Letters to the Editor
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Tester's attacks on veteran-run business are shameful
Bridger Aerospace started with four veterans in a barn in Montana. Our next mission became using battlefield techn…
Better public land management is possible; An update from Sen. Fielder
People who prefer federal control are trying to convince everyone that Montanans would sell all the public lands if we are put in charge of them. No chance. Popularity for transferring control of federal public la…
Letter to the Editor; The bottom line
Why does the US and the other responsible nations continue to flounder in addressing international terrorism? Why, when obviously a different strategy is called for?
An update from Rep. Ingraham
Patriot Day falls on the 11th of September, 2014 (also commonly known as ‘Nine-Eleven’) and is remembered globally as the anniversary of the catastrophic terrorist attacks on the USA that fell on September 11, 2001…
A holiday brought to you by working people
If national holidays have anything in common it’s that those of us who celebrate them by taking the day off don’t give much thought to the origin or meaning of the holiday. That’s true of secular holidays (never mi…
An update from Senator Fielder
The annual Patriotic Concert in Thompson Falls is such a special opportunity to gather with folks of all ages and all political persuasions to do one very positive thing together: honor our United States military s…
Chamber chatter
Was this not the BEST Huckleberry Season you’ve ever seen?! First, an unbelievable beargrass season. Then ‘hucks’ to follow in copious amounts. But what does this have to do with business and economic development…
A solution in search of a problem
I see that some Montana Legislators are going to be pushing the “Sheriffs First” legislation again this coming January. It must be close to the umptieth time this anti-federal government idea has been brought to th…
Letters to the Editor; Cemeteries look excellent
Dear editor of the Valley Press,
Letters to the Editor; Irrigators stuck with the bill
Editor,
An update from Rep. Ingraham
It’s been a little over a year since I shared with you some resources which may be of value to you in helping to alleviate some of your medicinal concerns and struggles. And since it might be the last time I am ab…
Christians, Jews are easy targets, but for how long?
The absurd attacks on Israel for exercising its right of self-defense in the past few weeks have only been surpassed in foolhardy dangerousness by the world’s virtual silence about the genocide being practiced agai…
Montana must defend role for coal
The Environmental Protection Agency may seem distant, as it held hearings on proposed carbon emission rules in Denver last week, but Montanans should make no mistake — the EPA’s pursuits would have direct and harmf…
Letter to the Editor; Stunning disrespect for the rule of law
On June 26, the compact commission laid out a proposed framework for reopening negotiations on the Flathead Water Compact. Their document indicated that the first negotiation session would be held during the first …