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Opinion

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Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Protecting our way of life

There’s something deeply grounding about watching the sun rise over Glacier National Park or standing at the quiet…

Updated 4 days, 15 hours ago
Trump’s tariffs are the wrong direction

World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars, but approximately two decades later World War II occurred.

Updated 6 days, 14 hours ago
Renewed focus on domestic abuse support

This year marks the fifth anniversary of two grave tragedies in the Flathead Valley.

Updated 6 days, 15 hours ago
Cuts to SNAP will deepen hunger, hardship across Montana

Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) is gravely concerned about the passage of the budget reconciliation bill, which includes the most significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Tremendous turnout at 13th Whitefish Woody Weekend

Thank you, Flathead Valley, for helping to make Whitefish Woody Weekend XIII a huge success.

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Due process

Due process refers to the legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person, ensuring fair treatment through the judicial system.

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
President Trump’s necessary air strike on Iran

On March 21, 2011, I was on duty as the night operations officer at the 1-163rd Infantry headquarters in southern Iraq.

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Obscuring reality

I recently read a posting of bullet points by veteran journalist John Harwood, a distinguished fellow at Duke University.

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Proposed cuts could deepen food insecurity across Montana

Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) is deeply concerned by the proposed budget reconciliation bill, which would significantly weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a lifeline for thousands of M…

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
What’s the point of being a U.S. Senator if you don’t have guts?

More than half a century ago, when I was a young, enlisted man stationed at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington D.C., I contacted former Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler.

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Green and Gold: Reflections on the school year

I find myself reflecting with deep appreciation on all we’ve accomplished as a school district and a community this school year. This has been a year of meaningful progress, shared purpose, and continued excellence…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Technology at a crossroads

I am an electrical engineer and resident of Columbia Falls and I am writing to encourage Montanans to consider the impact that cutting the clean energy tax credits from the federal budget would mean for the future …

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Support clean energy tax credits

Technological innovation is important to me.

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Growth, wealth and a path forward

If you’ve been on social media recently, there’s a good chance you’ve seen an image of the United States with individual states in shades of green to red.

Updated 1 month ago
We don’t have to be another Aspen

Is Whitefish doomed to become Aspen?