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: A new social engineering mission won't save USPS
The U.S. Postal Service has lost money every year since 2007, and its financial finances aren’t likely to improve any time soon. Thanks to declining mail volume due to greater reliance on email and exorbitant labor…
OPINION: Don't let political correctness shut you up
When are we Americans going to take our country back?
LETTER: Student: Dream of assimilation is not realistic
Being a senior at Capital High I would like to spit something out on current affairs since doing so is always taboo in the classroom. A group of people who happen to be the best people we have are not being given a…
LETTER: It's time to face facts about ISIS
The party is over for those hedonistic French, and ISIS will try to do the same to America. In fact, I believe that many from ISIS are already here!
LETTER: About that 911 call center bill...
Here comes the 911 center with its hand out again. But wait, this time they are not asking for more, but demanding more through the fiat of our three little dictators.
OPINION: Myths and misinformation about CO2 and climate change
The Nov. 8 guest op-ed by Robin Sterrett, a retired mechanical engineer from Colstrip, includes factually incorrect and misleading claims about CO2 and climate. Sterrett refers to those claims as “real news” that …
LETTER: Fight over dam license explained
As the chair of an organization which is an intervenor in the Kerr Dam partial license transfer proceedings, I was disappointed to see the Daily Inter Lake’s Nov. 24th front page headline entitled “Agency upholds t…
LETTER: Bring prayer back into country
It is so sad Christians are being punished by godless courts for prayer in our schools. Look around at what has happened in our schools since prayer for protection from God has been outlawed. Obama wants all guns, …
LETTER: Rail park will mean brighter future for area
The Glacier Rail Park will benefit the citizens of Northwest Montana, strengthen the economy, and implement safety improvements. As a Flathead Valley farmer, I know the Glacier Rail Park means a brighter future. Ou…
LETTER: Flat Earth and the global society
Recently Obama gave a speech and he said that he did not have time for the Flat Earth Society. And I am trying to understand what society he is talking about. Is he talking about the International Flat Earth Resear…
LETTER: Lake County citizen chooses 'tribal option' on not paying taxes
Congratulations to the tribes in their acquiring of Kerr Dam. It is nice that our three Lake County commissioners, along with our state delegation, gave support to the tribes’ undertaking. It shows that our elected…
LETTER: Should the government dictate seat-belt rules for all?
Evidently I can’t decide for myself what is safe on the road, so government must do it for me with police stops and financial extortion for not wearing a seat belt.
LETTER: Why put our country at risk?
Concerning your article dated Nov. 17, “U.S. struggles with refugee quandary after Paris attacks.”
LETTER: First explain how you vet them...
So, are you a Montanan? Lets see just how stupid and uninformed our governor, senators and congressman think you are.
LETTER: 'All black lives matter' - not just some
I recently visited my parents who live in a mixed-racial neighborhood in a large city.