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. …
Letters to the editor March 6
I was pleased to see the mayor is recommending the issue of compensation and health insurance be brought to the voters on the fall ballot.
Medicaid unwind hits older Montanans hard
Over 120,000 Montanans lost their Medicaid and Healthy Montana Kids health care coverage in the past few months. Shockingly, 70 percent of those terminations were due to administrative reasons: failures on the part…
You’re not the boss in wilderness
When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead. I’d seen grizzlies before — from the car. But this experience was on a whole oth…
Chairlift: Don’t come this way
Dad started smoking when he was 12 years old.
Respect the trails
Kudos to the hard-working trail groomers at Round Meadow ski area—nice corduroy despite tough conditions!
Monica Tranel represents us
On Jan. 17, I enjoyed my first experience attending The Fish Tank podcast in the Montana Tap House in Whitefish.
Ski resort has renewed confidence in Chair 4
We know many of you have questions about our new Chair 4, the Snow Ghost Express, and I wanted to take a moment to answer them as best I can.
The Chairlift: The Whitefish 'we'
The skiing was surprisingly good last week. Albeit odd, spring skiing in January was a hoot and almost everyone seemed to be having a great time.
Winter courtesy
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Presidential candidacy disqualification
There are four qualifications set forth in the U.S.Constitution that must be met before any “Person” can be placed on the ballot and run for the Office of President: 1) you must be a “natural born Citizen;” 2) you …
Climate Crisis: We’re all in it together
The year 2024 will be the most consequential one in the history of the United States. This I believe because the existence of our system of constitutional democracy is being challenged by forces who want to give mo…
The Chairlift: Wealth and winter wonderlands
My first and only chairlift ride thus far this season was when Chair 1 took me to the summit on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Winter Carnival knightings in the Realm
The Whitefish Winter Carnival Royal Court for 2023 graced the Realm with their final Knightings of Significant Citizens last week.
Ski bum culture hits reality
Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype — an East Coast kid pulled west by the promise of bigger adv…
Restore our republic
I am writing to express my support for an Article V Convention of States (COS). With the federal government so obviously out of control, I would like to know why some representatives in the Montana Senate choose to…