Letters to the Editor
Editor, Last week my wife and I attended our grandchild’s kindergarden music program. The kids were so excited to see their families in the audience. The children were ready to perform for us, it was so cute. You could tell they hung on every cue from the music teacher, striving to do their best. Unfortunately, I found my mind wandering to the tragedies that have occurred at Sandy Hook and Uvalde. It is unbelievable that after all these horrific tragedies, we have been unwilling to take serious steps to prevent them from occurring. Have any of our federal or state political leaders been to a school program to see their children or grandchildren giving their best to i...
Editor, After reading this weeks’ ‘A word in Response’ by Sen. Hertz, it is so disrespectfully and blatantly presented it drew my ire. His says the current elected Republican supermajority is proof and evidence of what direction the citizens of Montana want our state to take. He ch...
Editor, With our present politics, our democratic system of government is in danger. Our Republican party is seriously divided. Trump’s autocratic leadership style and present campaigning has attracted many supporters and divided this political party. The Trump base is a notably large voting bloc. W...
Editor, I perceive that the areas of Polson, Pablo and Ronan have many churches of various denominations, which serve the needs of many people. I have, for some time, been feeling the need for a non-denominational, community church in this area. If anyone in your readership feels similarly, and feel...
Editor, Lake County commissioners have, for a long time, sought, without a resolution, a solution to the expenses incurred, which they say contribute directly to the inability to find a way to improve our jail system. Luckily, we elected a supermajority of State officials who could stop the ‘woke&rs...
Editor, Christian Bumgarner, a well-loved fixture in the Mission Valley’s musical community for more than three decades, has retired and moved to Idaho. He has directed six choirs, three of which he founded, and his history with Mission Valley Choral Society dates back to the early 1990s. Christian ...
Editor, I thought I would be relieved when our legislative session was over. I am relieved that I no longer have to spend hours every day tracking whatever unkind, hateful, controlling bills were in the pipeline and emailing various committees to express my horror and disapproval. For the party of less go...
Editor, The debt ceiling bill, championed and passed thanks in part to Representative Zinke, is a small step towards finding a sustainable and effective trajectory for healthy economic growth. Both Parties have for too long willfully created inflation through the false belief that as long as they have a p...
Editor, I would like to take the time to recognize and thank some outstanding citizens and Healthcare workers. Recently I was walking near the intersection of HWY 93 and Main Street when my hip gave out and I subsequently fell to the sidewalk. A very kind lady was stopped at the red light and got out of h...
Editor, Wednesday, April 26 was a sad day for Montana. The Montana House of Representatives voted along party lines barring Representative Zooey Zephyr from the house chamber’s floor, anteroom, and gallery, but she can vote remotely. Which impedes her ability to represent and speak on behalf of her ...
