Letters to the Editor
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The importance of reporting bear conflicts
In summertime, we all know what to do if we see smoke in the forest – report it. Quick detection helps fire crews …
In defense of LGBTQ+
Newspaper promoting hurtful rhetoric is mistake
Recently the Daily Inter Lake chose to publish a letter to the editor entitled “Promoting LGBTQ lifestyle is mistake.” In that letter, the LGBT community was told that their lifestyle amounts to an “affliction.” An…
Gay ex-minister asks critics to search Bible - and their hearts
As many of you know, I am an 80 year-old gay male living alone after the death of my beloved nearly two years ago. In my twilight years, and especially in the 21st century, I really don’t find it necessary to defen…
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Coming soon to the Lakeside/Somers community! The $16 million Camp Champion, an “experiential mentoring camp.” The design for a 170-acre camp, located at the end of Spring Creek Road in Somers, calls for housing up…
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Upon reading the article and seeing the photos about Lawrence Park getting a new nature trail, we were delighted and grateful to see that this project is happening.
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Upon reading the article and seeing the photos about Lawrence Park getting a new nature trail, we were delighted and grateful to see that this project is happening.
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Upon reading the article and seeing the photos about Lawrence Park getting a new nature trail, we were delighted and grateful to see that this project is happening.
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Upon reading the article and seeing the photos about Lawrence Park getting a new nature trail, we were delighted and grateful to see that this project is happening.
Promoting LGBTQ lifestyle is mistake
Regarding the LGBTQ+Alliance meetings promoted in an
Wildfires seem unstoppable, but they can be prevented
The flames of the Ferguson Fire in California have become the latest symbols of a seemingly perennial challenge of fighting fires in the West. I just returned from the Ferguson Fire camp, where I met with firefight…
Judge Kavanaugh is one impressive nominee
Sen. Jon Tester has a difficult decision ahead of him. Should he vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and risk alienating his fundraising base, or should he vote no on Judge Kavanaugh and risk…
Governor, Libby needs jobs
As a longtime resident (multi-generational) of Libby, Montana, I believe I have firsthand knowledge of the needs, desires and concerns of our area.
Bad actor
When critics of the Mining Bad Actors Law attack Montana’s enforcement of a state law that protects taxpayers from shouldering the clean-up bill for mining companies, it’s clearly time to impose an old-fashioned sm…
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country, and, sadly, again has made Montana No. 1 for the number of suicides completed in 2017. It touches millions of lives — people of all ages, ethnicities, an…
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country, and, sadly, again has made Montana No. 1 for the number of suicides completed in 2017. It touches millions of lives — people of all ages, ethnicities, an…