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 Dec. 19
Letters to the editor Dec. 19
Innovation of Montana’s engineering firms is at risk
From the breathtaking expanse of Glacier National Park to the community fabric of Bozeman and Billings, Montana’s engineering firms play a vital role in building and maintaining our roads, ensuring our air and wate…
Letters to the editor Dec. 18
Letters to the editor Dec. 18
End the property tax blame game
The Montana Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously in favor of the state in a complicated dispute about statewide property taxes. The Court ruled that state law requires counties to collect the full 95 mills for …
Ski bum culture hits reality
Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype — an East Coast kid pulled west by the promise of bigger adv…
Letters to the editor Dec. 17
Letters to the editor Dec. 17
We can balance hydropower and salmon by removing obsolete dams
As a proud member of the Flathead Electric Cooperative, I feel the one-sided and misleading letter Dec. 2 from Gary Weins needs to be corrected.
Columbia River settlement threatens Montana's economic stability
At the Montana Chamber of Commerce, we are deeply concerned by recent developments in federal energy policies that threaten our state’s power supply and economic vitality.
Pride of a craft
Four times in my life, after I have been working a job for months or years, I have had a small revelation that says to me, “Hey, I know what I’m doing, and I am doing it well!”
Montana homeowners take brunt of property tax spike
Are you happy about your new property tax bill? I’m definitely not.
Letters to the editor Dec. 12
Letters to the editor Dec. 12
Biden’s climate agenda creates energy poverty in tribal nations
The White House is hosting its Tribal Nations Summit this week, and it’s important to note that the administration’s climate policy is bankrupting the tribes it claims to help.
Ruling on 95 mills protects taxpayers and students
The Montana Supreme Court’s recent order upholding the Montana Department of Revenue’s calculation of the 95 school equalization mills provided a protective shield for residential property taxpayers and students ed…
Democrats' political recap: The good, the bad and the ugly
Skyrocketing property taxes. Astronomical energy rate increases. Thousands of homes that are unaffordable to most Montanans. And yet more big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, while the rest of us are left to foot …
Solutions needed for Kalispell vagrancy problem
I read with interest the front-page article on Nov. 5 featuring a photo of a police cruiser patrolling the Parkline Trail, in which Kalispell City Councilman Chad Graham is quoted using words like “flophouse” and “…