Letters to the Editor
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The importance of reporting bear conflicts
In summertime, we all know what to do if we see smoke in the forest – report it. Quick detection helps fire crews …
Commissioners should be seeking solutions for Lake County
Lake County provides a myriad of protective services to defend and to enhance enjoyment of our lands. In turn, landowners pay property taxes to fund these county protections. A simple transaction, yet a complicated…
The changing landscape
Our world is moving faster and faster every day. “Out with the days of old and in with the new” is without a doubt the motto of the time. For the most part, our lives as Americans are pretty darned good, and our li…
Trump infrastructure plan must not morph into Stimulus 2.0
Despite the urgency of passing an infrastructure bill, spending and infrastructure reform has been a thorn in the side of presidents and Congress. President Trump, who has been playing up the prospect of infrastruc…
Public lands are crucial to jobs, economy
Last month, President Trump accepted Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to shrink national monuments in Utah, affecting both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This was the first step …
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I should not watch the news as it really gets to my peace of mind. Yes I know, just turn it off, but I am not that strong.
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If you or someone you love has been battling cancer here in the Flathead Valley over the last 20 years, you probably knew Mindy Swan.
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If you or someone you love has been battling cancer here in the Flathead Valley over the last 20 years, you probably knew Mindy Swan.
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If you or someone you love has been battling cancer here in the Flathead Valley over the last 20 years, you probably knew Mindy Swan.
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If you or someone you love has been battling cancer here in the Flathead Valley over the last 20 years, you probably knew Mindy Swan.
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As a young high school American government teacher, I compared our system to an automobile that was useful if it could start, speed up, slow down and stop. When the people thought government needed to be more activ…
It's time to revisit and repeal the Johnson Amendment
In referencing the 1954 Johnson Amendment and possible changes to it, a Dec. 17 letter titled “Nonprofits should serve communities not candidates” stated mid-paragraph that “charitable nonprofits must stop short of…
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As a young high school American government teacher, I compared our system to an automobile that was useful if it could start, speed up, slow down and stop. When the people thought government needed to be more activ…
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As a young high school American government teacher, I compared our system to an automobile that was useful if it could start, speed up, slow down and stop. When the people thought government needed to be more activ…
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As a young high school American government teacher, I compared our system to an automobile that was useful if it could start, speed up, slow down and stop. When the people thought government needed to be more activ…
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The late Frank Lloyd Wright building meant something to me only because having the FLW architects design it delighted Bud Lockridge, the building’s original owner It seemed to me at the time that it was “nothing to…