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. …
Legislative Audit Committee reviews recommendations
The Legislative Audit Committee met last month to hear performance and financial audits on several agencies of state government. This committee was written into the Montana Constitution 50 years ago to make sure th…
Couple grateful for those who assisted with flat tire
We are 80 year-old Canadians who have been coming to Whitefish for over 40 years. Recently we were driving down from Kimberley and stopped for dinner at Point of Rocks Restaurant about 25 miles west of Whitefish. A…
Whitefish, pleasant surprise
What a surprise Whitefish is!
Cautious of water conservation
To the citizens of Whitefish; putting aside the remaining and unanswered questions about how the city let itself get into a position of having to limit water use citywide when no other town in the valley is having …
Going back in time with baseload
“Where are we going this time? Is this the 50s? Or 1999?” Remember Back to the Future? This song pops in my head when I hear the word “baseload.”
Nelson's landscaping applauded
What a great example of good use of their real estate by Nelson’s Ace Hardware, a “family-owned, home-grown business” that recently moved from downtown Whitefish to Highway 93.
Hospital welcomes new emergency department physicians
The emergency department at North Valley Hospital recently brought on three new physicians who are integrating into the highly skilled emergency medicine team …
Should there be a nurses' union? Yes - and here's why
This is in support of voting yes to nurses who are trying to locally organize a union in part in response to corporate decisions from Kalispell Regional Healthcare. I am a working medical health-care professional i…
A chance to change
In 1964, the U.S. passed the Civil Rights Act. It was now illegal to discriminate against anyone based on their race, religion, sex or nationality. Unfortunately, the LGBT community was excluded from these protecti…
Forest has duty to educate about risk of recreating
Flathead Forest Supervisor Chip Weber ignores the advice of his own staff and grizzly bear experts, suggesting we consider all recreational activities to have an equal basis of risk when deciding whether to promote…
Risk and recreation on public wildlands
For several years there has been an active dialogue regarding risks associated with recreation in wildlands and concern for the safety of people who choose to do so. Much of this discussion has been focused on inte…
Thanks
Thank You, Whitefish, for helping to make Whitefish Woody Weekend VIII a huge success. It was a great show with 42 beautiful classic boats from all over the Pacific Northwest, California, and Florida, 13 of which w…
Sustainable Whitefish: Making transit a priority
Public transit in Montana has rarely been considered a necessity. Buses and passenger trains aren’t often found outside of big cities, and those that exist follow limited routes and run only at certain times of yea…
Give hospital CEO a chance
Proponents of the SEIU nursing union at Kalispell Regional Medical Center appear to be unwilling to give CEO Dr. Craig Lambrecht a chance to correct mistakes made in the fallout from the recent federal settlement. …
Next census brings hope for a second representative
The entire state of Montana has only one member representing us in the United States House of Representatives. For most of our history we have had two. That changed in 1992 when the 1990 census resulted in Montana’…