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,…
A family matter
Almost everyone needs to be brought down once in awhile, “humbled,” to keep them on an even keel. Some of us need it more than others and I am among those who in the past often got exactly what he deserved. One of …
It ain't Byron
Editor’s note: George is out this week with a family emergency. We offer you this column from 2007:
Kanzler family history
I said I would explain how I got distracted by the past and present and missed writing this column for two weeks. Actually, the present distraction was minor compared to what happened, or at least started over 50 y…
Talking climate
The rain is finally falling in Montana, and our southern coastal states are drying out. It’s finally time to have a serious conversation about climate change.
Letter writers zealots, he claims
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a zealot is a “fanatically committed person” and zealotry is “excessive zeal; fanaticism”.
Say no to the jail
Imagine for a moment that Whitefish was the location of the proposed site for a new county jail. There would be a tremendous uproar about the potential for decreased property value, the lost revenue from the tax ex…
North Fork news
Usually, if I miss writing a column for two weeks, it is because there is nothing to write about, or I am just plain lazy. Not the case this time. Thanks to Brian Kennedy and Terry Kennedy I was partially trapped i…
Opinion: Bleed Blue
Not long into the 2017-18 school year at Columbia Falls High School, we already have great things to talk about. Students are working hard in the classrooms, as are those involved in extracurricular activities. Des…
A Closing Note on Yenne Peak
The serious effort by this writer and many others to name special places in Glacier National Park to honor important people who helped make it what it is has become a dead issue; however, I do not want to just let …
Mayoral candidate opposes detention center
I am a resident of and mayoral candidate for the City of Columbia Falls, who strongly opposes siting the Flathead County Jail at the city’s doorstep. I want to cite several reasons why this decision impacts not onl…
The woods
There was a recent study that said walking in the woods is better for you than just walking, say, down a city street.
Climate change in front of us
As cooler temperatures and precipitation finally bring a hint of relief to smoke-weary Montanans, the unusual nature of summer 2017 is coming into focus and the influence of climate change is impossible to ignore.
She says stop the blame game
I was too busy working as a volunteer fire lookout this summer to immediately respond to the outrageous and opportunistic comments made by Senator Daines, Congressman Gianforte, Secretary Zinke, and Secretary Perdu…
Poetry in the news
With all the discouraging news we’ve had lately, especially scary fire stuff from Glacier Park, I took two hours looking back in the records this week to find a column that could bring on a smile or two. Actually f…
North Forkers aren't all Christians
My sincere gratitude to Larry Wilson for his belated acknowledgment of the existence of non-Christians (“atheists, and probably other religions”) on the North Fork (HHN Aug. 30, 2017). This has to be some kind of b…