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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,…
Old 'clip stuff'
For my first 50 years in the column business, I saved weird items in a “clip pile” which could get to a troublesome size of “stuff” on my desks. I don’t do that anymore, so when desperate for material, like this we…
Road to nowhere
I almost forgot how quickly the Winter Interlocal follows the holidays. This year, the meeting will take place February 21 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Currently, the meeting is scheduled to be at the Glacier View/Hun…
Gianforte peddling wrong thing
Worrisome news recently broke with the new U.S. House Rep. Greg Gianforte, from Montana, suggesting the Wilderness Bill be amended to allow bicycles and other questionable uses. He implied the original bill allowed…
Another great holiday season
As usual, we had another terrific holiday season on the North Fork. In my mind, the holiday season begins with the Caldwell’s Halloween party and concludes with the beach party on New Year’s Day. All of this sprink…
Rabbits raise concern
I just turned 80 and I didn’t think I would be chasing tame rabbits around the neighborhood. Someone didn’t take their rabbits when they moved away. I try to keep them off the road and away from the dogs.
Tax reform does not help debt
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…
Wilderness Act is clear on bikes
On Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1928, Bob Marshall, a Forest Service employee and wilderness champion, started a walk at Echo Lake near Bigfork. By the end of the day, he arrived at the Elk Park Ranger Station up the South Fo…
Love thy neighbor
Maybe I should have been a preacher. I feel a sermon coming on. Actually, my role in life may be what one of my loving fans called me. She jokingly said, “George! You often serve mankind as an unelected trouble mak…
Merry Christmas on the North Fork
Boy! It has a terrific Merry Christmas and, as I wrote this the day after Christmas, I am looking forward to an equally terrific New Years. I hope you have all had the same with an equally bright outlook for the ne…
Gianforte touts tax bill
Santa came early for hardworking Montanans. Republicans have kept their promise to the American people and delivered tax reform that will let you keep more of what you earn. In just a couple of months, you’ll see m…
Bi-partisan audit committee does good work
News from the Capitol in Helena unfortunately often emphasizes the partisan nature of modern politics. But today, we—a Senate Democrat and a House Republican—want to share something we both strongly support, a bi-p…
Remembering a very good year
From a news person’s perspective, there didn’t seem to be all that much real good stuff to recall at this year’s end and I, personally, did not accomplish anything to enhance my reputation for great modesty. Theref…
Holiday Form Letter!
Greetings and salutations!
State's first 'White Man Christmas'
The following is a rerun column from December, 1986:
Holiday events plentiful up the North Fork and an unwanted 'guest'
Like most places, the North Fork has multiple cycles that repeat themselves year after year. The biggest are the seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter. Each season, in turn, activates cycles of human activity: f…