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A leap of faith makes for a good essay
Have you ever had those fears that kept you from doing so many things?
Thoughts on rentals
Housing and growth are undoubtably the most popular, and heated, topics of discussion in the Flathead Valley right now.
Mitchell on session
Montana’s future should be determined by Montanans who have Montana Values and live the Montana way of life. That’s what the Montana legislature has been working to do during the first half of the 2023 legislativ...
Food bank thanks
The Columbia Falls Food Bank would like to thank Laura from the Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce for spear heading the food drive held recently.
Thoughts on North Fork Road
I am writing this column on the official first day of Spring. As usual it is much more springlike in Columbia Falls than it is on the North Fork.
Private lands in Glacier should have zoning
Last week’s story on a home built on the banks of McDonald Creek by John and Stacy Ambler certainly struck a nerve on social media, reaching about 722,000 people as of Monday, according to Fakebook.
Thoughts on griz delisting
Enos Mills first called for protection of grizzly bears in his 1919 book “The Grizzly,” as he watched them being exterminated from Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and California.
Mailer, website, is developer, not them
Columbia Falls and surrounding residents have been targeted with a mailer from FlatheadforSensibleGrowth.com.
What’s leaking under our river?
Municipalities throughout the United States are choosing to take the plunge and run utility lines under their rivers. Although intentions may be good, there are real risks associated with these types of decisions.
The future, and past, of the North Fork
A relatively new North Forker recently asked me if we are experiencing a “normal” winter.
Details, missed
So the other day the boy and I tried to ski and it was a miserable affair.
Former Mayor, commissioner, responds
Recently there was an article in the local newspaper criticizing community involvement in local planning efforts, listing a “myriad of problems with community input.”
A jaded eye toward public involvement
In conversations about government, it’s almost cliche to say, “The government closest to the people works best.”
Democracy isn’t pretty, but it’s better than the alternative
I don’t often read the editorial pages of the Daily Inter Lake, namely because they get a lot of opinions on subjects or topics we don’t always cover.
Love your neighbor as yourself
I feel grieved at the community response to the triumvirate commissioners’ letter, which condemned enabling the homeless, yet also seemed to shame any other assistance.
Amending the constitution, thoughtfully
2022 was the year of celebrating the fiftieth birthday of Montana’s Constitution – its visionary provisions and the unique bipartisan approach adopted by the citizen delegates who wrote it.