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: Meagher County
We, the county commissioners of Lincoln County, were delighted to learn that John Shanahan will become the new president and CEO of Tintina Resources and will be back in Montana to move the development of the Black…
LETTER: End of an era for Flathead Bank
In 1971, an entrepreneurial independent banker from Wolf Point, Montana, A.R. Appelgren, organized a group of Bigfork residents and raised the required capital to establish the Flathead Bank of Bigfork. The bank ha…
LETTER: It's time to preserve water worldwide
Read “To the Last Drop” in the August National Geographic. If you don’t have a copy, go to the library.
LETTER: Remember all who allowed bottling plant
I attended the meeting held at Creston School concerning the proposed water-bottling plant. The Inter Lake reported on this meeting, counting more than 300 people present. We were there to protest the establishment…
LETTER: America needs to go forward with Clinton
Part of my personal therapy is writing letters to the editor. I thoroughly enjoy writing. While walking the high school track the other day these thoughts came to me. One thing I have learned in life is that life i…
LETTER: Take the long view of effects of bottling plant
The Creston bottling plant proposes to ship 231 million gallons of water out of Montana. Using — or exploiting — a precious state resource such as this sets an important precedent. How and under what circumstances …
EDITORIAL: Park's dark skies a vital resource
We dare say there are few things as spectacular as gazing upward at a sky full of stars shining brightly against the night sky. We’re fortunate to live in an area where the splendor of the night sky still exists, g…
LETTER: Montana can't afford refugees
Well, another out-of-state liberal is again at the forefront of trying to bring refugees into Montana. Just thinking of the logistics involved in bringing people from a Third World country to Missoula is mind-boggl…
LETTER: Will Flathead learn same lesson as Owens Valley, California?
Much of the “discussion” surrounding the proposed Montana Artesian Water Company has been characterized by valley residents’ challenges to the proposal’s approval and DNRC’s response that these challenges are witho…
LETTER: Kalispell city officials need to pay attention
We have heard just about all we can stand concerning aircraft flying into the city airport. When looking at this wonderful bypass on the west side of town, we get far more noise than we ever did from the city airpo…
LETTER: Candidate Chet Billi has keen understanding
I am endorsing Chet Billi for Montana House District 5. When I heard Chet was running, I invited him to my office so I could meet him face to face. As many candidates over the years will tell you, I pull no punches…
OPINION: Former Marine questions comments of Gold Star father
LETTER: Trump's misogyny
The other day a lady walked up to two women I know well, who were discussing politics, and proudly announced that she “loves Donald Trump!”
LETTER: It's 'our' water
I have lived in the Flathead Valley for 11 years. Moved here with my family from a large city with its own water problems. I cannot believe the “powers that be” are even entertaining this bottling-plant proposal.
OPINION: Are you willing to give up your freedoms to big government?
Do you want a one-world government? Would it lead to world peace if the United States surrendered our sovereignty to a global government? Or does an all-powerful government always lead to genocide as happened in Ch…