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 Oct. 24
Letters to the editor Oct. 24
Letters to the editor Oct. 23
Letters to the editor Oct. 23
A slap in the face of Montana’s public land users
Governor Gianforte's veto of Senate Bill 442 hurts hunters, anglers, trail users, and wildlife.
Is Montana’s open enrollment policy ‘good enough’?
School choice is essential for improving educational outcomes for students, and open enrollment is a significant part of that choice spectrum.
New legislation makes city planning more inclusive
Senate Bill 382, also known at The Montana Land Use Planning Act, passed through the Montana Legislature by a margin of 145 votes for to 5 against in April, be…
Letters to the editor Oct. 22
Letters to the editor Oct. 22
Dysfunctional Forest Service needs an attitude adjustment
I recently read the article “Stimson Lumber owner expresses criticism of U. S. Forest Service” (CEO Andrew Miller) with great interest. After being in the logging, sawmill and forestry business for about 50 years, …
Act a crucial step toward curbing patent abuse
The pharmaceutical industry is renowned for its breakthrough therapies that have saved countless lives.
Letters to the editor Oct. 19
Letters to the editor Oct. 19
Letters to the editor Oct. 17
Letters to the editor Oct. 17
Prosperity smothered by money
The housing crisis in Montana continues. We have unknown hundreds if not thousands of people camping in our streets. Rents and home prices have reached the point of hopelessness. We are reaching a state of emergenc…
Letters to the editor Oct. 16
Letters to the editor Oct. 16
Schwinden remembered as a great Montanan
Ted Schwinden was a great man.
Montana children suffer amid Medicaid unwinding
Watching a child battle cancer is incredibly hard, but watching a child forgo cancer treatment because he lost insurance coverage is devastating. This is the r…
Zoning reforms will help solve Montana’s housing crisis
There have been dozens of news articles celebrating the historic pro-housing reforms passed in the 2023 Legislature. Many of those national stories call the package of legislation “the Montana Miracle.”