Thursday, January 23, 2025

ARTICLES BY JACK HELLER

America must go back to work

I vividly recall a battle I was involved in at a place called “Ben Tre” during the 1968 “Tet” offensive in Vietnam. Our unit was greatly out numbered and the only thing that prevented us from being over run was by the maximum use of air strikes, gunships and artillery …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Public education system is failing our youth

What would be the fate of a baseball manager whose team had a record of 50 years of losing seasons with each succeeding year falling further down in the standings? Would you continue to not only fully fund, and also provide periodic raises, bonuses and other perks to include a …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Partisan political events don't belong in Veterans Park

On June 15 at 12:30 p.m. the United Veterans Honor Guard arrived at Veterans Park in Kalispell (formerly Depot Park) to conduct a veteran memorial ceremony for a recently deceased veteran. To their surprise and dismay there were about 25 to 30 protestors in front of the memorial waving signs …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Partisan political events don't belong in Veterans Park

On June 15 at 12:30 p.m. the United Veterans Honor Guard arrived at Veterans Park in Kalispell (formerly Depot Park) to conduct a veteran memorial ceremony for a recently deceased veteran. To their surprise and dismay there were about 25 to 30 protestors in front of the memorial waving signs …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Responding to violence in America

Each time there is a mass shooting in America, the left starts beating the drums in favor of stricter gun-control laws. They seem to think that without guns there would be no mass killings; however rational people realize that guns are merely the implement that mentally unstable people use to …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Responding to violence in America

Each time there is a mass shooting in America, the left starts beating the drums in favor of stricter gun-control laws. They seem to think that without guns there would be no mass killings; however rational people realize that guns are merely the implement that mentally unstable people use to …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Who are the politically correct police and what is their goal?

Who really sets the political social agenda for the United States? Who sets the criteria for someone to be labeled a bigot or racist? Who defines what hate speech is and identifies those who use it? Who establishes the criteria for being a “white supremacist” and who has the authority …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Who are the politically correct police and what is their goal?

Who really sets the political social agenda for the United States? Who sets the criteria for someone to be labeled a bigot or racist? Who defines what hate speech is and identifies those who use it? Who establishes the criteria for being a “white supremacist” and who has the authority …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

America's current civil war

My two granddaughters and some liberal friends have taken me to task for expressing my conservative views. I personally disavow any political affiliation and consider myself an independent who focuses on the issue and candidate when voting. I must confess in recent times I have found it not only difficult …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

America's current civil war

My two granddaughters and some liberal friends have taken me to task for expressing my conservative views. I personally disavow any political affiliation and consider myself an independent who focuses on the issue and candidate when voting. I must confess in recent times I have found it not only difficult …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Is Clinton the right one to be first?

The upcoming presidential election features a special event. For the very first time, a female candidate is in the running to become president of the United States. The first person to accomplish anything that is deemed a great feat or achievement is guaranteed a featured role when history is recorded …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Hope for America?

In my previous letter called “Obituary for America,” I laid out the causes, which could, if not corrected, lead to the demise of our great country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Obituary for America: This veteran thinks politicians will destroy USA by 2016

On July 4, 2026, after a lengthy illness caused by serious wounds inflicted by her professional politicians, the United States of America passed away. As she lay dying, her citizens were largely apathetic and uncaring. With little public support or assistance her spirit rapidly dwindled and she could no longer …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

How to write a mission statement

As a former educator, I had my interest piqued by the article entitled “Kalispell school board works on district mission statement.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Military has lost confidence in the president

On June 3, for the National Review Online, Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, U.S. Army, retired, wrote an article entitled, “Why Team Obama was blindsided by the Bergdahl backlash.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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