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Opinion

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Updated 1 week, 3 days ago

Speech team thanks Bigfork for supporting trip to nationals

Olivia Close, Micah Butler and Brody Henion were the first students in Bigfork Speech and Debate history to qualif…

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
'Not a mistake': A life that was saved

I was a mistake.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Enough is enough: Time to restrict guns

I’m putting my vote with the students from Florida, and across the country: Any politician who takes a dime from the NRA will be wearing a badge of shame and will not get my vote. And that goes for the pharmaceutic…

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
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We have a looming crisis for Emergency Medical Services in the Flathead Valley. If not dealt with soon, this will result in loss of life for you, a family member, friend or neighbor.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Zinke: 'I believe in the American spirit' despite the 'attack dogs of the left'

“Do right and fear no man.”

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
We keep nitpicking, and sports keep delivering

Nothing will ever be perfect, and sports are no exception.

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
HD7 candidate introduces himself

I filed in January as a candidate for House District 7 in Kalispell. Our system of government depends upon citizens willing to serve; I could no longer ask others to serve without being willing to serve myself. Bei…

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Hammering for hope and Habitat

On a blustery March morning, a handful of guys are shooting nail guns and hammering away at a framework of studs, ignoring the dark gray wall of weather headed their way.

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Continuing the gun debate

As tragic as it is to endure our schoolchildren being slaughtered and to watch the grief of survivors and families, suggestions on improving school safety simply sidestep the point. Innocent people have been slaugh…

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Long-time outfitter: It's time for everyone to get behind legislation

I’ve devoted my life to sharing our beloved Bob Marshall Wilderness country with folks from all over the world. For over 50 years I’ve made my living introducing this beautiful natural treasure with others. During …

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Sen. Tester sitting on his haunches

I was so uplifted by President Trump’s State of the Union speech, and feeling like the America I was raised in is coming back again. It was such a positive speech. Then I witnessed the childish behavior of the Demo…

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
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I had to laugh at the article in the Inter Lake shouting the alarm that tariffs were going to jack up prices.

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Yes, economy is growing, but it isn't just because of the 'GOP tax scam'

Like many so-called conservatives, Mr. Marcus Esmay of Columbia Falls (“Sen. Tester in need of intervention?” Daily Inter Lake op ed, Jan. 31) apparently clings to misinformation when it comes to the national econo…

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Local police can be lifesavers, too

We count on our law-enforcement officers for so much more than catching bad guys and upholding the law. That was evident recently when the Kalispell Police Department presented awards to two police officers who too…

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
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I had to laugh at the article in the Inter Lake shouting the alarm that tariffs were going to jack up prices.

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Zinke unleashed: A candid interview with a 'change agent' in the D.C. swamp

The secretary of the interior is no stranger to me. Ryan Zinke has been a local hero in the Flathead Valley for years — first as a prep football star in Whitefish, then as a military hero who served with the Navy S…