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.
Why do we support militaristic Israel?
A subject that has bothered me for years is the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. And equally bothersome, the billions we send to Israel year after year regardless of who is our president. This has bothered me for two …
Thank you for supporting youth home
I wanted to thank our generous community for their support of the Flathead Youth Home over the holiday season and throughout the year.
When does it end?
When do decent people of all colors put an end to the rampage of “thugs of color” who have seized a moment in our civil history to exploit it to their deliberate racist ends? What justifies a “thug of color” to rob…
What's behind water compact?
Individuals capable of looking beyond immediate ramifications of how this proposed Salish and Kootenai water compact will affect themselves personally, can see the possibility of a water control scheme.
Medicaid not for healthy single folks
Evidently Gov. Bullock and the Democratic Party think that the federal government is some abstract entity that exists somewhere in La-La Land. When in reality, Medicaid is federally expanded medical care for those …
Let 'animal lovers' get skin in the game
I liked the article about raising fees for hunters again. Seems that the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is more like the feds every day. Spend, spend, spend !
Net metering is wise energy policy
Legislation that would allow the cap on total kilowatts of energy produced per hour to increase is a smart choice for Montana energy consumers.
No closed primary
So now they want to take my vote away. Register with us, the Republicans say, or you can’t vote in “OUR” primary.
GOP, Boehner failed Tea Party
The Tea Party is in trouble. Now that the hens have flown the coop, their leaders remembered they failed to collect the eggs. Too bad.
Can we at least agree on this? Go Buckeyes!
As we gnash our teeth over global warming, the war on terror, liberal vs. conservative, etc., isn’t it inspiring to see a third-string freshman quarterback lead a young and building team to convincing wins over Wis…
Goodbye, Montana
I am not a native Montanan. I moved here 17 years ago. In those 17 years, I saw a lot of Montana: Glacier National Park (many times), Big Hole National Battlefield, Essex, Eureka and Ennis, Red Lodge, Deer Lodge, B…
Flathead County's good Samaritans
I was stuck alongside the road on Hutton Ranch Road on a recent afternoon when my car slid off into a two-foot shoulder of snow. What made matters more insane was the fact that I got out (while the car was idling) …
Keep speed limits lower to benefit people and Earth
“Higher speed limit worth a look?” I wondered, as I read the editorial page heading for the Dec. 5 Daily Inter Lake. There’s a bill being draftedfor the 2015 legislative session that would increase speed limits on …