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 Sept. 8
The odds that Congress will reform the Electoral College are about the same odds as Congress reducing our $22 trillion dollar national debt.
State should promote value-added centers
Montana has a geographical humidity advantage for growing hemp worldwide. Our issue is value-added centers for raw materials as a state. We as a state need to be working toward hemp production for CBD oil, hemp oil…
The guts to stand up to guns
The president has frequently repeated the NRA talking point that more extensive background checks on gun sales would not have prevented the recent rash of mass murders. Maybe so. It’s hard to accurately see what lu…
Republicans need to remain united to win in 2020
Rugged-individualism, an independent spirit, a strong work ethic, personal responsibility, and a commitment to our families and communities — these are the values that define conservatives across our great state. A…
Letters to the editor Sept. 5
Whose side did you take with the spotted owl controversy back when it grabbed the national headlines? The environmentalists who argued that this small predator bird was at risk of extinction, or the 10,000 loggers …
Letters to the editor Sept. 1
Medicaid was established for low-income children, pregnant women, the disabled and seniors. In 2015 Montana’s Medicaid program added adults without children, costing taxpayers another $800 million a year. But are r…
Tick tock. It's time to stop Rx sticker shock
As United States Senators representing the Big Sky state and Hawkeye country, older Montanans and Iowans keep a watchful eye on spending. Like millions of Americans across the country, they are mindful that they ne…
Consider the injustice of forced union dues
As you shop for back-to-school supplies for your kids or food for the Labor Day cookout, consider this: the clerks, shelf stockers, truck drivers and factory workers who make that possible can all be legally forced…
Where corporations fail, unions follow through
This Labor Day I want to thank the workers of Montana — and especially those engaged in the labor movement.
Letters to the editor Aug. 29
It’s time! Thank the Lord for President Trump who has started the process of modifying and modernizing the Endangered Species Act.
Letters to the editor Aug. 26
I am opposed to the red flag Laws that are being pushed on us by President Trump and the RINO Republican leadership. These laws violate the Second Amendment and my right to defend myself and this takes away our ind…
Letters to the editor Aug. 25
Helena Rev. DeBree quoted Sen. Steve Daines in a letter printed in the Daily Inter (Aug. 18) Lake: “Many experts believe firearm restriction proposals would be ineffective in preventing violent crimes.”
Big pharma is out of control
Don’t be fooled by the current Washington, D.C. rhetoric about “reforming” the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently Sen. Chuck Grassley has been promoting his bill which would place inflation-based caps on Medica…
Election will prove if Montana's independent spirit is still alive
As a longtime Helena resident, a previous legislator, and victim of dark money, I remain privy to insider Montana politics. The 2020 governor’s race has much in common with past “buy and bully” politics, where catt…
Sun Road reconstruction was far from a sure thing
I’d like to congratulate Glacier National Park on completing the Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation.