Opinion
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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,…
Fond remembrance of Emmerich
Scott Emmerich was one of the finest people I have ever known. Like most North Forkers, I first met him in his capacity as Polebridge Subdistrict Ranger. He wa…
Brown opposes I-185
I-185 is being touted as a health measure. Raising the price of a pack of cigarettes by $2 will encourage more people to quit smoking and pay for Medicaid expansion they say.
Supports Perry
Zac Perry is getting things done for HD3. Since taking office, Zac has built bipartisan relationships and sponsored three bills that became law. He also played a pivotal role in passing a law that allows private-se…
Dakin likes Tester
I recall Sen. Jon Tester’s support for Columbia Falls in 2015 when the CFAC closure came down. Our barely-unpacked new Rep. Ryan Zinke had chastised the city’s leaders for inviting EPA involvement and said we shoul…
The talent show
Editor’s note: George Ostrom is still on the mend and asked us to run this column from April 17, 1970.
Wackrow says he's not the proofreader
To the Editor,
The North Fork Forum
A little of a year ago, a new group calling themselves the North Fork Forum was formed. To my knowledge, they have not elected officers. They are just a loose group of North Fork landowners who talked about doing s…
An ode to big red
So the boy and I were wandering around in the woods the other evening when I heard a distinctive knock-knock-knock on a piece of wood.
On golf
Editor’s note: George Ostrom is still on the mend. He wanted you to read this piece from 1968...
A message to the proofreader
Most regular readers, and even some irregular readers, are aware of my often putting “what do you think” at the end of a column. My purpose in that is to encourage folks to respond by letter to Box 3 Columbia Falls…
Thoughts on rescues
Editor’s note: George Ostrom is still recovering from an illness. We bring you this column from 2009...
What happened, Grand Old Party?
Can you guess which U.S. President said this in his inaugural address?
A North Fork fire experience
Saturday, August 11, 2018: Lightning punctuated local radio chatter as our neighbors tried to pinpoint strikes from the predicted dry storm. For now, darkness shrouded the forest as duff incubated the embers.
Post fire thoughts
So far, so good. Nothing in this week’s weather, or in the seven-day forecast, has caused the fire danger to increase. Our fires are not dead out, but do not pose much of a threat to make a run.
Legion says thank you
This year at the Heritage Days 8th annual car show, the American Legion served 273 people at the BBQ, raising $1,000. This money will be used for charities. At our last meeting, we voted to send $500 to the FVCC Sc…