Opinion / Editorial

April 26, 2023 1 a.m.

Zinke: Make America Work Again

There’s dignity and honor in work. I was raised to value a good day’s work and to have pride in what you do. To be skilled at a craft is an honorable way to make a living whether you are a dishwasher or a surgeon.

April 26, 2023 1 a.m.

1% for Whitefish: A vibrant and healthy community for all

Recently a few community members have continued to create confusion around Explore Whitefish and our business membership.

December 6, 2023 1 a.m.

The Chairlift: The buoyant mood of a chairlift ride

My dad shared his love of skiing with his eight kids by telling us if we got ourselves to Whitefish, he’d rent a condo on the Big Mountain and buy our lift tickets.

The Chairlift: Wealth and winter wonderlands
December 27, 2023 1 a.m.

The Chairlift: Wealth and winter wonderlands

My first and only chairlift ride thus far this season was when Chair 1 took me to the summit on Thursday, Dec. 7.

June 10, 2024 8:05 a.m.

Plodding old geezer vs dangerous old sleazer

When the people lose their faith in elections, democracy is finished.

September 18, 2024 1 a.m.

Hospital Corner: Orthopedic Nurse Navigators provide guidance

Logan Health orthopedics is endowed with a small team of nurses who you will get to know very well if you need total joint replacement surgery. Their specialty is navigating patients through every step of the joint replacement program from beginning to end.

Hospital Corner: An alternative treatment for depression
October 23, 2024 1 a.m.

Hospital Corner: An alternative treatment for depression

When Logan Health – Whitefish psychiatrist Doug Muir, MD began treating depression patients with TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, in 2019, it was little-known yet cutting-edge technology.

December 18, 2024 midnight

In a nutshell: Serving generosity and hope one meal at a time

As the season of giving approaches, it’s easy to wonder, “Am I doing enough?”

December 24, 2024 midnight

Pay to attract more tourists, or to lower property taxes?

My proposal is to go one step further in 2025: keep a smaller percentage of those taxes going to the purposes Sen. Zolnikov outlined in Senate Bill 540 last session, but use the majority of the money to reduce property taxes.

January 2, 2025 1 p.m.

President Jimmy Carter a moral compass for our times

My wife and I took our daughters to Disney World in 1997, and after doing so took a quick side trip into southern Georgia to visit the Andersonville Stockade where our Civil War ancestor was held in the rebel prison.