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Editor, After reading Mr. Yeater’s letter (Valley Journal April 25) defending Rep. Janna Taylor’s 0 percent rating by the Montana Conservation Voters, I decided to call the MCV office in Missoula (542-1055) for information. A very knowledgeable young woman named Sarah answered the phone and my...
Editor, Polson teachers and staff: thank you. With all the micro-mismanagement and egocentric behavior in the leadership of the district, teachers have continued to maintain their focus where it should be: on the education of their students. It is difficult to maintain morale with all that has occurred of...
Editor, It is my opinion, and I think a majority of tribal members’ opinions as well, to give this settlement to the members of our tribe. It should be up to us if we want to invest. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance for some of us to become debt-free or travel or help our friends and family wh...
Editor, Does Polson really need impact fees? In the “findings” portion of the proposed draft of Ordinance 661, Sec 6.2(a) you can read the following statement, “The city (of Polson) has experienced an unprecedented rate of new development in recent years increasing the strain on the c...
Editor, Why does the Polson City Council seem to believe that playing “good cop, bad cop” with the public is fair and honest? Consider the city impact fees. A couple of meetings ago, one city commissioner stated that all previous mistakes and transgressions based on the current, slightly skewe...
Editor, I attended the Earth Day Celebration in St. Ignatius last Sunday, and was delighted. I want to thank lead organizer Ms. Keast, English teacher, for a well-put-on production and thank all participants for a good job as well. I learned that the recycling center near Pablo, run by Mark Nelson, accept...
Editor, Two weeks ago, our local newspapers were kind enough to publish a letter to the editor in which I was critical of fellow trustees who make decisions on the basis of comments they hear from anonymous sources. The local papers, in their issues of the week of April 22, published a response from Alan ...
Editor, There are three things that make wind power on a par with coal; no, four. (This is only in certain areas though where the price of coal and distance to the power plant are factors. The Colstrip mine and the Billings power plant are untouchable by wind power, even in the worst of times for coal.) ...
Editor, Just a month or so ago I started taking a weekly magazine “The Week.” I find it is very thorough in content yet not tedious with lengthy articles; it works great for me. In a page named “Briefing,” the subject was “The rise of atheism,” and included in the ar...
Editor, A deep sense of gratitude is due to everyone who recently participated in the sixth annual CASA Golf Tournament. Participation was outstanding as usual and without the golfing support of area law enforcement, probation, banks and teachers, this event just couldn’t survive and continue to ...
