Letters to the Editor

Editor,  When politicians call for an end to discord and for a new unity, it reminds me of an old story. A person was lamenting, “There is too much dissension. Why don’t the Christians join together with the Hindus, and the Muslims join with the Jews, and the Jehovah’s Witnesses join with the Jainists, and (from Atheists to Zoroastrians) just form one great big Baptist Church.” The world population is about 7.6 billion. The United States has about 331 million. Each of these individuals has a unique view of how and why we exist here on Earth. By ignoring many of the individualistic finer details, people begin to fall into separate tribal groups. Google list...

Editor,  I am opposed to House Bill 102. It would allow the possession of firearms on the campuses of the Montana State University system. It is reckless to consider this change that adds firearms to college campuses.   This bill threatens our vulnerable young people and others. Suicide is th...

Editor,  It is time that we as citizens of the United States get out of conspiracy land, including: 1. Joe Biden won by seven-million votes. 2. There is no legal proof of election fraud. 3. Our leaders, Steve Daines and Matt Rosendale, need to acknowledge that Biden won. 4. To not acknowledge the fac...

Editor,  The federal water compact legislation provides the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes with $90 million a year over the next ten years, beginning this year, to rehabilitate and modernize our broken-down irrigation project. Because rehabilitation and modernization will have an impact on t...