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: Who can we thank for the fire-altered air and landscape?
As we continue to enjoy our sunsets with the blood-orange sun, the obscure views of the moon, the acrid taste of burnt forest, and the choking haze of smoke filled air, let’s be sure to thank all of those “conserva…
LETTER: Don't hold Bigfork students back with sub-par high school
I am writing this letter in support of the Bigfork High School bond.
LETTER: Thanks for another fun-filled summer
Once again, we have organized a fun-filled summer in the Flathead.
LETTER: Is it time to fly Old Glory upside down?
Our grand ole flag has traveled the world’s battlefields and disaster areas since before 1776, just after Betsy Ross sewed the first.
LETTER: Do better to protect piano in future
I am astounded and dismayed to hear that dancers of the Alpine Theater Project danced atop the Steinway concert grand piano at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center during their recent performances in the musical “C…
LETTER: Shocked by abuse of the Steinway
We moved here not long ago and have enjoyed and are amazed by the excellent quality of the performing arts here in Whitefish. The theater and music presented at The O’Shaughnnessy Center, the Whitefish Performing A…
OPINION: Fighting Iran deal is bipartisan goal
If Iran’s ultimate goal is to obtain a nuclear weapon, the deal reached by the Obama administration sets Iran on a course to do so.
OPINION: Will America stand idly by as ISIS conducts reign of terror?
Those on the front lines report, “ISIS is brutal beyond words. It is beheading, raping, and selling Christians. Recently a Christian priest was kidnapped, held for ransom, and then chopped into pieces and mailed to…
OPINION: Why Northwest Drywall doesn't want to move
We take issue with several statements made in response to our withdrawal of support for the Kalispell TIGER grant, specifically these:
OPINION: Rethinking rail park may be good idea
I have watched with interest the development of the “rail park” project and with some degree of skepticism.
LETTER: Thank goodness for East Coast lawyers to help us rubes
So, it comes to this. Opponents of the CSKT water compact have hired a phalanx of Ivy League lawyers from New York City to explain to the naive electorate of the Treasure State how we have been duped by an internat…
LETTER: Driver shares thoughts about 'sharing the road'
On Wednesday, Aug. 19, I was driving south on U.S. 93 to the Toyota dealership. Road conditions were dry and visibility only slightly impaired by smoke. There was only light traffic and I was not distracted in any …
LETTER: GOP front-runner straight out of 'Cannery Row'?
In the book “Cannery Row” John Steinbeck wrote: “It has always seemed strange to me, the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failur…
LETTER: Fundamental issues confronting nation
Two major issues prominent in the valley today are right out of the book of Romans. The worship of the creature more than the Creator (Romans 1:22-25) and the LGBT issue (Romans 1:24, 26-32), which began in 1992 wh…
LETTER: Trump 'gets it' on immigration
Following the main debate of 10 Republican hopefuls, Donald Trump was the recipient of negative remarks concerning his stand on Mexican immigration. One would assume that his ratings would take a nose dive, but tha…