Letters to the Editor
Editor, As Thanksgiving approaches, the members of the Bread Basket Board reflect on the many, many individuals and organizations that support our efforts to assist food insecure families in the communities of Ronan, Pablo, Charlo and Moise. Businesses who regularly donated goods to the food bank include Harvest Foods, Lake Farms, Country Pasta, Mission Mountain Organic Eggs, Ronan Subway, School District 30, CSKT Division of Fire and Gardens for Life and our newest partner, Dollar General.Organizations and churches who consistently organize food drives and raffles to support the Bread Basket include St. Luke Community Healthcare, Rocky Mountain Twist, S&K Gaming, Westland Seed, R...
Editor, I write this in deepest concerns of the tribes’ council in just simple words without any opinions from anyone in the community. This is just an opinion / question type message. Our tribal members are suffering and no one’s doing anything about it. And many years have passed since distr...
Editor, This letter was inspired by the very controversial and divisive political news coverage lately. I do firmly believe that as we humans navigate, manage, and live out our political divides, we need some inner peace. Our thinking totally affects each of our lives moment by moment. Read, consider, and...
Editor, In the decades after World War II, it came as a shock when Roger Revelle, at that time the director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, warned that the surface of the ocean was becoming increasingly acidic and unable to absorb the rapidly growing carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fu...
Editor, Shelly Fyant is running for HD 91 - a large district covering parts of Missoula, Arlee, Dixon, Camas Prairie, Charlo and Ronan. Google HD 91 (Montana). She is very capable of representing all her constituents in these areas due to her diverse background. Shelly was raised on a ranch in Arlee...
Editor, “Democracy cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage. America must get to work.” (Thurgood Marshall) Here we are again ... in a fragile state as a nation. Worried sick, I always return to my values, instilled by my solid Republican...
Editor, Opponents of the two ballot initiatives to open up Montana’s election system are entitled to prefer the status quo, but it’s sad to see disinformation used in their advocacy. Here are principal claims being used, followed by reality. Claim: Montana already has open primaries. Reality: ...
Editor, I have just returned from Asheville, North Carolina, where my elderly mother lives. For three days after Hurricane Helene all roads in the west of the state were closed due to flooding, damage, debris, landslides, downed bridges, and fallen trees and power lines. Our family was unable to communica...
Editor, If you knew Shirley Azzopardi as I have known her, over the years, you would know her as a person of exceptional character, personal strength, and perseverance. She is, in my opinion, the kind of person we would be lucky to have in the Montana Legislature to represent all of us, even those of us w...
Editor, Shirley Azzopardi, who is running for District 13 in the Montana House of Representatives, has all the qualities I want in a political candidate—integrity, common sense, knowledge and perseverance. Having known Shirley for many years, I have seen her handle complex situations both pers...
