Letters to the Editor
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Two sides to every story: vote yes for kids
In order to repair our track, it would cost upwards of 1 million dollars, regardless of whether this bond passes. …
Protect parks
It's that time of year, spring is here and it's time to once again plan for summer adventure in Glacier National Park.
Thanks for clinic
The recent news regarding an infusion of $1.29 million of state funds for the new Flathead Community Health Center is a wonderful example of what can happen when dedicated, compassionate legislators get together in…
Keep streets clean
I just finished reading the letters to the editor titled "Big Mountains Disgust Tourists" in the March 20 paper and "Sidewalk Dog Waste Enraging" on March 27. I agree with both letters.
Lawsuit could cost a lot
Montana law which qualified Whitefish to vote for a local sales tax is quite clear about the population needed for "resort community" status — less than 5,500 people.
Already enough red tape
As a resident of Flathead County for almost 50 years, and a property owner in both the county and the city of Whitefish, I am very concerned about Resolution 1783A.
Sidewalk dog waste enraging
Reading Alan Finston’s letter from last week’s Pilot prompted me to finally write this long overdue letter.
Improve high school for us
We are two sixth-graders who are 12 years old from Whitefish Middle School. We want the bond to pass because we have seen Whitefish High School and we do not think the it is a nice high school.
Dunk doughnut
Flathead County commissioner Gary Hall has astutely recognized that the Whitefish doughnut should be exempt from the proposed critical areas ordinance.
Big Mountains disgust tourists
While enjoying a ski vacation in your lovely community, I was struck by a simple observation that I feel the need to share with your readers. First, let me say we have come to Big Mountain in previous years and tho…
Hold someone accountable for child's death
In regards to the death of Rocky Plawman, I couldn't agree more with his grandparents.
Get the facts on high school
Five years ago, when we had a chance to move to Whitefish from Missoula, one of the first things we considered was the quality of the school system. It was important to us because we had young children but also bec…
Rolls his eyes
I roll my eyes in wonder. Sen. Max Baucus, surrounded by Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Sen. John Tester, tells a packed audience at Flathead Valley Community College that BP will not drill for coalbed methane in Canada…
Cost irrelevant
The Whitefish High School modernization and new construction bond election is coming up March 6. After the modernization of Muldown Elementary School and the Whitefish Middle School, it is now time to take a step f…
We owe kids
We would like to take a moment to express why we are voting yes to the current high school modernization and renovation project.
Global warning?
Global warming is a verifiable fact, but whether it is human-caused is still open for debate. According to the assistant director of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., there is no scientific e…