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Letters to the Editor

Voices from the community—reader-submitted letters sharing opinions, concerns, and perspectives on local and statewide issues.

Updated 3 days, 19 hours ago

OPINION: We aren’t mad enough about PFAS in Montana’s rivers

For many Montanans, rivers and lakes are more than scenic landscapes.

Updated 2 years ago
Time for Legislature to act on illegal immigration

For years we have watched news reports of the porous southern border facilitating the illegal influx of millions of migrants under the Joe Biden presidency.

Updated 2 years ago
Valley Neighbors is ‘caring for the strangers in our midst’

The intensity of the local debate over immigration and refugee support has taken a dark turn in the past week.

Updated 2 years ago
SB 442: Fruit of a poisonous tree

With the completion of the poll of the Legislature on whether to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 442, I want to explain my consistent opposition to the bill, including voting against overriding the veto.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
The rube sits and smiles

After having unloaded all my farm equipment from the railcar that had brought it from my late father’s farm back East and knowing that I had come to the right part of the world when Dude and Shorty, who had helped …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
FVCC graduates ready for the future

On May 10, Flathead Valley Community College will celebrate and honor the class of 2024 at our 56th commencement.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Letters to the editor May 9

Letters to the editor May 9

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Letters to the editor May 6

Letters to the editor May 6

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Protect U.S. hydropower on the Northwest’s Snake River

President Biden’s radical green agenda is an assault on Americans’ way of life, especially in Western states.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Calling on Sheehy to reject hatred, antisemitism and bigotry

As representatives of Montana’s diverse and pluralistic Jewish communities, we are disappointed and offended to see hateful messaging in a recent Tim Sheehy for Senate political ad and in public comments by one of …

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Increase in illegal immigration harming the Flathead Valley

Having lived in this community my entire life, I grew up watching many people move here from all parts of the world. We are fortunate to live in one of the mos…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
County working to minimize risks from illegal immigration

Late Thursday night, I received a call from Congressman Ryan Zinke’s office, briefing me on what they knew about a group of illegal aliens who had just flown into our airport.

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Letters to the editor May 2

Letters to the editor May 2

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Why does your right to know matter?

In our previous column, we introduced the right to know and the Montana Transparency Project, our nonprofit organization that champions, amplifies and educates Montanans about this crucial right. Today, let’s delv…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Sheehy’s plan to defund Homeland Security would be disastrous

As one of the few Montana mayors near the northern border, I know what it means to keep our communities safe. When politicians start to talk about their plans for our border patrol agents and the security of our st…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Letters to the editor April 30

Letters to the editor April 30