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 Nov. 14
Letters to the editor Nov. 14
Montana must keep teacher licensing fees low
Should Montana increase teacher licensing fees? The answer is simple, no. Why would we consider shifting the burden of covering the cost of licensing to our teachers who are struggling to make ends meet?
Letters to the editor Nov. 12
Letters to the editor Nov. 12
Flathead Lake's low water levels are avoidable
Flathead Lake is one of the most beautiful places on earth; however, this summer’s low lake levels severely impacted residents, irrigators, fishermen, recreati…
Freedom to Vote Act secures Montana’s democratic legacy
In Montana, our strength lies in our sense of community. As a child, I learned this at my kitchen table, where my father instilled the significance of our democracy and the values that every Montanan holds dear. Th…
Help rebuild Montana’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems
No Montana community is untouched by the mental health crisis.
Affordable housing bill is a win-win, but for whom?
Contrary to Nathan Dugan’s assertion (Montana Land Use Planning Act makes city planning more inclusive, Oct. 25), Senate Bill 382 contains no secrete sauce, magic potion, or any other way to make community planning…
A bad recipe
Well, the local elections are over in Montana, and I’m sure there will be some controversial results, even if there are not any.
Letters to the editor Nov. 9
Letters to the editor Nov. 9
Clarifying facts on the 95 mills tax
Recently opinion pieces and information sent to legislators regarding the counties decision to levy 77.9 mills instead of the state directed 95 mills has been circulating in both statewide newspapers, and internal …
Letters to the editor Nov. 7
Letters to the editor Nov. 7
Letters to the editor Nov. 6
Letters to the editor Nov. 6
Iran: The Middle East mastermind with the matches
I have a boyhood memory of the blockbuster award-winning movie Exodus, staring a young Paul Newman as the leader of Jewish refugees and Palestinian Jews in the…
Holland Lake fish deserve clean water
Bull trout in Holland Lake are unique yet vulnerable. Holland Lake harbors a "disjunct" core area population of bull trout, meaning that bull trout spawn in Holland Creek and mature in Holland Lake rather than migr…
Returning Montana education back to the basics
As a Republican candidate for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, I have a simple, but clear vision for our schools: I want to bring education back to basics.