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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…
Food Bank needs help, despite missing deadline for Great Fish Challenge
People have asked me why the North Valley Food Bank is not in the Great Fish Challenge in 2018 and so I write to share some information and to ask for a bit of help in fundraising for the food bank. The short answe…
Loss of trees at prominent intersection heartbreaking
Not a tree left standing. That was predictable, never the less it is a visual shock and heartbreaking. The beautiful grove that greeted travelers at the entrance to Whitefish, the busy corner of Montana 40 and High…
Whitefish city budget reflects prudent spending
The Whitefish City Council has approved the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Budget, running from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. You can view the adopted budget on the city’s web page at http://www.cityofwhitefish.org/…
Out of the Darkness Walk raises suicide awareness
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in this country, and, sadly, again has made Montana No. 1 for the number of suicides completed in 2017. It touches millions of lives — people of all ages, ethnicities, and…
Tester a champion for women
When election season rolls around, it’s hard to know who to trust and what to believe. But Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s endorsement of Sen. Jon Tester is an endorsement that cuts through all the political doubl…
Owners to blame for dog issues
I find myself baffled by something lately — a child is bitten, hospitalized, has to have rabies shots after being bitten by a dog at the Whitefish Farmers Market a few weeks ago — yet there are still dogs being all…
Dogs don't belong at Farmers Market
I love my dog. She is well behaved, soft, cuddly and kids adore her. Would I EVER bring her to any Farmers Market? No. Why would I subject her to the chaos that would be at her level? This is asking for trouble and…
Granting parking lot opens Kalispell Ave. to downtown
Last week’s edition of the Whitefish Pilot featured coverage of the Whitefish Planning Board’s unanimous denial, at its July 19 meeting, of a request of the Firebrand Hotel for a rezoning of 224 Kalispell Avenue fr…
Rosendale's legislative record is self-serving
Matt Rosendale, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Montana, is not very well known to many Montanans. However, he fortunately has a record in the Montana Legislature which voters should understand. Here are…
Fundraiser hopes to bring simulation training labs to hospital
Whitefish Community Foundation has selected the North Valley Hospital Foundation as one of 50 nonprofits to take part in the annual Great Fish Challenge. This year’s project focus is on the SIM-MT traveling simulat…
Prevention key to minimizing impacts of wildfire
Nature is one of Montana’s greatest treasures, and wildfire occurs each summer only because we’re so fortunate to live amid millions of acres of unspoiled forests and prairies. Although wildfire plays a natural rol…
Proposed high-density development will increase traffic, threaten wetlands
City Council is currently reviewing a proposed growth policy amendment which, if approved, could pave the way for a plan to build a 70-acre mixed-use project and bring more high-density development to the western s…
Rosendale continues to hide from voters
It seems “Maryland Matt” Rosendale has well learned the ways of Montana Republican electees.
Use of bed tax dollars requires further investigation
Summer is upon us and traffic is indicating what most already know — it’s going to be another great tourism season in northwest Montana. Recent headlines show that many cities are trying to mitigate the crush and d…
Thank you, Tester
Thank you, Jon Tester, for coming to Whitefish to debate Matt Rosendale for a seat in the U.S. Senate. And even though Rosendale thought it was more important to travel to Washington, D.C. and meet with lobbyists t…