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.
Old Man Winter has the last laugh
I really don’t like to be that person who complains about the weather, but for crying out loud (and we are all crying out loud), spring, why hast thou forsaken us?
The only wall between Trump and success
President Trump can wager his future legacy on making liberals happy, which would be a fool’s bet, or he can ensure his legacy by doing what he was elected to do and “Build That Wall.”
Spring is here, even if it may not look like it
Spring is in the air.
Project helps heal heart patients
With the energy of spring chickens, a group of women at Prestige Assisted Living completed a heartfelt project in February to help post-surgical patients at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
Zinke explores ways to keep public lands well-managed
Different class, same goal for Libby softball
A year ago, Libby was nine outs away from a chance to play for the Class B/C state softball championship.
Finding joy is easier said than done
It’s been a long, hard winter, longer and harder than most.
Zinke: 'I believe in the American spirit' despite the 'attack dogs of the left'
“Do right and fear no man.”
We keep nitpicking, and sports keep delivering
Nothing will ever be perfect, and sports are no exception.
Hammering for hope and Habitat
On a blustery March morning, a handful of guys are shooting nail guns and hammering away at a framework of studs, ignoring the dark gray wall of weather headed their way.
Zinke unleashed: A candid interview with a 'change agent' in the D.C. swamp
The secretary of the interior is no stranger to me. Ryan Zinke has been a local hero in the Flathead Valley for years — first as a prep football star in Whitefish, then as a military hero who served with the Navy S…
Bring back meaning to all-state teams
Two blind tests expose the failings of the current format of Montana’s postseason honors.
Elderberry elixir: the cure for what ails us?
A co-worker of mine from the early 1980s sent me an intriguing email the other day. I hadn’t heard from him for years, but he remembered my Minnesota connection and sent me a copy of an article from the Minneapolis…
Basketball madness keeps this dad young
I never thought I would care about anything related to basketball — in my mind it’s the most boring game ever invented, or at least a close second to curling.
Glacier ready to crash the party
A year makes a world of difference for the Glacier Wolfpack.