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Hospital Corner: An alternative treatment for depression
When Logan Health – Whitefish psychiatrist Doug Muir, MD began treating depression patients with TMS, Transcranial…
September is Suicide Prevention Month
“We need to talk about suicide,” teachers said, choking back tears, or letting them flow, as they interviewed recently for Montana’s Teacher of the Year award. They shared with us on the selection committee that st…
Sickened by loss of historic home
Dear Mayor Muhlfeld and Councilors:
Whitefish planning could take a lesson from Columbia Falls
Bravo to the Daily Inter Lake article published Sept. 12, 2019 regarding the status of a Columbia Falls subdivision proposed for the area near Flathead River and River Road.
Gathering information on deer incidents
Many people in Whitefish believe we have a deer problem. I am compiling information to present to Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks to see if there are possible solutions. I would like to know the following:
Lawmakers should have courage to limit clip capacity
The President has frequently repeated the NRA talking point that more extensive background checks on gun sales would not have prevented the recent rash of mass murders. Maybe so. It’s hard to accurately see what lu…
Clear conflict of interest
The recent appointment of William Perry Pendley as acting director of the Bureau of Land Management should deeply trouble all Montanans who love our public lands. Mr. Perry is an outspoken advocate for selling off …
Fixing Montana's rural health-care crisis
Montana is Big Sky Country. Rangelands, forests, and farmer’s fields spread between our towns and cities. Rural life is at the core of our identity as a state and as a people. Yet, as our country expands and moves …
Collaboration and a new school year
The start of the new school year is an exciting time where we settle into a new rhythm, or return to an old one. It offers chances to build fresh relationships and seek new, meaningful learning opportunities.
Montanans should be alarmed by choice of new BLM chief
Imagine for one unsettling moment what it would mean to Montana if Glacier, Yellowstone, the Bob Marshall, the Beartooth Mountains, and all other lands and waters belonging to the American people were sold off.
No room for abuse in the mission of Jesus
I hate reading and hearing the news today about Potter’s Field Ministry and MudMan Burgers. While I don’t know all the information, I have personally talked with some who have shared their story with me. Here is ho…
Drunk driving plagues the Valley
Another summer in the Flathead will be winding down in short order. Thank God.
America's National Parks need autonomy to function
Areas created and managed as National Park System sites are the nation’s living treasures, so why are Congress and the Executive Branch treating them like old used cars? A few dings, a little rust, some knocks, oil…
Thanks for Whitefish community support
The June 17 issue of the Pilot front page had an invitation from the Stumptown Art Studio for a fundraiser for Shelby Powell, one of their founders. Shelby fell on May 24 and suffered a severe spinal injury.
Holding Big Pharma accountable in Montana
We all know that some Montanans are forced to go without medication or struggle to afford paying for basic needs like housing and groceries because prescription drug costs are too high.
Inside Flathead Med presents real-life medical procedures
North Valley Hospital is thrilled to present a new event, “Inside Flathead Med – Live from the Whitefish Performing Arts Center” to allow the public an inside …