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.
Encore: The 'story of a Steinway'
I have never written a letter to the editor and am uncomfortable throwing out my thoughts for the masses to read. However, I find myself in a situation, after much thought, where I must speak.
OPINION: It's time for a change: Trump/Palin 2016
Americans are looking for someone who can address the problems straight with no spin and who puts America first and its enemies last. Some claim Mr. Trump will embarrass America with his outspoken rhetoric. Or that…
LETTER: Funding Planned Parenthood not 'right thing to do'
I read with interest the Sunday letter from Susan Cahill as it relates to Planned Parenthood. She states the video which has caused so much controversy about abortions was “...edited in order to make Planned Parent…
LETTER: Thanks to court for statue ruling
Hooray for the 9th Circuit panel’s decision to retain the Big Mountain Jesus. On Monday, it upheld Judge Christensen’s dismissal of the “Freedom From Religion” lawsuit demanding the statue be removed.
OPINION: Congressman: A wilderness bill will not put out wildfires
Right now, there are more than 25 active wildfires in Montana, burning over a hundred thousand acres of our cherished national parks, forests and grasslands. Just last week Essex was evacuated as the Sheep fire rag…
LETTER: Join Freedom March on 9/11
I am writing in regards to the up and coming 9/11 (Patriots Day) Freedom March. It’s at 1:30 p.m on Friday, Sept. 11. We all gather at the American Legion Post 137 at the corner of Fourth Avenue East North and Wash…
LETTER: Tell Sen. Tester to dump Iran deal
Under President Obama, two of the biggest disasters ever perpetuated on the American public are Obamacare and the Iran nuclear deal.
EDITORIAL: Essex spared; fires slowed; enjoy!
It’s difficult to know yet how much the summer fire season affected the local economy, but there’s no doubt many businesses were impacted by the heavy smoke that kept people indoors for days on end over the past se…
OPINION: Bureaucrats ought not turn away citizens or equipment ready to help
I have been a resident of Kalispell for 84 years. I have worked in the wood products industries for at least 70 years. I have been a sawyer, a skidder, a millworker and a truck driver. I worked all over Northwest M…
OPINION: Is Canadian logging a threat to pristine drainage?
The North Fork of the Flathead River has long been recognized as an internationally special stream, both in Canada and the United States. As such, the drainage has been managed with unusual care and attention on bo…
LETTER: Flathead County truck drivers are also good ambassadors
While walking on North Ashley Lake Road recently, I was passed by five Flathead County trucks, four of which were pulling pup trailers. Each driver not only waved but slowed to avoid covering me with dust.
LETTER: Did Trump forget to seek punishment of employers of illegal immigrants?
I notice the Trumpster ignores what is probably the best way to reduce illegal immigration — punish their employers. I would suggest any employer of 25 or more undocumented immigrants in two fiscal years be prosecu…
LETTER: Let's not overlook the tremendous benefit of Alpine Theatre Project
Regarding the article (Daily Inter Lake, Aug. 27) on the damage to the Steinway used by Alpine Theatre Project for their production of Chicago, which one could question whether it should have been considered “newsw…
OPINION: Reconnecting with our strengths; ending our bondage
“If you take away their religion, and break their bonds with their children, you will break the Blackfeet people.” These were the weighty words from a legislator, who is a member of the Blackfeet tribe, as she reco…
LETTER: Hot summer leaves animal project in need
This has been a very hot summer. The fires are destroying thousands of acres of forests, and all our farmers are facing a crisis in hay and grain. The suppliers of animal feed are down this year by 60 percent. That…