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Editor, As a parent of a young adult who attended Arlee Schools for 11 years, I find it very hurtful that a school board trustee would call verbal assault, intimidation and bullying from a coach, school board trustee and teachers a sideshow. I hope that this will help show what kind of attitude and lack of...
Editor, On June 26, 2006, the subdivision in which the new Walmart will be constructed was granted preliminary approval. On May 16, 2007, Ordinance 624 became effective. Reading the ordinance would lead to the conclusion that the city had established a clear black line. Those new developments prior to M...
Editor, The purpose of this letter is to commend the administration and staff of Mission Mountain Enterprises. Our son has been in the day program for five years and a residential client for the past 2 1/2 years. We have become acquainted with many clients and most of the staff. The client population encom...
Editor, I am only one man. But I am an American man — a man who is very concerned about his country and its future hanging on the precipice of utter destruction. How much difference can one man make? “How often has public calamity been arrested on the very brink of ruin, by the seasonable energ...
Editor, In last week’s paper, a letter to the editor writer took my words out of context. I wrote that the radical minority was “acting like nothing more than terrorists.” One definition of terrorist is “the use of threats to coerce for political purposes.” I guess the writer...
Our country is built upon a foundation of law. From the U.S. Constitution to federal laws and regulations, to state, county, district and town/city laws and ordinances, we have a huge amount of law to deal with every day. I believe that the ever-increasing number of laws and regulations we generate are ch...
Something just happened to renew my faith in common sense and reduced government interference in our lives. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of private landowners who pushed back — at great personal expense — the Environmental Protection Agency on a dispute over a “wetland.” Severa...
Editor, I would like to say, “thank you” to those who are supporting our military. I know that there are many of you who understand and wish us well, and I thank you. Thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary that sent me a package for Christmas as well as a couple of nice cards. The last card came on ...
Editor, After reading “Ronan City Council stalls parks master plan” in the March 21 Valley Journal, I feel the disappointment and frustration of the parks board is understandable. It is disheartening to devote long hours, days, weeks and years formulating a plan with the best interest of the c...
Editor, I am writing this letter in deep appreciation for all of the support of my son, Donovan Chase McDonald, as he raises funds to travel to Australia for an international cross country meet this summer. We raised approximately $2,000 from the spaghetti dinner, live and silent auction and the 50/50 raff...
