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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…

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Another sign of the times

You can call it a symbol or you can call it a coincidence, but I had a phone call on Good Friday which gave me a perfect column for this Easter Sunday.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Class A in flux

A lot of change happened in Montana high school athletics this week.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
So many choices for spring recreation

Spring is here! Well, sort of.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Pussy willows are nostalgic part of spring

There’s no other plant that evokes past memories of spring for me than the pussy willow.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Equal time for common sense on 'equal' pay

I’ve written a couple of columns in a row on some of the more blatant attempts by liberals to shut down free and fair debate on topics ranging from climate change to Christianity.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Bigfork warms up to golf season

After a long winter, the Bigfork golf team is thawing out

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
It's a hot perch bite in Polson Bay

To most people, early April means tax time. But to savvy anglers in the Flathead Valley, it means something much more important: perch at East Bay on Flathead Lake.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Vintage ski days a big boost for museum

The inaugural Hellroaring Ski Heritage Days swooshed into the history books last month with a smashing gala and weekend of retro events at Whitefish Mountain Resort.

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
The freedom not to question climate change

The campaign to marginalize conservatives and their traditional values has many facets. Last week, we talked about the efforts in academia to restrict access to people whose beliefs are not in tune with modern libe…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Baseball back in season

I never know how much I miss baseball season until it comes back around.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Happiness is a new fishing boat

I am as giddy as a kid with a brand-new all-day sucker.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
More on idioms, but just 'don't have a cow'

I was surprised by the number of comments I got from readers about my last column, which focused on some of the idiomatic expressions in different parts of the country.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Is free speech intended for everyone? Or just liberals?

What is it about liberals that makes them so afraid of free speech, free thought and free expression of ideas, especially on college campuses?

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Glacier softball waits on fieldwork

For now, they have to wait.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Now is a great time to catch kokanee salmon

Kokanee salmon are a very popular fish in the West and certainly so here in Northwest Montana. The kokanee salmon is delicious fried, baked, grilled, smoked and canned.