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The Big (true) Beautiful (not so much) Bill
After all the concern about runaway government spending and the hand wringing about the budget deficit why on eart…
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I take exception to Mr. Coco’s letter regarding the planned memorial March 14 during which the Whitefish High School students and faculty may participate.
Elderberry elixir: the cure for what ails us?
A co-worker of mine from the early 1980s sent me an intriguing email the other day. I hadn’t heard from him for years, but he remembered my Minnesota connection and sent me a copy of an article from the Minneapolis…
Thanks for support of the science fair
Thank you to the community of the Flathead Valley for your support of the Flathead County Science Fair.
A culture of negativity in Washington, D.C.
A mood of political dereliction has been gathering for 25 years and has now resulted in a culture of negativity and unproductiveness in the U.S. Congress and the White House.
Abortion's prevalence ought to make us question our beliefs
After 60 million-plus abortions in America since Roe v. Wade in 1973, we have another entrant to the Flathead Valley in the redoubtably resilient Ms. Susan Cahill’s clinic to add to that total, and it illustrates a…
District judge from Polson asks for your vote for re-election
Stewardship. It’s an old-fashioned word but it still rings true with the obligations and the opportunities we have to be sure that what we were given by those who passed before us is there in a usable way for those…
Wild Rivers, fortunate Flathead
The three forks of the Flathead River are defining characteristics of Northwest Montana — it’s hard to imagine our corner of the Rockies without the existence of these free-flowing waterways. They play a vibrant ro…
A response to 'Students Demand Action'
Dear Students Demand Action:
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On March 14, Flathead Valley public schools will be participating in a nationwide school walkout. Organized by the national political activist movement known as “Women’s March/Youth Empower,” the primary goal of th…
Turn back the clock
Daylight Saving Time is a scam. First proposed by Ben Franklin (with tongue firmly in cheek) in 1784 as a way of conserving candle power, DST does not save any energy or produce any other measurable benefits, but d…
Sunshine Week defends the right to know
The second full week of March is always a busy one around Montana as the snow melts and the bears and residents come out of hibernation.
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On March 14, Flathead Valley public schools will be participating in a nationwide school walkout. Organized by the national political activist movement known as “Women’s March/Youth Empower,” the primary goal of th…
Basketball madness keeps this dad young
I never thought I would care about anything related to basketball — in my mind it’s the most boring game ever invented, or at least a close second to curling.
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 …
Students making a difference
On Wednesday, students from around Flathead County will join forces with others from around the state and nation to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florid…