Letters to the Editor
Editor, Please join me in honoring the invaluable contributions of our nation’s public servants. Public servants daily carry out critical work that allows our society to function. We rely on public servants for our daily safety through emergency services and for preventing crime and terrorism. They ensure we build and maintain the physical infrastructure allowing us to move from place to place, communicate across long distances, power our homes, or drink clean water. These public servants educate our children, administer critical social programs like Social Security and Medicare, and much more. Too often, their work goes unnoticed until something goes wrong. Yet public ser...
Editor, We are hearing and reading this prediction over and over again these days: “Our democracy is in peril.” President Biden knows this and has been attempting to promote many of the policies which form our democracy. But our severely divided Rep...
Editor, When I want to buy a new car, I want to be able to negotiate a price rather than blindly pay the asking price. That’s because I’m a smart shopper. A recent letter to the editor in the Valley Journal stated that Medicare Advantage is being cut by $307 billion and criticiz...
Editor, I’m writing this letter regarding DUIs on the reservation. I had my share of trouble in my life and quit because I’m older now and don’t look for trouble in my life. In my life I have seen many things that weren’t right. Alcohol is a drug and it is a choice of w...
Editor, April is Alcohol Responsibility Month. As the weather begins to get warmer, it’s a great time for Montana families to start conversations about alcohol at home to prevent underage drinking. As the father of two adult children, I know firsthand that kids grow up fast. I also know it is cri...
Editor, Montana Senator Greg Hertz is presenting a bill on Friday (SB 566) that is an unabashed attempt to electioneer the next US Senate race at the cost of Montana Libertarians and our ability to maintain ballot access. The bill changes the Senate race to a top two primary where all candidates compete a...
Editor, The Inflation Reduction Act has upped our debt over seven trillion. Senator Tester actually voted for this. It has increased inflation as have the other trillions poured into the US by the Biden Admin. Tester meets, greets, and talks but doesn’t really commit to anything. I want to know why ...
Editor, We’d like to thank everyone who helped make our March 10 Mission Valley Ice Arena Fundraiser at Glacier Brewery such a success. Donors from throughout our Mission Valley came forward with wonderful items for our silent auction – from individuals with handmade art and crafts, to comm...
Editor, Our nation’s Republican party is presently dangerously divided. This threatens our democracy. The evidence is clear. Our world is presently undergoing tremendous stresses. We are dealing with viral pandemics, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the ramping up of fear and anger. Add...
Editor, For those whose only outside world news comes from Fox or OAM they should be happy to hear that Montana’s students testing level came out at close to the 25% competency level in both reading and math ability. This should pretty well insure, as they grow, they will follow what they ...
