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.
OPINION: TIGER grant will let downtown roar again
Downtown Kalispell has long served as the economic and financial hub of the Flathead Valley. The recently awarded TIGER grant will provide critical investment in civic infrastructure to strengthen Kalispell as the …
LETTER: Thanks to commissioners
We the people have legitimate security concerns with refugee resettlement.
LETTER: Don't compare refugees to 19th century immigrants
I am writing in regard to the letter by Steve Brady in the March 13 paper.
OPINION: County wrong to take a stand against resettlement of Syrian refugees
There are people like you in countries around the world who know a lot about Montana because of the stories I proudly tell of the Big Sky state during a normal day on the job.
LETTER: Time to narrow the wealth gap
The time has come for narrowing the wealth inequality gap for low-income childless American workers. Many among those care for our elderly, deliver papers, change our tires, or provide service in stores and restaur…
LETTER: Critics of refugee letter need to face 2016 realities
This letter serves to express my disapproval of the writer who disapproved of the commissioners’ approval of a letter opposing refugee settlement in Flathead County.
LETTER: Just a bad idea
My immediate reaction to the March 8 article on the bottling plant in Creston was simply, “That is a bad idea.” In this day and age, with what is happening to our environment, the last thing we need is someone cont…
LETTER: Don't be so quick to judge; we don't know the whole story
In regards to Michael Goguen ... use common sense.
LETTER: Bottled water is bad; bottling plant even worse
Clean water is an absolute necessity to support life on this planet. As Montanans we are fortunate to have it at our disposal. So let’s not dispose of it!
LETTER: Just why doesn't landowner have right to develop bottling business?
So much for “property rights” in the Land of the Free. Mr. Lew Weaver, the villain farmer who has a well permit for the purpose of a water bottling venture, is lucky he doesn’t need Secret Service protection.
LETTER: Creston water bottling plant? We all lose
Define for me “adverse effects.” DNRC says well owners may need to drill deeper wells when the aquifer level recedes. Is Lew Weaver going to pay for my new well? DNRC? When the water is at a critical low level is w…
LETTER: Clean Power Plan would be good for America
I was very disappointed to read about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay the “Clean Power Plan.” As a father and an educator, I am very concerned about the threat of climate change and have been working ha…
OPINION: Voting at a crossroads
It is seldom that the fate of a nation can be traced to what happened on one particular day. But that may be what happens in the United States of America on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
OPINION: Loss of medical school good news?
Montanans had mixed reactions to news that a group of New Mexico investors have chosen a site near Boise, Idaho, to build a for-profit college of osteopathic medicine.
LETTER: Cowardly stance on Syrian refugees betrays American values
It is a sad thing to see cowardice in action. Especially in America, the land of the brave, and the Flathead Valley, the home of the Braves.