Letters to the Editor
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Heroics from St. Regis firefighters
I want to call attention to the actions of volunteer firefighter Clint Wolff with the St. Regis Fire Department.
Veterans Day
I want to thank all the men and women that have served this great nation. You are a huge part of what makes the United States a great place to live. I have been present when people have spoken their anger at the se…
The price of power
Montana and the nation are at the crux of a changing energy future. What that future will look like depends on the choices we make now. These choices will require some tough decisions by both electricity consumers …
Keeping in Touch: Ideas to support veterans on Veterans Day
With Veterans Day, November 11th, just around the corner, it’s never too early to begin reflecting on the sacrifices our military men and women make on our beh…
Battle of ideologies
Power, power everywhere—power, power; who really cares? It’s quite obvious the stakes are so very high and political parties stop at nothing short of desperate manipulation to win that almighty power for the politi…
Support for candidate
On November 2nd, the citizens of Mineral County face the significant choice of selecting a county attorney. The position demands experience, honesty, integrity and most importantly the intestinal fortitude to do w…
Does experience matter?
I am first of all writing to thank all of you who voted for me in the June Primaries in my run for county coroner.
Let's be civil
Former Thompson Falls Mayor Louis LaRock has been complaining about Doug Dryden’s lack of communication years back in a recent letter. I would like to share a little experience I had with Mr. LaRock about 10 years …
COPING CHOICES: Eating disorder-what is it?
Dear Choices: Is eating disorder about more than just what you eat? I get so frustrated and confused and would like to be able to understand it.
A glowing recommendation
Since August 2007, I have presided over Justice Court in Sanders County. Previously, I had been in law enforcement for over 30 years, in both urban and rural areas. In my experience on both sides, it would be extre…
To coordinate or not to coordinate
I am more than curious after reading recent letters to the editor articles in both the Valley Press and Ledger about the status of coordination in Sanders County. This process, as I understand it, had been approve…
We the People: the bigger picture
Many months ago I wrote an article about David Walker’s warnings about the fiscal direction of this country. Mr. Walker, the former Comptroller of the United States from 1998 until 2008, has been warning politicia…
Shocked by disrespect
On Saturday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m., in the Mineral County Military Cemetery in Superior, Montana, I laid my father to rest. He was a WWII Veteran who was wounded on D-Day and also in the Battle of the Bulge. My father w…
Keeping in touch
In preparation for the upcoming legislative session, I have recently attended two meetings regarding health care challenges and the impacts the New Health Care Reform Laws are having on Montana. While the Patient …
Importance of coordination
In the Sanders County Ledger, one Doug Ferrell commented on Ron Olfert’s pro-coordination article. Mr. Ferrell’s long-winded comments about “coordination” missed the whole point of the process. Or he never attended…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: internet dating
In 1727, Helen Morrison, a lonely spinster in Manchester, England, placed the first lonely hearts personal, advertising for a husband in the local weekly newsp…