Letters
Editor, Our nation’s Republican Party is presently dangerously divided. This threatens our democracy. The evidence is clearly evident. 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 to this the advancements in “weapons of mass destruction.” Our world is in peril. What our world needs from each of us is a “great healing.” This healing is a “healing of the mind.” We each have a “thought system.” This system is based upon how we think. And how we think is based upon the individual choices we make in dealing with w...
Editor, Montana’s Constitution has served us well for over 50 years. It is one of the reasons we have the amazing state that we and our families are blessed to enjoy. Our 1972 Constitution is very special in that it guarantees the citizens of Montana 17 more rights than our US Constitution, includin...
Editor, Regarding Montana State Senator Jason Ellsworth’s op-ed in the Valley Journal of Feb. 22. First of all, with regards to his statement regarding “Joe Biden’s inflation,” this is ignorant. A lot of things totally outside of the president’s control contribute to inflatio...
Editor, How many Montana people know that $2+ Million came into Montana Counties to help sway the 2022 election? And how many know that Montana is riddled with voter fraud? Even Montana. And our GOP and DNC are both to blame. They just “yawn” and let it go. And look at the mess this country is...
Editor, Canadians approach the appointment of judges differently than Americans do. Consider their Supreme Court. Justices are selected by the Governor General from a short list of qualified candidates assembled with input from provincial law societies. Political affiliation isn’t a consideration. A...
You may have driven through the community of Arlee on your way to Flathead Lake or Glacier National Park. Today the beautiful Jocko Valley is threatened by a proposed asphalt plant on a 157-acre gravel pit. I realize gravel is a necessity in today’s world for highway and irrigation projects. But rig...
State Senator Carl Glimm has introduced legislation (SB 210) that would inject the government into end-of-life medical decisions. I agree with those who oppose this legislation on the grounds that it would violate a fundamental freedom under Montana law that people, in consultation with their physicians, sho...
No matter what your personal moral opinion about abortion is, SB 154 is not the answer. SB 154 is a direct insult to our right to privacy as protected by our Montana Constitution. It is short and easy to read, stating: Clarifying the right to privacy does not include the right to an abortion. If our le...
Editor, I’m amazed at the fact that some members of the GOP Super Majority/Freedom caucus have not taken care of a loved one who is dying. Should they have had this experience, they would not be in support of SB210 which ends the statutory approach to medical aid in dying, set out in the Montana Sup...
Editor, Once again, the party of small government has decided it needs more than $2.5 million after this legislative session to defend the bills that are passed that are found to be unconstitutional. They did this in the last session and blew through the $100,000 in their budget to defend their laws...
