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.
Commissioners should try to keep patio on building
I believe that an outdoor patio at the new South Campus building, which was recently cut from the county project, would not only benefit seniors during meal service during warmer weather, but also county employees …
Holmquist and Mitchell deserve our thanks
Thank you, County Commissioners Pam Holmquist and Phil Mitchell, for standing up for the citizens of Flathead County on two major issues as follows:
Approve water compact before it's too late
The looming deadline for the state to ratify the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water compact should have farmers and rancher squirming. This legislative session is the last chance for the compact to be a…
Commissioner distances himself from colleague's comments
As a commissioner chosen by the electorate of Flathead County to administer the affairs of the county fairly and without prejudice or racism, I must respond to statements attributed to Commissioner Phil Mitchell re…
Don't fight police if you are arrested!
The thing I don’t understand is with thousands being killed all over the world, how can these nitwits in the U.S.A. get all excited when a known thug, who just commited a felony robbery and is resisting arrest, buy…
France terrorism to be repeated here?
What recently happened in France by Muslim radical terrorists will probably soon happen in America. But it will be on a larger scale and much worse!
Decline of the West
The decline of the West is now in full swing and a major political shift is occurring which will leave China as the only major world power and Islam as the only majority faith in the world.
Legislative update
The 64th Montana Legislature finished its third week of the session Saturday. There are 37 freshmen in the House this session. It has been a fast learning curve for them as the pace of bills being heard in committe…
Road crews did great job in bad conditions
I wanted to give an atta-boy to the County Road and Bridge Department men and women who executed their jobs admirably after we were deluged with the recent snowstorms and bad weather.
Emperor Obama?
Barack Obama, with his executive order giving amnesty to five million or more illegal aliens, has essentially made an end run around Congress. If this tactic is allowed to stand, it has ramifications far beyond thi…
Opinions about Islam just foment fear
Sadly, the last two Sunday’s Montana Perspectives’ disparagement of Islam (Daily Inter Lake, Jan. 11 and 18) serve more the interest of fear and division than of sober understanding and the rightful condemnation o…
Time to wake up and smell the oil
Oil, oil rules!
Reading the treaty language would be a good start
Both the Salish and Kootenai water compact, as proposed, and the lawsuit in federal court by the tribes both assume that private fee land is still in “reservation status” and was illegally sold to non-Indians in vi…
Compare and contrast: Toleration and appeasement
In November, the Washington National Cathedral, a major Episcopal church, allowed Muslims to hold a service in their cathedral. Most praised the action as a sign of tolerance. But the Rev. Franklin Graham, son of t…
'A modest proposal' on the topic of marriage
With acceptance of same-sex marriages in our nation as law, it is high time for an examination of our other mistakes with marriage over the years. Over 150 years ago, our federal government outlawed the marriage of…