Letters
Editor, I work as an advocate at SAFE Harbor, the only domestic violence and sexual assault safehouse in Lake County. Due to several federal grant budget cuts, the staff and board members of SAFE Harbor accepted the challenge of initiating several small fundraisers. With the assistance of the Mission Valley Players Association, Rick and Vicki Wheeler at the Club Bar, Julie and Willard from Willards, Roger and Kathy Starkel, and all of the other community members and merchants, the first ever SAFE Harbor Benefit Pool Tournament took place on Saturday, April 12. With bated breath, I had been looking forward to the SAFE Harbor Benefit Pool Tournament held that fateful Saturda...
Editor, Ronan School District 30 held its annual early registration for kindergarten on Thursday, April 25. The turnout was terrific due, in part, to wonderful media advertising by your newspaper, Anderson Broadcasting and many of the local Ronan/Pablo businesses. We also had some great help from vario...
Editor, It’s not clear from whence this new, cute, rebranding “Responsible Republicans” cometh, but I find it failing my “smile test.” I can count on one hand (okay, maybe two hands), the number of Responsible Republicans in our current legislature and I’m having diffic...
Editor, “More Americans die of suicide than car crashes,” May 2; “Mortality and Morbidity Reports,” CDC, “This may stem from the economic downturn.” The New York Times adds, “another factor may be widespread availability of opioid drugs like oxycodone.&...
Editor, I would like to send my appreciation and thank-you to everyone. Sending a big thank-you to all of the hospital staff at St. Pat’s and St. Luke. You made my stay bearable with your kindness and professionalism. I would like to especially thank Dr. Vizcarra and Father Drew fo...
Editor, “All it takes is rhetoric and a public that does not think beyond the rhetoric they hear” (Thomas Sowell). You can just call the reserved water rights compact a “right,” and you are home free with a major part of the public. Those who are more skeptical can be dismissed ...
Editor, The Mission Valley Christian Academy is very grateful for the contributions of many local valley businesses and individuals for our senior trip and several spring fundraisers. Without support from these amazingly generous people, we would be unable to provide a great educational opportunity for th...
Editor, In response to the April 17 letter “Common Core bad for education, society,” I’d like to point out misinformation and clarify facts for readers unfamiliar with the Common Core. Ms. Ryan contends that the Common Core State Standards movement is one of a long list of natio...
Editor, The letters written by W. Elliot, M. Gale and L. Ingraham are just crazy. It’s surprising after these people have lived this long on the reservation, they cannot handle the fact that they still live on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Sorry to burst their bubble, but no matter how many lette...
Editor, On April 30, I attended a meeting in Polson that was astounding. Alison Weir, former journalist and now executive director of “If Americans Knew,” spoke for an hour and a half on “What Americans Need to Know about Israel/Palestine: Beyond the Headlines.” The ...
