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: Time to get rid of exemptions on property taxes
I read with dismay the article in the Daily Inter Lake about a religious organization potentially purchasing the historic Montana Building on First Avenue East. I am concerned that another non-profit organization i…
LETTER: Free the Seeds event was a big success story
In early January 2016, a group of us gathered to talk about hosting a community seed swap. Ten weeks later, we produced the first annual “Free The Seeds!” Seed Fair at FVCC on March 19. In addition to a traditional…
LETTER: Do we really think feds will get refugee program right?
Kristina Wilfore claims (“County wrong to take a stand against resettlement of Syrian refugees,” March 20 op-ed) that “Refugees … undergo the most rigorous and thorough security screening of anyone admitted into th…
LETTER: Love refugee neighbors as you love yourself
“The alien [foreigner] living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:34).
LETTER: 'Refreshing'
Thank you so much for publishing the article by Kristina Graber Wilfore on the March 20 Montana Perspectives page.
LETTER: Here are some facts that were not brought up about refugees
In response to “Don’t be afraid” on the Montana Perspectives page of the March 20 Daily Inter Lake, and also to “What would Jesus say?” in the same issue, I submit the following:
OPINION: 'Don't be afraid?' Tell that to the Europeans
Please allow me to address the “Don’t be afraid” sentiments we are hearing from people who think there is nothing wrong with bringing in “unvetted” refugees.
OPINION: Refugee resettlement - fact or fiction
We must question some of the recent letters to the editor that have tried to address the letter that the Flathead County commissioners sent to the U.S. Department of State on March 10.
OPINION: Look beyond surface to find 'truth' on Easter
“What is truth?” —Pontius Pilate (John 18:38)
OPINION: It's time for Congress to save lives by fighting colorectal cancer
A simple medical screening could have saved my dad’s life. Frank B. Morrison Jr. lived and worked in Montana as a lawyer, judge, businessman and community leader for 36 years, including seven years on the Montana S…
LETTER: United States on moral precipice
We cannot save the world from itself. We have been blessed like no other nation on earth, and it would be wrong for us to just give away these blessings, especially to a country that is our enemy.
LETTER: Did you ever wonder who's getting all those state grants?
Where do your taxes go? Who is getting government grants? The information should be available to anyone, to keep government transparent and accountable.
LETTER: We the People can restore United States
I am writing out of concern that America must be restored. It developed the strongest civilization in history but is approaching collapse from diversity, migrants and outsourcing. The methods keeping it strong have…
LETTER: Our county commissioners should be ashamed
Our county commissioners are wrong to reject resettlement of Syrian war refugees in our community. Far from providing moral and political leadership, they choose to echo the irrational fear and stinginess expressed…
LETTER: Zinke sounds like part of the political problem
In a recent op-ed by Rep. Ryan Zinke about the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, he opens with a tasteful tribute to the departed judge. Though I didn’t vote for Rep. Zinke, I thought how refres…