Letters
Editor, The Treasure State. The Last Best Place. These monikers ring true partly because of the pristine waters in Montana’s lakes and rivers. Recently the legislature passed, and the governor signed, a bill that decreases regulations on nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants allowed to be discharged into lakes and rivers. The bill heading says, “An act eliminating nutrient criteria from Montana water quality standards.” Six years ago the state created “numeric nutrient standards” limiting how much nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage, mining blast waste and fertilizers can go into the water. The standards were numerical, meaning measurable. De...
Editor, I read, with interest, the report in the Valley Journal from May 5 about information from Senator Daines’ office, which indicated that he felt the Real ID law was no big deal. It was onerous to Montana families, and so on, and should be delayed. This when national security agencies hav...
Editor, Our nation is in great peril. We brought this peril upon ourselves when we elected Donald Trump to the presidency. We elected Trump, and now, we are living with the consequences. The peril resides with the millions who are still following narcissistic Trump. Trump has a serious voting power-block ...
Editor, Our hearts are full of gratitude to our community for supporting our rural community clubhouse and Safe House. Thank you for donating and attending our sale. Thank you to Donna Benson, Karen Wood, Karen Dellwo, Linda Galiardo, Gavin Manyheads and Anderson Broadcasting. Our community support ...
Editor, My spiritual teachings have taught me that each one of us, as human beings, has within us the power of God’s love available for access and action. When a situation presents itself to me where my immediate response is something negative like fear, anger or attack, it is my signal to cho...
Editor, During this past legislative session, a group of enthusiastic Democratic women have written letters to the editor, guest columns, recorded radio spots and encouraged people to contact their legislators. We covered issues like voting rights, local government control, environmental issues, tax...
Editor, The Montana Secretary of State says, “Montana sets the standard for elections across the country.” And evidence continues to show that our election system is secure. Claims of voter fraud have been proven false time and time again; yet, the Governor has signed into law four bills...
Editor, After 20 seasons of guiding wilderness treks and river journeys in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, I have witnessed significant changes in wilderness visitors. As a teenager, I hiked from Ovando to Essex, scrambled in the Mission Mountains and skied from Benchmark to Holland Lake. Years late...
Editor, Last November, voters passed I-190, recreational marijuana, which is estimated to provide $25 million annually to help fund hunting and fishing, trails, outdoor opportunities and other conservation projects. Montanans love the outdoors so do the thousands of visitors to the state. In 2019...
Editor, Montanans deserve to have a say in our energy future. HB 273 would overturn I-80 and eliminate the public’s right to vote on a new nuclear facility in the state. Currently, we enjoy the right to have a say because of a voter-passed initiative that has stood since 1978 and was passed...
