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Letters to the Editor

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Updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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Since when did destroying county property by a county employee become “political.” It does not matter if it’s a misdemeanor or a felony, Phil Mitchell got caught doing something wrong.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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On recommendation from its Government Affairs Committee, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is taking a “no” position on Flathead County Initiative 17-01.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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On recommendation from its Government Affairs Committee, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is taking a “no” position on Flathead County Initiative 17-01.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
The Second Amendment is the guarantor of all our other rights

While I respect Katheryn Berg’s right to express her opinion on the gun and drug issues, (I’m a veteran and served my country to ensure her right to say whatever the hell she wants), I take issue with her tendency …

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Candidate says it's not all about the money

As I have traveled across Montana, campaigning for the United States Senate, I have often been asked, “Why is it that candidates sound really good when they campaign in Montana, but when they go to Washington they …

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
From the election mailbag

Ever heard of the phrase “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander”? Seems a lot of folks in the Flathead (and maybe even more who don’t live here) have jumped on an ideological bandwagon to ban a water-bot…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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We see examples of bias in news stories today, despite the fact that the press is supposed to be the Fourth Estate of our political system. They are thought to be the beacons of neutrality and objectivity when it c…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Why would Realtors oppose restrictions on bottling plant?

When I read the letter submitted by a representative of the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors urging voters to vote AGAINST the Creston farmers’ legal request to expand their AG zone, I was curious. I made …

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
More letters from the election mailbag

Well, Gas Tax Garner’s masquerade as a Republican representative has grown difficult to watch and even harder to subsidize (check those gas prices lately?). Difficult enough that for all, except the most forgiving …

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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We see examples of bias in news stories today, despite the fact that the press is supposed to be the Fourth Estate of our political system. They are thought to be the beacons of neutrality and objectivity when it c…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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Like everyone else, I have grown accustomed to fatuous and patently false statements from public officials, but seldom if ever have I read one more foolish and dishonest than that made by Eric Sell, director of com…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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The International Day of the Woman has come and gone. It encouraged me to finally write this editorial. It has been many decades since I filed for divorce in Flathead County. I entered into the system so innocently…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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Like everyone else, I have grown accustomed to fatuous and patently false statements from public officials, but seldom if ever have I read one more foolish and dishonest than that made by Eric Sell, director of com…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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Like everyone else, I have grown accustomed to fatuous and patently false statements from public officials, but seldom if ever have I read one more foolish and dishonest than that made by Eric Sell, director of com…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
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Like everyone else, I have grown accustomed to fatuous and patently false statements from public officials, but seldom if ever have I read one more foolish and dishonest than that made by Eric Sell, director of com…