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Giving Together: Supporting those who care for others
For many caregivers in the Flathead Valley, caring for a loved one with dementia can become an around-the-clock ro…
Your choice, your country, our problem
Election Day is fast approaching, and there is a tendency among some pundits to think that it can solve everything.
Congress to us: Damn the Constitution, full spending ahead ...
Hardly a day goes by when I don’t get a press release dropped in my in-box from someone announcing that the federal government is kindly spending another $50,000, $100,000, $1 million, or $10 million in Montana.
Oktoberfest a one-of-a-kind experience
I wonder if anyone has ever calculated how much beer has been consumed at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, since it began 200 years ago?
Jefferson and the roots of the 'liberty movement'
If Democrats and Republicans were ever truly interested in finding common ground, a good place to start might be with Thomas Jefferson, who was the co-founder of the fortuitously named Democratic-Republican Party.
The 'Jefferson Prayer' that never was, and the one that should never be forgotten ...
The give and take of the Opinion page in the Daily Inter Lake is a barometer of the mood of the nation; it is also an exemplar of the dictum that the only opinion worth staking your name to is one that you have pe…
Stuff was sold, but not the memories
My first baby shoes — plaster-filled booties glued to a wooden stand and spray-painted to appear bronzed — were in the trash, but I plucked them out seconds before the bag went into the bonfire.
Tea Party is expression of 'general will' of the people
It’s not politics that drives the Tea Party movement; it’s patriotism — and not just flag-waving patriotism, but the underlying stream of the American consciousness that fueled our revolution and built our country.
Intolerance, history, fear and the facts about Islam
Because I wrote a column last week on the historic threat of Islam to the West, this week I am dealing with the usual accusations of intolerance and Islamophobia.
This 'Phy-ed' teacher made a lasting mark
My high-school physical education teacher, Leona Anderson, died a couple of weeks ago. This came as a surprise to me because we all thought she’d live forever.
History, Islam and the war against the West
If you can start a war by burning a book, you have proven two things:
Poker legends: 'All in' with Todd, Pam and Doyle Brunson
I used to be a big fan of boxing, savoring the combination of grit and intelligence that great fighters brought to the ring, but then I discovered an even more arduous sport that also had great champions and terrib…
Growing up 'Where the West Begins'
I don’t care much for rodeos.
Taking back Constitution piece by piece
It is an immutable fact that the Constitution is the law of the land, but the law of the land should not be presumed to be immutable.
Constitution: Is it for us, or against us?
It is amazing how easily the American people have let the hood be pulled over their eyes as they are led on their way to political slaughter.
Summer camp a rite of passage
I was listening to the local public radio station the other day during my lunch hour and became intrigued with a wonderful narrative about summer camp experiences. It was so entertaining I sat in my car an extra fe…