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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,…
Get educated on planning
The Columbia Falls City Council will hold its first workshop on The Montana Land Use Planning Act (Senate Bill 382) Monday evening, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Thoughts on CFAC
Regarding the EPA’s probable ‘solution’ to the contamination of the CFAC site, I share the angst expressed in Chris Peterson’s “Through the lens” columns July 5th and Aug. 30th. I’d hoped that spectacular propert…
Tranel on rate hike
As the first snow is falling, and freezing temperatures hit, we are getting pummeled with another huge energy rate increase, thanks to the five Republicans on the Montana Public Service Commission.
Low lake levels avoidable, they claim
Flathead Lake is one of the most beautiful places on earth; however, this summer’s low lake levels severely impacted residents, irrigators, fishermen, recreationists, marinas, land and dock owners, and many other b…
State looks to tackle mental health issues
No Montana community is untouched by the mental health crisis.
Facts on 95 mill levy
Recently opinion pieces and information sent to legislators regarding the counties decision to levy 77.9 mills instead of the state directed 95 mills has been circulating in both statewide newspapers, and internal …
Iran, Middle East Mastermind
I have a boyhood memory of the blockbuster award-winning movie Exodus, staring a young Paul Newman as the leader of Jewish refugees and Palestinian Jews in their epic struggle to establish the nation of Israel.
Hall’s choices
It’s hard to believe with all that goes on this time of year, getting gardens buttoned up, winterizing our homes and cars and digging out our winter coats that there is an important local election coming up next we…
The grizzly facts
Response to opinion piece by Montana State Senator Jason Ellsworth and Montana State Senator Bruce Gillespie in the Oct. 11 Hungry Horse newspaper titled, “State should manage grizzlies.”
Please Keep The ‘K’
Why do I use a capital ‘K” in Wild Kats? It is to show respect for the girl players and women coaches who voted for the ‘K’.
Talking Actual Property Tax Numbers
Montana collects $2.1 billion in property tax, with allocations as follows: 56% to schools, 28% to counties, 11% to cities/towns, and 5% to special districts.
Consider Kapoor case
I read a recent column Chris Peterson wrote on Rishi Kapoor, a Florida developer that tried to dupe our Columbia Falls community.
Fighting for freedom or appeasing Putin: The choice is clear
“Freedom isn’t free.” It surely was not for those who fought and died for America’s freedom in the beginning.
Flathead National Forest sides with private companies
A Daily Inter Lake article of Sept. 15 and excellent editorial on Sept. 17, concerned Flathead National Forest’s preferential treatment of for-profit companies while actively excluding and concealing from the publi…
GOP improving education, they say
As Montana students head back into the classroom for another year of school, our education system is facing multiple challenges.