Letters to the Editor
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A bridge in Bigfork is just as important as Baltimore
For hours after the tragic accident that took down a bridge over the Pabsco River in Baltimore, our nation sat tog…
Letters to the editor Dec. 2
Nowadays we hear from those who want to revert to the conservatism of the Constitution writers. The original Constitution allowed voting by 6 percent of the population, all of them male, white, and owners of proper…
Time to pass good policy that saves forests, lives
Within minutes of the deadly Camp Fire’s ignition, several acres were ablaze as fire spotters stood by helplessly. While Capt. Matt McKenzie of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection responded qu…
Letters to the editor Nov. 29
An open letter to Sens. Steve Daines, Jon Tester and Rep. Greg Gianforte:
Letters to the editor Nov. 26
Recently a letter was printed on these pages by a reader who wanted to tell Kalispell Regional Medical Center that healing does not come without trust. I can imagine that there are people who have never been sick o…
Presidents vs. the press
A White House in open warfare with the press. A president insulting a reporter to his face. Journalists denied access to press room. The White House last week? Actually, it’s the White House for at least 100 years.
Truth or consequences
Those philosophers who have wrestled with the concept of truth for centuries can take a break now that politicians have taken over the issue.
Protecting the environment through capitalism
Mineral, lumber or plastic. It’s all about use and handling of materials found in nature.
Letters to the editor Nov. 22
I suspect that the one thing that nearly everyone in Montana can agree upon is that the 2015 CSKT Water Compact was and still is one of the most divisive legislation ever to be produced from the state of Montana. F…
So now what? Here are a few suggestions
Following each election for Congress the common question is usually, “So now what?” I faced that same question, as did my elected colleagues in the U.S House of Representative from the late 1970s to 1997.
Support Montana food banks in final Farm Bill
Letters to the editor Nov. 18
I was pleased to see the weight of the presidency couldn’t tip the scales against our Sen. Tester, maybe the only real farmer in the Senate.
Letters to the editor Nov. 15
I have read letters by Bill Baum before in which he grumbled about Jon Tester and that’s his right. However, his Nov. 5 letter went over the top and made some disputable assumptions.
Letters to the editor Nov. 12
Yesterday, Nov. 7, while walking the Rails to Trails I had a heart-warming experience regarding a Montana Department of Transportation plow truck driver.
New gridlock, same old divisions
The 2018 midterm election is over. Republicans expanded their Senate majority while Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives.
Moving into uncharted territory
The Nov. 6 election results will launch America into completely unchartered territory. What has happened in the two years of President Donald Trump’s presidency, a period with no historic precedent, will inform wha…