Letters

Editor:

Based on Tom Burns’ curmudgeonings on the downtown mural yesterday, you would almost believe he would have preferred the pocked and crumbly wall the way it was before. 

There’s an old saying that tastes are not a matter for argument. What one person calls amateurish might not be to many others. Van Gogh and Pollack probably got the exact same carping about “amateurishness,” but you probably couldn’t afford their stuff today. 

Editor:

In 2009, I came back to Livingston and became concerned about the Yellowstone River and the fish in that river. When I learned that the city was being fined by EPA because of the inadequate treatment of our solid waste, I suggested that the fish should be tested. I was told that no one eats fish anymore, but there is no danger because it is catch and release.  I suggested that contamination could touch our hands, our fish poles, our boats and the people who still swim in our water. 

Editor:

I just spent an hour watching Charlie Rose, because he had Mike Morrel, the former deputy director of the CIA, on his show. Mr. Morrel confirmed exactly what I think of Donald Trump. There are too many countries that fear we will come after them; if Trump should become president, we will!

Editor:

Monday’s lead story about the Yellowstone River whitefish kill sounded a couple of alarms regarding Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ reaction to the historic and lamentable event.

The first alarm was FWP’s cavalier hip-shooting about the cause of the fish kill. The initial kill reportedly happened on one side of the river in a specific stretch, prompting FWPs Regional Supervisor Sam Sheppard to conclude that no pollutants — thermal, chemical or otherwise — caused the kill.