Letters to the Editor
Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.
Ted Turner leaves a legacy of protected land in the West
Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real legacy. Of cours…
LETTER: Holmquist for commissioner
Let’s re-elect Pam Holmquist for another term.
LETTER: Put the brakes on oil trains
The Montana Public Service Commission’s recent announcement of its plan to complete a risk assessment and rail safety plan within the next six months is welcome news to the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimite…
LETTER: When institutions lose their bearings
There is a subtle danger in all of our institutions. I am thinking of institutions as groups or organizations that we develop to address certain needs and goals that we believe we can achieve better in numbers. The…
LETTER: Zinke rhetoric on CFAC found to be off-target
Having read Rep. Zinke’s recent letter, and having heard his story/photo-op stop at the now shuttered CFAC plant, I must respond. Being that I go back to the late Anaconda Aluminum era into the Atlantic Richfield e…
LETTER: Water compact not as rosy as advertised?
I just saw the full page ad in the April 27 Daily Inter Lake (and numerous other papers around the state) supporting the Montana Water Compact. This endorsement was placed in the papers by Farmers and Ranchers for …
LETTER: How can anyone be against a right to health care?
What can possibly be a logical argument against a nation’s people all having the right to affordable and available health care?
OPINION: PayPal prefers Cuba to North Carolina
It’s probable that most of the readers of this piece, including those in my own family, use PayPal. It’s efficient, quick, and reliable.
OPINION: Law Day 2016 focuses on Miranda
Every year since 1958, the nation has marked Law Day on May 1. Law Day provides an opportunity for us to commemorate our national ideals of liberty, justice, and equality under the law and affords us an opportunity…
OPINION: It's wrong to run letters that question Islamic minority
As a proud member of a military family — two of my uncles are proud U.S. Army veterans, formerly stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, and Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and my brother-in-law a proud U.S. Navy vetera…
OPINION: Is it prejudice?
President Obama’s cavalier attitude toward the Brussels terrorist bombing (a Benghazi bump in the road) — as well as his detachment from and “no-show” at last November’s Paris gathering of 41 world leaders showing …
LETTER: Homelessness in D.C. needs to be U.S. priority, not refugees
Having recently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C., I can certainly say that the old axiom “Charity begins at home” should really have meaning to anyone serving in the Congress of the United States and the pr…
LETTER: Banishment is a two-way street
Once again, another egregious offender is banished to this place. The new policy of the Blackfoot Reservation has sent us yet another of their unwanted citizens. Under their new policy, the Blackfoot Council in Bro…
LETTER: Assimilation not likely to happen
Here is your laugh of the day! Muslims to assimilate into the U.S. society without incident! Really? Assimilation has worked so well in the past. I am sure the Aztecs with the Spanish, Native Americans with Europea…
LETTER: Zinke's approach not right for Columbia Falls
We are writing in response to Rep. Zinke’s latest letter on the cleanup of the CFAC site outside of Columbia Falls. Rep. Zinke continues to push the idea of state control despite the fact that Glencore stopped talk…
LETTER: Thoughts about annexation
Pursuit of annexation of surrounded properties or property that can only be accessed by going through the city (any city) is reasonable. The benefits of city infrastructure extend beyond sewer and water and are oft…