Letters to the Editor
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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. …
See the forest through the trees
We’ve all watched the white haze roll in on an otherwise sunny afternoon and lost the mountains and buttes on the horizon with it.
Chairlift: Lessons from grade school
I don’t know much French but I do know that du bois means ‘of the woods’ because I attended Ste. Genevieve du Bois elementary school.
The time has come for a traffic light
Every summer, a temporary traffic light is placed at the intersection of Montana 40 and Dillon Road (between Whitefish and Columbia Falls) to accommodate and control traffic during the Under the Big Sky Music Festi…
How do I find the dog park?
Countless visitors with canines ask this question.
Property tax recommendations to the Governor's Office
In Flathead County, property taxes have increased well beyond inflation for residential homes and businesses.
Land to Hand thanks high school graduates
Land to Hand extends heartfelt thanks to the graduating Whitefish High School Class of 2024.
Going deep on the CFAC cleanup
Going deep is an essential next step in order for Columbia Falls and Flathead County residents to begin to really understand and raise meaningful questions about the proposed leave-the-toxic waste-in-place cleanup …
Montana voters urged Congress to support commonsense climate policies – and they did!
What do a retired businessman, Miss Montana Teen USA, Miss Montana USA, a forester, a fifth-generation Native-American Salish woman, and an MSU sophomore all have in common?
Montana Nonprofits function on trust
As the Executive Director of the Montana Nonprofit Association, a membership association that supports more than 850 organizations across the state, I’m dismayed by multiple recent incidents of political leaders an…
Thank you for making Whitefish Woody Weekend XII a huge success
Thank you, Flathead Valley, for helping make Whitefish Woody Weekend XII a huge success.
Whitefish Lakeshore violation an insult to our greatest resource
I am writing in regard to the recent Whitefish Pilot story “Construction causes rockslide on Whitefish Lakeshore.”
It’s Your Lake Too
Recent events on Whitefish Lake have put in focus the challenges that we face to protect our most iconic shared natural resource.
June 19 letters to the editor: River health, marijuana tax and reproductive rights
The Smith River is now threatened by a mining operation near the headwaters of the main tributary. An Australian mining company plans to extract copper near Sheep Creek, the main source of water for the Smith River.
Be involved with newly-formed Community Development Board
The newly formed Community Development Board was created by the City of Whitefish in conformance with the State and merges the Planning Board with the Board of Adjustment. The Board meets on the third Thursday of e…
So Far Away
Whitefish Middle School 8th grader Kate Sullivan wrote a villanelle in Ms. Finberg’s English class about her older sister, Annie. The poem is about how going a…