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Opinion

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Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chairlift: Six little words

Last Wednesday was one of those sublime days on The Big.

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Dave Fern leads with integrity

Since Senate District 2 boundaries have been redrawn for this election cycle, some of you may not yet know Dave Fern, Democratic Candidate for State Senate.

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Keep the leaves, keep the seeds

This fall, let’s help our insect neighbors by doing less yard work. We need bugs: they pollinate our food, feed wildlife, and are just plain cool.

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Back to school doesn’t mean back to vape

The start of a new school year always brings excitement and anticipation for students, staff and parents.

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Stewards of Holland Lake Lodge have ‘home-grown’ approach

Two years ago, a Utah ski corporation and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced a plan to highly develop the rustic Holland Lake Lodge on public land in Condon in the rural Swan Valley.

Updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Reject the politics of doom

I recently received an appeal from the Montana Republican State Central Committee, asking me to contribute to their cause.

Updated 7 months ago
Time to reject the Great Awfulizer

The recent Presidential debate revealed two very different visions for the future. Trump’s description of our country as being in decline, dying, failing and having gone to hell is in stark contrast to my own.

Updated 7 months ago
Worshipping profit

There is a new god being worshipped across the land.

Updated 7 months ago
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…

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
More than just sports: Vote yes

I am writing to express my support for the upcoming bond measures that will fund needed updates to our athletic facilities and expand academic spaces at Whitefish High School.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
The pride of being a Bulldog

As a Whitefish High School student athlete, I have had the pleasure of attending a great high school.

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Two sides to every story: vote yes for kids

In order to repair our track, it would cost upwards of 1 million dollars, regardless of whether this bond passes. We are unable to repair the football stadium …

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
District prioritizes student rights and individual needs

The following are my personal views as a parent. I do not write on behalf of the Whitefish School District. However, as someone familiar with the situation, I feel compelled to respond to Mike Koopal’s over-the-top…

Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Respect and dialogue are essential to a way forward

If you want to engage your elected representatives in respectful dialogue on an issue of importance to you in Kalispell, Whitefish, or with one of our County Commissioners, you simply go to the web page for that lo…

Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago
It’s your school too

The last thing the Whitefish School District (WSD) needs is a new football field.

Updated 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Make investments in classrooms and athletic facilities

The need for more classrooms and better outdoor athletic facilities hasn’t gone away, and there is another chance to make these investments. Ballots have been mailed to WHS district voters - check your mailboxes. I…