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Updated 1 week, 4 days ago

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…

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
One-room schools an important piece of American history

When I was about 4 or 5, my mother got a call one day from her sister — Auntie “Do-Do” (Doris), who was calling from the telephone that had just been installed in the one-room schoolhouse in northern Minnesota wher…

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
JFK murder is a mirror maze that won't be solved by a few more documents

Last week we came close to a milestone as President Trump released all but the last few hundred public documents related to the Kennedy assassination.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Last chance at a first impression

Brock Osweiler’s second chance has arrived.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Sen. Tester and the ties that bind

I’ve had plenty of criticism for Sen. Jon Tester in this column over the years, but that doesn’t mean I don’t respect him.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
The magic of 'three'

Good things come in threes for runner Theresa Pitts.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
More 'fake math' in the service of class envy

Last week, I praised the president for “exposing the fake math of Obamacare,” and explained how the Affordable Care Act only penciled out because the federal government had agreed to shovel taxpayer money at insura…

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Martin Luther's big day - 'nailed it!'

Oct. 31 is a big day for the Lutheran Church.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
More than one way to build a baseball team

Conventional thought in modern sports would tell you that there are a few ways to build a successful baseball team.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Museum salutes America

If you’ve got company coming or haven’t been to the Miracle of America Museum in Polson in a while (or ever), it would be well worth a visit.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Trump exposes the fake math of Obamacare

When Congress runs into a problem, it has one solution: Throw money at it.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Deciding week for playoff football

We find out this week what the football playoffs will look like, and nearly every area team is facing a pivotal game.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Planning a wedding in the Last Frontier

Amid all the tragic news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas and despair following hurricane devastation in Puerto Rico and other places, our family was thrilled to have some great news to celebrate.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
A move to protect religious freedom: Can I get an amen?

Although President Trump has done plenty of things I disagree with, I have to give him credit for continuing to shake up the Washington establishment — which is what he was elected to do in the first place.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Women watch sports

Women watch sports.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
News of our 'death' greatly exaggerated

For those of you still reading newspapers (and this means you) it is thanks to you that this week marks the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week.