Letters to the Editor
Editor, Our U.S. Senate Republicans are striking at the heart and core of our democracy through their repetitive assaults on our freedom to vote. Our right and privilege to vote in the United States of America is at the core of our democracy. We count. Every single registered voter provides the bedrock of our democracy. Without our votes, what are we left with? The opposite of democracy is dictatorship, tyranny and inequality. That is not what our founding fathers created for us. That is not what has sustained our country since our founding in 1776. The Senate Republicans have, since May, introduced 360 bills restricting voting rights. The most recent attack was just two week...
Editor, Montana; tops in COVID, bottom in vaccinations. What a record, mostly because people don’t want to be told what to do. Cost in lives and money because people don’t want to wear a mask or get a shot? Schools are opening and closing, not providing online learning. I have followed the sto...
Editor, Senator Steve Daines is holding the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BSCA) hostage. The BCSA, a bill introduced by Senator John Tester, intends to strengthen public land protection while ensuring public access to outdoor recreation and the economic advantages to the Montana economy that follo...
Editor, I received a copy of the Valley Journal in the mail dated 0ct. 20, 2021 here in Tucson, Arizona. I was pleasantly surprised with your front page featuring my esteemed friend Jim Manley. Excellent article about a great Montanan and a greater American. Mr. Manley and I go ...
Editor, The Fish and Wildlife Service recently released its Draft Environmental Assessment regarding new facilities to be built in the valley. The document titled “New Northwest Montana Wetland Management District Administrative Facilities” can be found on the FWS website. The FWS seems set on...
Editor, Senator John Tester is in support of the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA), as are many Montanans and Missoulians. This bill is intended to expand protections to the headwaters of the Blackfoot and Clearwater Rivers, while improving and expanding outdoor recreation areas for the public. ...
Editor, Several recent letters have questioned Greg Hertz’s guest column concerning corporate tax laws. Simply put, corporate taxes are taxes that the federal government imposes on profits made by corporations. In 2017, under then President Trump, the corporate rate dropped from 35% to 21%. Since...
Editor, This year’s Town Pump Food Bank Challenge campaign is “Montanans Helping Montanans for 20 Years.” It started on Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 30. In 2002 the campaign started with 17 food bank partners in 15 communities and a Town Pump match of $50,000. This year they are working...
Editor, I am writing this letter to urge the residents of Ward 2 of the Polson community to elect Laura Dever for a full term as city commissioner. As an interim commissioner, Laura has shown that she is willing to learn and work with various stakeholders to be an effective commissioner. She has dedicated...
Editor, Our nation dearly needs this: “A bringing of light to the darkness.” These words were spoken by Arthur Brooks, an economist and an influential conservative voice in this world. He was on an App interview entitled: “How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?” It wa...
