Editorial
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Bears in Hyperphagia: A seasonal strategy for survival
The first brisk mornings of early fall have people thinking about pulling out winter coats, flannels, and hats in …
Airport lease may be best course
The city of Kalispell has been between the proverbial rock and a hard spot for decades with its municipal airport. The airport is expensive to operate, and commercial and residential development has grown around it…
Shaping the Flathead's future
Two long-term visions for the Flathead Valley — the Kalispell downtown plan and the U.S. 93 South Whitefish corridor plan — at long last have been adopted by our local government leaders. Both will chart the course…
Brave firefighters head into danger
Although Montanans understand fire danger better than most, we still are overwhelmed by the insanely dangerous wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area this week. The pictures are terrifying. The uncertainty is ev…
FVCC shows oomph as economic force
A recently completed fiscal study on Flathead Valley Community College confirmed what many of us already suspected — the campus and its students are a major force behind Northwest Montana’s economy.
Asbestos court is welcome, overdue
It’s been a long and often agonizing ordeal for sufferers of Libby asbestos-related disease to get compensation through the legal system.
Liquor license changes are promising
Thirteen years ago, we wrote an editorial that began, “Montana has a problem with the way it distributes liquor licenses.” Last week, the state Legislature took a big step toward solving that problem.
A vote of confidence in local economy
The announcement last week that United Airlines has decided to add direct summer round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Kalispell is welcome news.
Basin Commission needs our help
The news that the Flathead Basin Commission is a fiscal orphan, cast off by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, is worrisome indeed.
Shop at local small businesses
Saturday is the day to “shop small” in the Flathead Valley and support the backbone of our local business community.
Legislature gets job done - maybe
Just as some college students seem to work best under the pressure of a drop-dead deadline, the Montana Legislature pulled the equivalent of a caffeinated all-nighter last week and turned in a budget-crisis solutio…
Rankin School is appropriate tribute
We learned this week that the elementary school under construction in South Kalispell will be named after Jeannette Rankin, Montana’s first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress.
It's the people's Constitution, not the court's
Not everyone agreed with Montana voters when they approved Marsy’s Law as an amendment to the state Constitution, but the vast majority did, and we certainly think the voters knew what they were doing.
Veterans: Our thanks for your service
Flathead Valley residents have many opportunities to pay their respect to military veterans as Veterans Day assemblies are held today and Saturday throughout the valley.
Special session is a necessity
It appears that Montana legislators may at last be close to accepting the necessity of a special session as a means to solving what is a significant budget crisis.
Gov. Martz was a Montana original
Former Gov. Judy Martz was a fighter to the end.