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 help economy
I wanted to take a moment to congratulate Greg Gianforte on a stellar performance.
LETTER: Feds need to keep bison range
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are proposing legislation that would give them ownership of the National Bison Range.
LETTER: Bottling plant too risky for others' water rights
Water is our life blood — to be shared by all of us.
LETTER: Far-right begins propaganda to promote transfer of public lands
The onslaught of the far-right propaganda machine relative to the transfer of federal lands to state control has started in earnest. I am specifically referring to the far-right letter to the editor by Mark Agather…
OPINION: Congressman explains two votes he made last week
Earlier this week, the Natural Resources Committee voted on a series of bills, two of which dealt with public lands. The first piece was an outright transfer of federal lands. The second piece dealt with establishi…
OPINION: Zinke's vote on public lands bill contrary to the Montana ethos
We Montanans are a diverse bunch, but we stand united on a few key issues.
OPINION: The misleading rhetoric behind the 'equal pay' movement
OPINION: Accident victim's father thankful for all who helped
I would like to thank Katheryn Houghton for reporting the story on my son and the Daily Inter Lake’s employee Brandon Floyd regarding his accident this past Monday night. Brandon has really enjoyed his position at …
LETTER: 'I'm with Madame X'
America’s 2016 presidential election seems to be all about “X” or “Y.” “X” is the female chromosome and “Y” is the male chromosome. Yet each of us is made up of both. The rest of the world seems to have figured thi…
LETTER: Life-after-death is just a theory
There are often letters to the editor which either imply or directly state that there is “life-after-death.” This is a basic concept in many religions and is commonly used to recruit people to join. Offering eterna…
LETTER: Thanks for vote on Falun Gong resolution
On June 13, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 343, which expresses concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-con…
LETTER: Just which water compact are we talking about?
Farmers and Ranchers for Montana (F.A.R.M.), an organization formed and funded, at least partially by dark money, is at again. Have you heard or seen the recent media blitz across our great state touting the high p…
LETTER: How hard is it to NOT force your opinions on students?
In Joan Gates’ June 12 guest opinion she stated that as a teacher, “The conservative nature of this area has always felt a bit oppressive, so understandably, one of the more difficult parts of the teaching job has …
LETTER: Megalomaniac with bad hair? Name that world leader ...
A thin-skinned blowhard of a reactionary megalomaniac with bad hair and an itchy nuclear trigger finger who delights in putting people down. Sound familiar? Actually, I’m referring to North Korean dictator Kim Jong…
LETTER: Climate change hoax equals energy collapse
Very few thinking people still believe the hoax of human-caused global warming/climate change. But unfortunately many don’t relate a lock-up of energy resources to the serious threat of total economic collapse.