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Letters to the Editor

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Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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. …

Updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago
A call to stop cruelty inherent in treatment of circus animals

An elephant escaped from Jordan World Circus on April 16, 2024, in Butte, Montana, and ran across multiple lanes of heavy traffic before being recaptured.

Updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Supporting public participation and local control in land use policies

Flathead Families for Responsible Growth has taken a stand in the Montanans Against Irresponsible Densification (MAID) v. State of Montana case by filing an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs.

Updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Defunding Homeland Security would harm Whitefish

As one of the few Montana mayors near the northern border, I know what it means to keep our communities safe. When politicians start to talk about their plans for our border patrol agents and the security of our st…

Updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Letters to the editor April 22

Letters to the editor April 22

Updated 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Debo Powers best choice for HD3

When my friend Debo Powers told me she was going to run for House District 3, I immediately volunteered to be her treasurer.

Updated 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Powers makes residency an issue

Debo Powers candidate for state representative is making residency an issue in the upcoming primary election. In a Flathead Beacon article she said "it's important for candidates to live in the district they are ru…

Updated 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Keep public lands in public hands

As I kid I spent more time outdoors than in. I swear there isn’t an inch of the Whitefish and Flathead Rivers I didn’t row, a trail in Jewel Basin I didn’t hike, and a campground in Glacier I didn’t overnight. But …

Updated 10 months ago
There is no substitute for wisdom and experience

Recent advertising relating to the chief justice race has resorted to baseless political attacks. Attempts to impugn a fair judge and challenge the independence of the judiciary are improper.

Updated 10 months ago
International Women’s Day Calls for Deeper Commitment to Women

March 8 is International Women’s Day. It is a time to celebrate women's social, economic, cultural and political achievements and mark a call to action to accelerate women’s equality.

Updated 10 months ago
Letters to the editor March 6

I was pleased to see the mayor is recommending the issue of compensation and health insurance be brought to the voters on the fall ballot.

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Medicaid unwind hits older Montanans hard

Over 120,000 Montanans lost their Medicaid and Healthy Montana Kids health care coverage in the past few months. Shockingly, 70 percent of those terminations were due to administrative reasons: failures on the part…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
You’re not the boss in wilderness

When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead. I’d seen grizzlies before — from the car. But this experience was on a whole oth…

Updated 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Chairlift: Don’t come this way

Dad started smoking when he was 12 years old.

Updated 11 months ago
Respect the trails

Kudos to the hard-working trail groomers at Round Meadow ski area—nice corduroy despite tough conditions!

Updated 11 months ago
Monica Tranel represents us

On Jan. 17, I enjoyed my first experience attending The Fish Tank podcast in the Montana Tap House in Whitefish.