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: What's wrong with our country?
America hater Obama cuts a deal with Iran which will allow them to nuke us back to the Stone Age. The idiots in Congress approve it. This will make Obama a mass murder along with all those in Congress who voted for…
LETTER: Thanks for support of fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders
Once again we wish to thank the entire Flathead Valley community for its multidimensional support of the 14th annual sale for Doctors without Borders and The International Rescue Committee. We were fortunate to rec…
OPINION: Power Plan is good for children's health
The recently finalized Clean Power Plan is an essential tool in addressing climate change and a step forward in protecting children’s health.
OPINION: New regs too expensive for Montana
Who do you think should control Montana’s energy future: elected officials in Helena, or unelected federal regulators in Washington, D.C.?
LETTER: Fight for real border security
Regarding Sen. Tester’s most recent report of a listening tour in Northwestern Montana, in which he stressed northern border security for Montanans:
LETTER: Gun 'control' may just be necessary
It could never have been my desire to create a carbine-toting feud amidst the opinion pages of this fine newspaper when I humbly appealed to the populace out there to reconsider the merits of gun “control.”
LETTER: Don't let Syrian refugees in U.S.
I noticed recently in this newspaper a short article that John Kerry is going to allow almost 20,000 immigrants to enter the U.S. from Syria, with many more on the way from Syria and other Mideastern states.
LETTER: City Council needs to remember it serves the people
Is our City Council now a dictatorship? You only need to disagree to find out. There have been many times folks have gone to council meetings to voice their disapproval with the council and the mayor and never have…
LETTER: Meeting today on B.C. pollution
From 6:30-8 p.m. today, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and British Columbia Ministry of the Environment will co-host a “stakeholder meeting” concerning the selenium pollution of Lake Koocanusa from…
LETTER: Bigfork ought to be looking at new high school
From everything I have read, it sounds like the Bigfork High School is dated, too small and shows evidence of deferred maintenance. Why would we want to spend $14 million on it?
LETTER: Three musicians worth hearing any time they perform
As a resident of the Flathead Valley, I feel very fortunate to have been able to enjoy a musical presentation by three very talented Montana musicians who live and perform in the area. The Sept. 26 performance by J…
LETTER: Property owner miffed he can't vote in election
I am a property owner in the Bigfork School District and expected to receive a ballot for the upcoming election.
LETTER: Is justice a game?
I read the Sunday letters to the editor, and the one where the lady praised the parole board for paroling Justine Winter and gave her reasoning for her feelings, I thought she expressed her position very well; howe…
LETTER: Not everyone is a fan of the pope
Holy Batman! What happened to the socialists’ sacred and fictitious “separation of church and state”? Here we have the pope addressing Congress and invited to a private meet and greet at the White House! Why was th…
LETTER: ACT for All is working
Kudos to the Office of Public Instruction for implementing the ACT for All program. It is of great benefit for ALL high school juniors in the state of Montana to take the ACT in order to access their readiness for …