Letters to the Editor
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Opinion: Christman recalls flood
The Great Flood of 1964 had a profound effect upon my life. In fact, in my stories of “Tales of a Misspent Youth,…
Likes Mumby and Cheff
One of the greatest assets the community of Columbia Falls has to offer is its public schools. We are community members who support our public schools because we are ensured that generations of educated citizens wi…
Likes Bostock, Albrecht
By now all Columbia Falls residents should have received their election ballots for the School District 6 Trustee election. Two candidates stand out for their conservative values. Those two have been endorsed by Co…
Weighs in on school election
s a community member and someone who cares deeply about the quality of the public institutions that we all share, I am increasingly concerned about what I see as an unwarranted attack by some members of our communi…
Likes Cheff and Mumby
My name is Sherri Nissen and I currently teach 4th grade at Ruder Elementary. I have been teaching in Columbia Falls for over half of my life. I have witnessed firsthand the dedication of many, many educators over …
Raises Blankenship concerns
Last year, residents of the Blankenship Bridge/ Teakettle Mountain area petitioned the Forest Service to change the Blankenship Bridge gravel bar from unrestricted camping to day use only. The only response was two…
Family says thanks after fire
My husband and I lost our home to a fire that started in the early morning hours on Tuesday, March 8.
Thoughts on student survey
this survey a proper use of academic time?
Why politicians lie
We’ve all heard the quip, “how do you know when a politician is lying?”
More questions on SEL
An article which appeared in the Jan. 25 edition of the Hungry Horse News highlighted a group of parents and community members who are concerned about the recent introduction into the Columbia Falls School District…
How do we get answers?
The group was vocal for a very short time when a man yielded his time to another. The vice chai spoke over him saying yields would not be allowed. Madame chair allowed it this one time. Roberts Rules need to be fol…
Opposes repeater on Elk
I am writing today to strongly protest the installation of a radio repeater and other equipment on Elk Mountain in Glacier National Park.
Powers on grizzlies
I love living on the edge of Glacier National Park. Every time that I see a grizzly bear or a lynx and every time that I hear wolves howling or elk bugling, I feel like I am the luckiest person in the world to be a…
GOP opposes deficits
In August of 2020, we wrote an opinion opposing Modern Monetary Theory (or MMT, the “too good to be true” idea that the federal government can spend unlimited amounts of money, regardless of revenue, in order to be…
Reject extremism
In the mid-1980s while analyzing leadership change in Latin America I was made aware that many office holders receive death threats. Something that I’d never heard of in the U.S. The last several years have shown m…
More on guns
Recently a local newspaper included a story entitled “No Permit, No Problem,” about Montana joining the growing number of states allowing ‘constitutional carry’ of guns. Some proponents of the permitless carry bil…