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: Gun control would encourage crime and hamper liberty
Gary Vinson (Sept. 6 letter) thinks more gun control is the answer to our country’s descent into degeneracy. He’s fallen for the siren call of those who would have us legislated into slavery. His reasoning, such as…
LETTER: Zinke is right about forest management
I applaud Rep. Ryan Zinke for his efforts to achieve a common sense approach to forest health rather than the all-or-none approach of environmentalists AND some loggers. The extreme views of either no logging at al…
LETTER: Don't turn away those who can help during wildfires
It is a shame that our national forests and national parks get closed after the department heads allow fires to burn and then aren’t reopened when they should be.
OPINION: FWP 'listening' session did not 'hear' me
I attend most of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ public meetings and did so again for the “listening” session that was held in Kalispell on Aug. 12. This was a traveling show that went around the state designed t…
LETTER: Moderates being run out of GOP?
It appears the Montana Republican Party has been hijacked. I am deeply disturbed that Matt Rosendale and Keith Regier have the audacity to propose a “cleansing” of the Montana Republican Party of those members and …
LETTER: Courts don't hold supreme power
I was pleasantly surprised when a current presidential candidate actually expressed an understanding of the proper constitutional role of the judiciary. He said “The Supreme Court cannot and did not make a law. The…
LETTER: Protect region's unique qualities
A recent 6,700 mile roadtrip to explore business/relocation areas out West brought us through Kalispell. Sixteen years ago I moved from Colorado to North Carolina, seeing wealthy outside influences then coming to C…
LETTER: Ten Commandments Park vandals can never win
The people who continue to vandalize the Ten Commandments Park in Columbia Falls must realize one thing. By showing their hatred for the park, they only strengthen the faith of people who support the park. Christia…
LETTER: Police officers, remember we care about you
In today’s violent anti-police climate, we just wanted to write a letter to our local police officers and their families, representative to ALL the wonderful and brave police officers in this nation — a letter tha…
OPINION: Questions for Tester before he votes for Iran deal
Kudos to Mr. Nick Chickering of Whitefish and any other concerned Americans who have taken the time to write letters of dissent to Sen. Jon Tester regarding the so called Iran Agreement. I, too, wrote to the senato…
OPINION: 'We must reflect on our history and look forward'
I have the good fortune of being Tribal Council chairman during the long-awaited Sept. 5 date when the Confederated Salish, Pend d’Oreille and Kootenai Tribes take possession of Kerr Dam. This day has been coming …
OPINION: Money & politics shouldn't mix
It’s the political season. Not sure why it has to be so long. And it brings the usual discourse. Blame. All the bad things are because of the opposition and all the good things are because of us (depending on who “…
LETTER: Gun control just may be necessary after all
Being a squinty-eyed, wary old outdoorsman, let alone a lifelong Montanan, it’s painful to make the transition to a new mindset; a grudging, grinding, gagging acceptance that our nation needs some calculated, calib…
LETTER: Where do you turn?
This is to let widows know what happens to you when your husband — who served his country being a Navy SEAL in Vietnam — suddenly drops dead.
OPINION: 'Tribes are ready for transition'
Three years ago, the company known in English as Energy Keepers, Inc., was created to manage the conveyance, and then subsequently operate, the Kerr Hydroelectric Project. Energy Keepers, a federally chartered corp…