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Giving Together: Turning Tax Season into Opportunities for Students
On a spring morning in Kalispell, a group of elementary students huddle around a table, testing a small robot they…
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.
Immigration 'crisis' brought to you by the Media Matrix
You can either see what the Deep State Media Matrix wants you to see or you can look behind the cable charade and see the truth.
Alzheimer's statistics are sobering - and personal
I attended an early-morning breakfast meeting last week called “Reason to Hope,” during which Lynn Cabrera, the director of the Montana chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, talked about the group’s programs, res…
Author exposes Butte underbelly - for second time
The 1960s were another era. Fifty years ago, everything was different. Politics, religion, morality, journalism — if you didn’t live through it, you would never even recognize it as the same America we live in toda…
Compassionate class tips scales on cancer research
Fourteen Smith Valley School second-graders took to heart a fundraising effort they heard about and mobilized a mini-campaign in just days that inspired big results.