is changing. Capitalism, though successful, is bad. Socialism, though unsuccessful, is good. We are all supposed to accept this change — abortion on demand, gay ma…
LETTER: Celebrating the National Park Service centennial
On Thursday we celebrated the centennial of the National Park Service. The celebration is as much a reflection on the importance the national park system has played in our nation’s heritage as it is an opportunity …
LETTER: The 'status quo has to go'
One only needs a moment’s casual reading of Bob McClellan’s frequent Inter Lake offerings to sense his love for society and desire for global harmony. His is a voice that emanates from the heart, and he speaks at a…
Preserving parks for next 100 years
After serving as president, Theodore Roosevelt exhorted:
OPINION: Preserving parks for next 100 years
After serving as president, Theodore Roosevelt exhorted:
Gianforte for governor
I am fully behind Greg Gianforte for governor. We sadly and urgently need to unseat current Gov. Bullock. I have talked with Gianforte several times, but feels he likely needs more TRUTHFUL information on why neith…