Letters
While no one can begrudge a local government for wanting to protect the interests of their residents, it is a different scenario entirely when they are criticizing the very legislation that will protect their constituents from years of costly litigation and uncertainty. Contrary to claims made by the Lake County Commissioners, the Montana Water Rights Protection Act introduced by Senator Daines and supported by Senator Tester, is not only bi-partisan, but has tremendous benefits for water users both in Lake County and across our state. The MWRPA protects water users and well owners in our county by defining the federally reserved water rights of the Tribes and preventing expensive legal ...
Editor, The volunteers of the Mission Valley Food Pantry wish to thank all of the kind people who have helped support us with food and cash donations, and their time and skills throughout the year. Your kindness and generosity are greatly appreciated. Without your support, we could not help as many people...
Editor, When you have a president whose mental disorder overwhelms every good governing instinct, that nation has problems. I suppose it works in some forms of government, but in the United States, a democracy, no way. What confounds me is how the media attempts to make news out of practically ev...
Editor, In the past years Polson Rotary has been supplying burritos to the children and parents attending the kids’ show at the Flathead Lake International Film Cinemafest on Saturday mornings. This year, the Rotary Team prepared 260 burritos, and it would have been difficult if not for the generous...
Editor, Why do we need to impeach the president? So we do not become a dictatorship. “A dictatorship is a type of government in which a single person or party has absolute power. This means that the ruler or party has complete control and the rights of the people are suppressed.” If w...
Editor, Bravo and hats off to all the energetic people who worked on the FLIC film festival, which ran in Polson recently. All those efforts resulted in a wonderful cultural gift to our community. I was able to catch three intriguing films over the weekend. “Beyond Dreams” told the story of...
Editor, The Montana Water Rights Protection Act was recently introduced to the U.S. Senate as an “amendment” and “fix” to the flawed 2015 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Water Compact. Senator Dr. Al Olszewski, of Kalispell, who is running for Montana State ...
Editor, I have been following letters and articles regarding the water compact. Much of the divisiveness on this issue appears to be based on lack of knowledge. Someone famous (I cannot remember who) said something like, “Knowledge is the cure for ignorance.” I am not so concerned if people ar...
Editor, Our media, in its frenzy to put out news 24/7, has fallen into a habit of reporting personal interviews and panel discussions endlessly. These interviews and panel discussions are so relentless that “We The People,” who are watching, listening and absorbing all this, are also bei...
Editor, The Jan. 22 Valley Journal included a story entitled “Olszewski and Republican cohort ask Daines to withdraw CSKT compact bill.” The bill in question was introduced in December by senators Daines and Tester to “finalize a long-negotiated water compact between Montana, the f...
