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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…
Tobacco tax will decrease youth smoking
Each year in Montana, 400 children become addicted to tobacco. Tobacco companies use new products like e-cigarettes and vaping to target children, and hook the next generation of kids on nicotine. Last year alone, …
LWCF programs vital to health, vitality of many towns
Earlier this summer the community of Whitefish — along with our partners the Trust for Public Land, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Whitefish Legacy Partners, …
Tobacco tax discourages smoking, also provides necessary funds
Later in the 2017 legislative session a bill came before the House Taxation Committee (to which I served on), to raise or create taxes on nicotine delivery systems, inclusive of cigarettes, chew, and vaping product…
Too few trees in DNRC proposal
I went to a show me sponsored by the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation on May 5 at the Legacy Partners Beaver Lake Trailhead. It does not seem that there are that many trees in this area in the…
Re-elect Fern to Legislature
I want to encourage voters to return Dave Fern to the Montana House of Representatives. Dave is a local businessman; with his wife, Heather, raised their family, while Dave served on the local school board and the …
Tester doesn't represent Montana, votes for liberal agenda
Jon Tester represents wacky liberals instead of Montana. Don’t believe that? Let’s just look at his voting record since he’s been in the U.S. Senate.
Tester champion for Montana's outdoor heritage
If you’ve spent any amount of time enjoying Montana’s incredible natural beauty, chances are you’ve benefited from public access to public lands. This November, protecting public lands will be on the ballot—and Jon…
Thanks Tester for remaining accessible to constituents
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Sen. Jon Tester for remaining accessible to his constituents.
Sparrow's Nest committed to serving Valley
A recent article in the Daily Inter Lake has raised some concerns as to why Sparrow’s Nest of NW MT is transitioning from a house in Whitefish to a newly renovated home in Kalispell. We, the Board of Directors of S…
Planetree Festival returns to North Valley Hospital on Sept. 12
This year, the Planetree Festival is back at North Valley Hospital. It comes around every two years, and this year the festival is a little jazzier and a littl…
Great show
If you missed the casual, intimate, thoroughly entertaining event at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center last Saturday, you really did miss it! Mike Eldred and David Pickeral are up to new and exciting adventures …
Hospital Healing Garden
North Valley Hospital has broken ground on the Healing Garden, a project funded in part by the North Valley Hospital Foundation, in the field north of the North Valley Hospital parking lot.
City encourages open public debate
In a recent article published in the Daily Inter Lake (Aug. 20, 2018, “More Changes Proposed for U.S. 93 South Plan”), Mayre Flowers of CommUnity Consulting (former executive director of Citizens for a Better Flath…
Firebrand withdraws request for parking lot
Two years have passed since the opening of the Firebrand Hotel, and in that time it has established its place in the community. You may recall that an upscale boutique hotel had been contemplated for downtown White…
Thanks to medical professionals
A special thank you to the EMS, fire crew and North Valley Hospital for our great work in my time of need. Your excellent care and support was and is greatly appreciated.