Letters to the Editor
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Montana’s legal disciplinary body can avoid becoming a tool for partisan politics
Montana’s Commission on Practice is the regulatory body of the legal profession here, tasked by the state Supreme …
Misconceptions about homeless lead to false solutions
Dear Flathead County Board of Commissioners, Your letter dated Jan. 19 raises an important topic in the Flathead — homelessness.
Letters to the editor Jan. 31
Letters to the editor Jan. 31
Nursing home closures requires a serious solution
In mid-December 2022 the media reported “Miles City Nursing Home Closing, the 11th One in Montana This Year,” implying a gloomy future for seniors without political leadership from the Montana Legislature and Gov. …
Letters to the editor Jan. 29
Letters to the editor Jan. 29
Protect personal right to aid in dying
A fundamental principle of Montana law is that people should have control over their own health care, including the ability to decide for themselves the kinds of medical treatment they want and do not want, who wil…
School privatization schemes are being pushed in Montana
Quality public education is a Montana value and our public schools are the centers of our Montana communities.
Letters to the editor Jan. 27
Letters to the editor Jan. 27
Seeking solutions, not blame
Homelessness is an issue that is affecting local families, seniors, and individuals with severely disabling conditions who have faced a crisis of medical emergencies, being priced out of rentals, and not being able…
Balanced budget best, but debt default dumb
Government spending is increasing by $2.6 million a minute. The national debt now stands at over $31 trillion.
Nonprofits carrying the torch to serve our neediest
As I read the Jan. 21 letter on homelessness from our county commissioners, I landed on a sweet memory from June of 2014.
Whitefish should respect its residents
Rebecca Norton, a member of the Whitefish City Council, wrote an op-ed on Jan. 19 in the Daily Inter Lake expressing displeasure with Impact Fee Legislation, SB 142, and its sponsor, Sen Keith Regier, calling it il…
Letters to the editor Jan. 26
Letters to the editor Jan. 26
Atmospheric rivers endanger the West
Moab, Utah, gets just 8 inches of rain per year, yet rainwater flooded John Weisheit’s basement last summer. Extremes are common in a desert: Rain and snow are rare, and a deluge can cause flooding.
Don’t empower the homeless lifestyle
We, the Flathead County Board of Commissioners, are addressing the community after receiving numerous complaints of an increasing and distressing problem in our valley.
Letters to the editor Jan. 24
Letters to the editor Jan. 24