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Opinion: Christman recalls flood
The Great Flood of 1964 had a profound effect upon my life. In fact, in my stories of “Tales of a Misspent Youth,…
This sales tax makes sense
I will fully admit I’m not fan of sales taxes. When I moved to Montana some 22 years ago, I came from outside Buffalo, New York, where we had sales tax, property tax, income tax and a 10 cent per quart tax on motor…
Roosevelt, an appreciation
We had no television at our ranch because my father thought its absence would encourage his kids to read. I’m extremely grateful to him. I remain an avid reader of history, and discovered Theodore Roosevelt during …
Zoom on the newspaper
A classic G. George Ostrom column from Feb. 1, 1990
Snowbird
Last week it was my intent to talk about what I liked about winter as a boy and young man and compare it to now when I am in my 80s. Got so wound up in the 1950s there was no room to write about the present. It did…
Feet First
A classic G. George Ostrom column from October, 1989.
Wishing this news was fake
The big news last week was when Weyerhaeuser announced it was liquidating its 630,000 acres of lands for $230 an acre to Southern Pines Plantation, a real estate firm out of Macon, Georgia.
Winter memories
When I was a boy, winter was a favorite time of year. When I was twelve or so, my buddies and I would hike from our homes on Kalispell’s east side and camp at Lone Pine. At that time there was no organized park. In…
Holiday spirit
The late December melt-off, creating treacherous travel conditions once again, was as real as, well, impeachment, this past weekend.
Shuttle thoughts
The big news last week from Glacier National Park was that the Park Service would terminate its agreement with Flathead County to operate the shuttle service in the Park.
Looking forward to Forest Management
As I write this column, it is four days until Christmas. Despite forecasts of a big snowstorm, it turned out to be all rain in Columbia Falls and there is no snow on the ground. Some snow (about six inches) fell on…
No headline
It was interesting to read the article about the Columbia Falls trustees interviewing an “in-house” candidate for the superintendent’s position. Was I the only who thought the statement, “We’re underfunded. It’s st…
Poachers and gropers
A Classic G. George Ostrom column from March 29, 1989
Pig in a pit
Over the years my wife and her father have piled a fair amount of junk in my backyard, which, to put it mildly, is a bit of a disaster.
Road advice
I have really enjoyed reading what Flannery writes about the North Fork. She carries about the same things I do for roadside emergencies, except I also carry an ax, but have never included a shot of whiskey or a sl…
Music to my ears
So me and the boy were headed up to shoot video of the Night of Lights parade and for the first time ever the “mean streets” of Columbia Falls almost got me, which is to say a car that was making a left-hand turn o…