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.
Bondage can be physical... or fiscal
Mention slavery to any American and visions of captured Africans shackled in chains and suffering every kind of abuse known to man comes to mind.
If you had it to do over again...
The question posed by Fox News’ Megyn Kelly in her interview with Jeb Bush resulted in a flurry of discussion and criticism by the mainstream media. She asked if he would have authorized the invasion of Iraq in 200…
Flathead fire chiefs say thanks
The fire chiefs of Flathead County would like to thank the citizens and visitors in the area for observing the recent Independence Day holiday in a safe and patriotic manner.
Move high school
After listening to all the hassle of the Flathead High School and the parking problems around the school, it seems to me there is a simple way of solving this problem.
Is Bernie Sanders the leader we've been waiting for?
Do you ever get so frustrated with an ongoing situation that you give up trying to resolve it? Such a national frustration is being called to attention with great clarity and interest in America as we speak.
'The Law' is to free people, not impose on their liberty
So Sweet Cakes in Oregon has been fined $135,000 for mental anguish caused to a gay couple by the bakery’s refusal to bake a cake for their marriage, a ceremony which is against their religious convictions. Nonsens…
OPINION: Hotter climate is price of carbon
Summer in Northwest Montana is off without a bang thanks to one of the earliest hot, dry seasons on record. Unfortunately, it seems this is the new normal. The 10 warmest years on record globally have occurred sinc…
OPINION: Plan to rewrite history is latest politically correct foolishness
I can’t believe the incredibly stupid reaction to the photo with the Confederate flag. I suppose those people want to eliminate all of the Civil War memorials as well and rewrite American history.
OPINION: Revisiting CFAC pollution with more urgency
This is my third attempt at trying to inspire common ordinary citizens to quit being apathetic and take responsibility for your own lives by mobilizing and taking action.
OPINION: Thanks to St. Pat's and St. Joe's
This is an open letter of heartfelt thanks (or should I say lung, diaphram and stomach-felt thanks) to every employee of St. Joseph’s and St. Patrick’s hospitals.
OPINION: Why all hoopla and no outrage?
Why all the hoopla in the media concerning our local drought conditions? Why are we surprised that water allocation could be mismanaged and now in short supply? Why do we act shocked, as though it just couldn’t hap…
OPINION: Teachers need assistance to do jobs properly
The profession of teaching requires life-long learning. In fact, there is no way, in a single lifetime, that a teacher can learn as much as one needs to know about the subject one teaches and about how young people…
OPINION: Be glad that police make difficult decisions every day
In response to a recent letter criticizing police for engaging in chases with suspects:
OPINION: It's time to honor the early patriots by following their example
This Independence Day, I find myself thinking not of July 4, 1776, but of the events that led to that July Fourth. Specifically Dec. 16, 1773.
OPINION: Defending the rights of 'We the People'...
July Fourth celebrations are a time for recalling the birth and exceptionalism of our great nation.