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: Rankin should replace Jackson on the 'twenty'
We are often reminded that “elections have consequences.” It certainly appears that was the case in Montana when on her way to being the first woman elected to Congress, the ego of one of Jeannette Rankin’s 1916 pr…
OPINION: Bigfork High School levy is not the answer to better education
On Sunday, Aug. 30, Maureen Averill, who was chairman of the Bigfork School Board for several decades up until a couple of months ago, made some comments in a letter to the Inter Lake.
LETTER: Does this explain Trump popularity?
I just ran across probably the best comment ever on what is motivating people to support Donald Trump in the primary. It comes from Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, writer and public speaker. Here is what…
OPINION: It's time for equal rights for crime victims in Montana
It is something that we all try to avoid, that none of us want to think could happen to us, our friends or family members. Yet there are thousands of people across our state who face the daily challenges of being a…
LETTER: Thanks for help making dreams come true at Lawrence Park
“A Park of Dreams... build it and they will come” is a reference proven true when speaking of Lawrence Park.
OPINION: Managing forests needs to change
Some 50 odd years ago, a small group of young college professors who were disciples of the famous naturalist John Muir and his followers, started a new environmental movement to save the trees.
LETTER: Clean Power Plan wins endorsement from physician
There are many reasons to get behind the new federal rule requiring states to reduce dangerous carbon pollution from existing power plans. The one that tops my list as a physician (and should top yours) is health.
LETTER: House majority leader defends role in Republican Party
In her letter to the editor on Sept. 10 (“Moderates being run out of GOP?”), Tammi Fisher made some erroneous and unsubstantiated comments about Sen. Matt Rosendale and me.
LETTER: America today is a nation in crisis; who will lead?
America was once a self-sustaining nation by manufacturing, commodity producing and inventing. We are now beholden to other nations to supply many of our basic needs. Will the next election help or hinder our slide…
OPINION: Remember 9/11 and continue to fight those who target us today
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, America suffered a great loss and was pushed to her limits.
OPINION: Can tribes be exempt from Obamacare?
As President Reagan once said, “There you go again!”
OPINION: What will Western Montana look like under the compact?
The Flathead Irrigation Project on the CSKT Reservation was built by the federal government to make the reservation productive. Dry land farming was not sustainable without irrigation. The same situation exists in …
OPINION: City and county need to fight weed invaders
Montana is a very unique and beautiful place. We are blessed with millions of acres of tree-covered mountains, clear clean lakes, rivers, streams and breathtaking vistas of vast prairies and limitless skies. Flora …
OPINION: Judicial 'solution' would just result in judicial gridlock
Although I never would have believed I would agree with P. David Myerowitz on anything, I must agree with him on one point he addresses in his Aug. 11 letter: “Politically motivated judicial activism” (i.e., judge…
LETTER: Badger-Two Medicine is no place to drill
The Blackfeet call it “Mistakis,” the Backbone of the World. The Continental Divide snakes its way through this land also known as the Badger-Two Medicine. It is the cornerstone of the Blackfeet creation story.