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: Against no group, but for the safety of our citizens
The federal government wants Montana to take its share of Syrian refugees. Being a nation of immigrants, and sympathetic to the cause, we just want to be sure these are legitimate asylum seekers from a war-torn cou…
LETTER: Don Kaltschmidt will make ideal state senator
Please vote for Don “K” Kaltschmidt, Republican candidate for District 3 State Senate in the June primary.
LETTER: Keith Regier is a trustworthy work horse
As majority leader during the last legislative session, Rep. Keith Regier was the work horse for the House. He had 31 bills drafted at the beginning of the session and introduced 15. The other 16 were not needed du…
LETTER: Post-fire logging won't help forest
As impressive as forest fire smoke columns can be, research shows that only 5 percent of the carbon in big trees is released by fire. That’s because it is the needles, some branches and bark that is actually burned…
LETTER: Elusive wolverine gets boost from elusive science
Recently, federal Judge Dana Christensen pled a fervent case for the preservation of the wolverine — victim, it would appear, to the ravages of another elusive, mystically misunderstood creature: “climate change.”
OPINION: Energy policy or social engineering?
Clean Power Plan = De-industrialization in disguise
OPINION: A new inconvenient truth for Al Gore: The world didn't end
The world was supposed to end in January.
OPINION: Ungrounded denial of climate-change consensus
In the words of the popular saying, “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” It’s also a major problem facing irrational people who cannot or won’t accept the logical conclusions derived from scientific evidence.
OPINION: A life fighting to get water means it is a precious resource
Water, water — what a problem!
LETTER: Mountain bikes don't belong in wilderness areas
Mountain bikes should never be permitted in wilderness.
LETTER: Neighbors not being neighborly in water fight
I have watched and watched my friend Lew Weaver be attacked and have his neighbors turn on him like animals. The time has come to voice my opinion on the kind of people that would turn on their neighbor.
LETTER: Whitefish did right thing in passing non-discrimination ordinance
When the Whitefish City Council unanimously passed a non-discrimination ordinance I realized that we, as a city, had accomplished something extremely important — that we had taken an enormous step in defining who w…
LETTER: Vets getting runaround?
Do you remember when Congress passed the Veterans Choice bill? Well, it may sound good but here is what I think about it. It’s just another thing that the government can’t get right.
LETTER: What if Trump got elected? Would GOP heads explode?
Consider this just for fun: Regardless of all his bluster, absurd rhetoric, harsh retaliation when challenged and rather strange way of answering whatever the question is with comments on how great he is; regardles…
OPINION: Be afraid of Islam - here's why
I had to write in response to Kristina Garber Wilfore’s op-ed piece entitled: “Don’t be afraid — County wrong to take a stand against resettlement of Syrian refugees.”