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.
A Christmas quote
Hospital move doesn't feel like a win to patient
Do Muslims practice jihad through immigration?
Workplace violence? That won't fly this time
LETTER: Time to impose limits on railroad
Regarding the article in the Daily Inter Lake Nov. 26 on the BNSF railroad.
OPINION: Get covered, rural America
I love living and working in rural Montana. The open spaces, the feeling of community, and the strong agricultural heritage and values are just three of the many reasons that make me happy to call my rural communit…
LETTER: Can we talk impeachment?
It is well past time for some one (Republicans?) to bring about impeachment charges against Barack Obama.
OPINION: Time to pass the Resilient Forests Act
Montanans are blessed with abundant public lands, which help support a large and vital recreation-based economy. Our national forests provide sportsmen with unsurpassed opportunities for challenging, fair chase hun…
OPINION: Montana must save Colstrip and block double digit rate hikes
What happens if we lose Colstrip? “It’ll look like Ground Zero.” That’s what the mayor of Colstrip told me recently. To Colstrip moms like Cheryl Fulkerson, it means her husband and her son may both lose their jobs…
LETTER: Nazis provide model for how to 'register' people who are 'threats'
Several candidates have suggested a register for American Muslims. If we want a model, the Nazis had this down. They registered those who might be considered a threat to the safety and traditions of the Aryan race.
OPINION: On Judaism, Christianity and Islam
The Paris terrorism prompts this op-ed, which will address the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and try to shed some light on the centuries-old Islamic practice of killing non-Muslims…
OPINION: Legislator urges Montanans to welcome refugees
A week before the Paris attacks, I was on the Greek island of Lesbos, volunteering alongside young people from across Europe, welcoming overloaded rafts of refugees to safety.
LETTER: Don't go the way of Europe!
Look at the history of Europe and the history of the United States.
OPINION: Unchecked immigration, unassimilated refugees will destroy us
I am so tired of the Bushes and Rubios, Clintons and Obamas, Pelosis and Sanders, Ryans and Boehners, McConnells and Reids telling us what American values are. What is clear to anyone with half a brain is that brin…
LETTER: Letters need to be checked for facts
Do you screen letters to the editor even slightly for factual content? I’ve read when there’s disagreement with the paper’s columns and editorials, the editor makes comment on errors in factual content where they m…