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Refurbished sign looks great
I would again like to personally thank all the businesses in Hungry Horse and all the individuals who helped fin...
GOP defends outdoors record
The rights to hunt, fish, and access our public lands are ingrained in Montana’s Constitution, our state’s heritage, and in the hearts and minds of the people you elect to represent you in Helena. Republican le...
Vain justices?
Do you remember reading The Emperor’s New Clothes in grade school? It was about a vain emperor who gets exposed to his subjects.
The boomerang effect
As a resident of the North Fork of the Fathead River Valley, I am calling to your attention a serious problem created by a recent, misguided policy of Glacier Park management.
School thanks
We would like to thank the following businesses for their generous donations hosting the Western A Divisional Track meet May 21-22 held in Columbia Falls:
Wilderness abuse
After 20 seasons guiding wilderness treks and river journeys in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, I have witnessed significant changes in wilderness visitors. As a teenager I hiked from Ovando to Essex, scrambled in t...
Mitchell on session
When the 67th legislature convened in January, there were a lot of expectations from legislators in both parties – as well as Montanans. Much of this surrounded what could happen with a Republican governor for th...
Critical of session
Decades ago, while listening to Flathead Radio “Star” George Ostrom, I heard him say, “Well, the Montana Legislature is in session, and for the next 90 days no man’s life or property are safe.” The 2021 Republica...
Steele ignoring Act
Forest Supervisor Kurt Steele’s decision to allow continued motorized camping at the gravel bar downstream from Blankenship bridge contradicts his agency’s management directives as stated in their website regardi...
Thoughts on transgender bill
Regarding HB 112, the debate over limiting transgender kids in sports needs to become a conversation of how do we include kids who are unique, instead of how can we ban kids we don’t understand.
Thoughts on Blankenship
Finally, the Blankenship fiasco is getting the attention it deserves, as what went on last year, is an obvious contradiction to the meaning and intent of The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. While many have expressed ...
Church says thanks
I am writing to let your readers know that the members of Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety have granted another community request. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church is a recipient of a grant to place...
Weighs in on school board election
Please take five minutes to cast your vote for our local school board and properly mail in your ballot. A big thanks is owed to the Hungry Horse News for their recent article that profiled and interviewed each of...
Thoughts on CFAC
During their April 19, 2021, meeting the Columbia Falls City Council received a 24-page slide presentation from Glencore’s environmental consultant Roux and their subsidiary Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. explaining...
Dismayed about Sun Road plan
As a long-time landowner in the North Fork, I am dismayed by Glacier National Park’s recent announcement to require ticketed entry at the Camas Entry into the Park.
Crossfit is good for downtown
They lent thousands of dollars of equipment (their investment, their business) to their athletes with a simple contract that we would return their belongings when we could all return to the gym. They did this, no...