Letters
Editor, Today, Monday, Jan. 20, I am honoring Martin Luther King for his wisdom, generosity of spirit, and service to our country. As a teacher, I know that children are often wiser and more empathic than adults. I quote Alaia DiDomenico (Missoula International School): “Freedom is a forked path, Let us take the one of love, Not of hatred and bitterness…”. This young author captures MLK’s remarkable legacy of light. I am also honoring the legacy of President Biden and Vice President Harris today. This administration accomplished great things to move our country forward, including economic recovery from Covid, 17 million new jobs, and an investment ...
Editor, Young people in our local communities have historically supported the Ronan Bread Basket through sponsoring food drives, donating garden produce and the yield of 4-H projects. This past holiday season offered the Bread Basket so many opportunities to be grateful for and celebrate the community ...
Editor, Human extinction should be a “hot topic” for our world today. Right now, especially with the extremely good example our Middle East crisis is showing us, our world is watching the extreme devastation and killing capabilities of weapons of mass destruction. Add to this the threats of...
Editor, It’s clear that the US needs a better immigration system. That said, let’s see if I have this right. The incoming administration wants to deport most immigrants. But that’s not exactly it. They want to deport some of them, ones who work in jobs that Americans won’t work, su...
Editor, I’m writing this letter to the casinos our Salish and Kootenai Tribes own and operate and concerns their strategies - ways casinos operate. I noticed some unusual conditions about winning and days conducted especially on holidays or any given event. More have won out of state than locals of ...
Editor, This letter expresses my personal opinion and explanation of where we are as a nation today. This has nothing to do with politics. I know many others feel and express this same view. It all has to do with human nature and how Donald Trump’s negative human nature aspects have enlivened oth...
Editor, “I will never get over it!” a friend emphatically stated at a recent gathering. Y’all know what “it” is. And so I write. I write on behalf of my entire family, a multitude of tender-hearted friends, half of the country, the sensitive creatives, the hurting quiet on...
Editor, As Thanksgiving approaches, the members of the Bread Basket Board reflect on the many, many individuals and organizations that support our efforts to assist food insecure families in the communities of Ronan, Pablo, Charlo and Moise. Businesses who regularly donated goods to the food bank inclu...
Editor, I write this in deepest concerns of the tribes’ council in just simple words without any opinions from anyone in the community. This is just an opinion / question type message. Our tribal members are suffering and no one’s doing anything about it. And many years have passed since distr...
Editor, This letter was inspired by the very controversial and divisive political news coverage lately. I do firmly believe that as we humans navigate, manage, and live out our political divides, we need some inner peace. Our thinking totally affects each of our lives moment by moment. Read, consider, and...
