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Editor, My brother of 49 years of age had a brain aneurysm March of this year and was in a coma, with multiple strokes, the family was called in to Lake Charles Memorial, as he would not make it through the night. He did make it and is alive today thanks to many wonderful medical staff and prayers answere...

Editor, Once again the thing which most of all will strike the minds of thoughtful people again this Christmas is the ironic contrast between those appealing chimes of “Peace on earth, good will to men,” and the present state of the world, with its seething rivalries, ill-will, international s...

Editor, My husband and I enjoyed the "Art Walk" and Christmas parade in downtown Polson on Dec. 3, with all the twinkling lights, cheerful faces and conversations, and the connections we made with friends, neighbors, and people we hadn't seen in awhile. When we walked into the new Bistro and Art Bar run b...

Editor, We are so very proud to be a part of a wonderful group of people who supported and volunteered for the Ronan Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ronan Community Center. There was a true sense of community with eating together, sharing stories, laughter, and wonderful music and dancing. We s...

Editor, Taxed enough? Not according to a recent vote by the Polson Rural Fire District.  This board voted to enter into a contract with a third-party billing service to bill you and I directly for responding to auto "incidents.” The amounts billed are to be negotiated by the board, but prelimin...

Editor, The Polson Rural Fire Board wishes to clarify what it feels may be a misunderstanding by some members of the community. For nearly two years, the board, both past and present, has looked at recovering costs for responses to motor vehicle accidents. This has been on the board's agenda and discussed...

Editor, The sensor for the traffic light at Fourth Avenue East and Hwy. 93 in Polson by Super One Foods is situated so that if your left tire is on or over the yellow center divider, the light will not change. Many times I've seen a car sitting there, holding up traffic, waiting for a light that is not go...

Editor, I'm writing this letter to say thank you for your write up in the paper on both accounts, I would not have had success on giving the items away. I want to thank you for sending the reporter who took the picture and the write up from the bottom of my heart. I could not have done it without the help...

Editor, Why is it that all this discussion is going on between Republicans and Democrats, between all the “talking heads” and between all the media outlets focusing upon tax cuts, the national deficit, budget cuts, and a myriad of lesser problems and nothing is being said about getting complet...

Editor, The fire department just voted in a hidden tax. Who will pay? The tax is for "incidents" responded to by the department. The Polson Rural Fire district residents already pay a property tax for this service. It seems like double dipping to me. This tax will be billed to you and me and maybe even ou...