Letters to the Editor
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Battling substance abuse requires collaborative effort
Two and a half years ago, Attorney General Tim Fox and I stood on the steps of the state capitol with other lawmak…
Gray wolf recovery significant in wildlife conservation
Idaho and Montana’s successful recovery of the gray wolf was a significant achievement in species conservation.
Deceptive Practices, Measures and Messages
As election time draws near, we are about to be inundated with political ads to no end.
USFS road closures
In reference to the road closure(s) by the Forest Service, is it management or control? A tank trap or gate is so close to the approach you can't park one vehicle, much less a horse trailer.
Voter identification laws disproportionally affect Native Americans
In Montana, Native Americans make up 7 percent of the population and play decisive roles in elections. With the geographical size of the state, the seven Montana reservations are often distant from registration sit…
Megadrought highlights need for water conservation
The American West is in a megadrought — the worst drought in more than 1,200 years. Droughts occur naturally, but scientists have determined that 42 percent of this drought’s severity is attributable to higher temp…
Stand up for our county election officials
Thank you — two little words that convey so much. We want to say thank you to each and every one of Montana’s 56 county clerk and recorders, and their dedicated staff.
Selenium standard ignores bevy of unanswered questions
We have listened intently for over a year as state regulators imposed a new, very stringent site-specific water quality standard for selenium in Lake Koocanusa, while reassuring those who live here that this unusua…
YVFC director immediately shows ignorance of the Yaak
“Amy Pearson is the right person at the right time in the Yaak.” So said the infamous Rick Bass (who hasn’t lived in the Yaak in years) in an article on the front page of The Western News on Feb. 18 announcing the …
Biden administration jails patriots while attacking true American values
The need of name-calling is a must to keep the truth from surfacing. The truth loves to be called out and inspected, for it will be shown as it is, the truth. A lie hates the light of day, for its deceit, when surf…
Thank you, Troy Snowmobile Club
Please extend our special thanks to the Troy Snowmobile Club for supporting the recent avalanche awareness seminar hosted by David Thompson Search and Rescue.
Past delays leave Libby missing out once again
The article “Discussion of proposed retail cannabis rules blooms at Libby City Council” (Feb. 11) once again reveals outmoded attitudes and shortsighted incompetence among city leaders.
A little less apathy, please
America, in theory, belongs to the people. The land, the resources and the tax revenue — it belongs to the people.
Push to ban critical race theory only hurts students
One of the major talking points currently promoted by thousands of parents is that public education should not teach children to hate white Anglo-Saxon culture. But as I see it, the argument against teaching critic…
Act boldly on climate change
Climate change is a subject of much contention. Some despair that we will never be able to stop what we are doing in time to avert tragedy. A note of optimism has come from Bill Gates in his book “How to Avoid a Cl…
Spend Jan. 6, 2022 acting in defense of democracy
Almost one year ago, on Jan. 6, 2021, our beloved country suffered an unprecedented attack by the forces of darkness: not from foreign terrorists, but from an angry, hateful mob of domestic insurrectionists hell be…