Columns
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Northern Pike: Love or hate?
Before we get full time into outdoor columns about hunting, let me do a final end-of-summer column about fishing.
Journalists used to fight fake news; today they pretend it doesn't exist
How — I am sometimes asked — can a journalist like me question the ethics of a fellow journalist reporting about the White House? Shouldn’t all reporters and editors stick together?
Crispy, gooey and oh, so sweet!
Everyday and everywhere across America, campers and households are toasting to glorious mid-summer evenings — not with wineglasses and beer steins, but with 45 million pounds of marshmallows sandwiched between 110,…
The left's love affair with doublethink
If you have a hard time following the logic of some liberal arguments, don’t worry. It’s not you.
That time I was a dancing queen
For those of us baby boomers who came of age in the 1970s, there was no way to escape the addictive melodies of the many ABBA songs that swept the world during that era.
Looking back at 18 years of the 'Best of the Flathead'
In Sunday’s edition of the Daily Inter Lake, you will find the 18th annual “Best of the Flathead” magazine.
Loons in the news
Two articles about the danger of lead poisoning of loons happened to cross my desk within a week. They caught my interest because observing a pair of black and white spotted loons calling to each other on a quiet M…
Democrats embrace Ayn Rand's wary blueprint for the decline of America
As the Democratic Party lurches, nay lunges, leftward, it is instructive to reflect on the writings of Ayn Rand, the prophet of capitalism.
Lake Superior whitefish
They’re baaaack…
Data overload: some surveys seem senseless
Sometimes I feel like we’re being surveyed and analyzed to death. Everybody and their dog wants to know how we rate every blessed thing we buy or event we experience.
Walk away? Been there, done that ...
Have you heard of the #walkaway movement?
Sportsman hosts bighorns to benefit Wild Horse
Folks turned out in tall order to help an iconic Flathead Valley business celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Trump goes trolling for East Coast liberals in Montana!
Two weeks ago, Donald Trump Jr. went fly-fishing in Montana. Last week, his father went fishing on Montana, too, but with a different target in mind.
Fantasy on ice: getting hitched on a glacier
I never should have doubted my daughter’s ability to pull off the most epic, spectacular wedding I’ve ever seen, all while wearing a ball gown, fishing boots and ice crampons.
'20 Under 40' is just the start of the talent that's up and coming in the Flathead
Did you see the Inter Lake’s special section recently when we featured the winners of the second annual “20 Under 40” contest?
A rally for Rails to Trails
Summer’s officially here — time to hit the trails. Whether you’re a runner, a stroller, a cyclist or a rollerblader, the Great Northern Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana is a fine place to start.