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Updated 10 months, 1 week ago

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,…

Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
Please vote Yes

As both a parent and educator in my 25th year, I urge our community to vote “yes” on the upcoming school levies. These levies are vital for maintaining education quality and ensuring our students’ success.

Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
Levy makes sense

It’s easy to understand why people want to find a reason to vote no on the upcoming school levies. Everyone’s taxes are up, and everything is more expensive. So it can be tempting to believe it when people blame th…

Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
Coalition appreciates community support

hank you to the 250 plus Columbia Falls and Flathead Valley residents who showed up to learn about and express your concerns about the proposed plan for the cleanup of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund …

Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
Likes Glimm, Sprunger and Regier

Please support and vote for Republicans Courtenay Sprunger (Montana House), Matt Regier (Montana Senate) and Carl Glimm (Montana Senate) in the upcoming primary election.

Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
Likes Powers

Montana needs state legislators who represent all of us. Debo Powers is that candidate.

Updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago
School needs a roof

My dream is to see myself out of high school — getting out as fast as I can. But I never had to think about the reality of high school being taken away from me.

Updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago
CFAC acronyms

CFAC. Glencore. Slurry walls. Waste in place. Cyanide. Spent Pot Liner. Affordable housing. CCC. EPA. ROD. TANA. TAG. CLP. ECRWSSEDDM... Whew! Enough already! In the words of the late, great John Lennon: “Just gimm…

Updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Coalition urges CFAC involvement

CFAC/Glencore representatives will be in Columbia Falls Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25. Don’t miss this opportunity to speak up for a brighter future and a more comprehensive cleanup of CFAC’s toxic waste …

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Plenty of CFAC questions

News that CFAC/Glencore and Columbia Falls-based developer Mick Ruis have agreed to enter into a buy/sell for some 2,400 acres of CFAC land was big and important news this week.

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
The end of Democracy?

“Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely,” said conservative activist Jack Posobiec at the February 2024 meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). To which Stev…

Updated 12 months ago
A story of hope

In a remarkable celebration of community spirit and unwavering dedication, the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country proudly marks its 25th year of enriching young lives in the Flathead Valley.

Updated 12 months ago
Pediatricians on climate change

The American Academy of Pediatrics was the first major medical society in the U.S. to write a policy statement on climate change.

Updated 12 months ago
Lessons from Truman

President Harry Truman was way behind in the polls, but he wasn’t giving up. Competitive to the core, he came out of the deeply divided and badly fractured 1948 Democratic convention swinging.

Updated 12 months ago
Just vote “No.”

On the next School Board Election Ballot which you will receive in April, the Columbia Falls School Board is going to ask the voters to “Approve” a $2.5 million dollar bond to repair the roof of the High School. T…

Updated 1 year ago
Pyramid closure didn’t have to happen

The lack of vision from the U.S. Forest Service Regional Supervisor, as well as her staff, helped sink Pyramid Lumber, with it taking the livelihoods of over 100 Montanans along with rich opportunities to help the …