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.
Letters to the editor Aug. 18
Letters to the editor Aug. 18
'No man is poor' says Scrooge McDuck
The mayor’s father told me of a butte on his farm with quite a view where he liked to take his lunch when he was working his fields. “I’ll sit on the ground an…
Montana should lead the charge for PTSD treatments
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a scary reality facing 13 million Americans, acutely affecting veterans who risked their lives to serve our country and resilient survivors of sexual assault and domestic abuse.
Letters to the editor Aug. 15
Letters to the editor Aug. 14
Letters to the editor Aug. 13
Letters to the editor Aug. 13
State study singles out black bears
I have some questions and comments after reading the Agu. 6 article in the Daily Inter Lake regarding the state black bear study.
Letters to the editor Aug. 12
Letters to the editor Aug. 12
Letters to the editor Aug. 11
Letters to the editor Aug. 11
Abortion clinics not being held to same standard as other medical providers
The development of state agency rules is often a mundane, unnoticed process. But that won’t be the case when the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing on proposed rules p…
This is not political, it’s people’s homes
Property taxes aren’t red, blue or political; the state writes the rules on property taxes, counties follow the rules. And everyone — no matter what your polit…
Montanans’ right to vote is on the line
Montana’s secretary of state is Montana’s chief election officer, charged with ensuring free and fair elections.
Right-to-know fee policies
Montana boasts a unique and expansive constitutional guarantee to public information. But Montana law allows agencies to charge a fee for completing Right to Know requests if the agency chooses to do so.
Letters to the editor Aug. 8
Letters to the editor Aug. 8
A time for justice, not vengeance
I was shocked to read an op-ed by retired Montana Supreme Court Justice James Nelson where he says that former President Donald Trump got what he had coming when a gunman tried to kill him.
Uphold the nonpartisan judicial system
Recent efforts to transform nonpartisan judicial races into highly partisan contests are a direct threat to our democracy.