Columns
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Peak deer season has arrived
For the thousands of local deer hunters who have not notched their deer license this year, your time has arrived.
TERRY COLUMN: Everything I know isn't all that much
“What am I doing wrong?”
COLUMN: There are plenty of reasons to go fishing
Why do people fish? With the abundance of lakes, rivers and creeks in Northwest Montana, I think it is a rare adult who has never fished.
TERRY COLUMN: Loggers making the cut in Class B
The first run through Class B seemed to be pretty successful for the Libby Loggers.
COLUMN: Local history chapter nears its centennial
The Montana State Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1894, five years after Montana gained its statehood. Today’s organization has 12 chapters statewide and more than 550 members.
COLUMN: Never Trump? Don't stop there! Never anybody!
The Never Trump movement may be dead, but like Frankenstein’s monster, it keeps being sewn back together out of a hodgepodge of scary parts.
COLUMN: Plenty of buzz about big smallmouth
There has been quite a buzz in the local angling community lately about a new state record fish caught in Northwest Montana — in Flathead Lake, in fact.
TERRY COLUMN: Glacier softball hoping for some home cookin'
There’s no place like home.
COLUMN: This milestone birthday is cause for reflection
Wasn’t it just yesterday I was bemoaning my 50th birthday? Now it’s 10 years later and I’m on the precipice of another milestone.
COLUMN: Our '1984': An equal opportunity gender disaster
My daughter has been reading George Orwell’s “1984” in high school this month. Too bad it’s not required reading for all citizens — especially before they vote. If it were, then perhaps Americans would not be so gu…
COLUMN: Deer, antelope populations looking healthy
Here is some good news for hunters. Last week my wife and I had to make a quick trip back to Wisconsin to attend a funeral. On the way, I planned to stop at my farm near Malta to see how the farm had wintered. But …
COLUMN: Park volunteers contribute in many ways
Glacier National Park Associates don’t let any dust collect under their feet – unless it’s sawdust.
COLUMN: Consent of the governed and judicial tyranny
If you had thought the far-left lunacy that has taken over Washington, D.C., could not possibly reach into Montana and cancel out our Big Sky common sense, then you had better check your dose of medical marijuana.
COLUMN: Gather all your intel before fishing new waters
A few columns back, I wrote about why I conduct seminars and how lucky we are in the Flathead Valley to have so many experienced anglers, guides and charter captains who are willing to give their time and share the…
TERRY COLUMN: Last chance to shine
Time is running out for local athletes to make their mark on the spring season.
COLUMN: Love of country-the key to Trump's success?
It appears the Montana presidential primary will once again be relegated to irrelevance, at least on the Republican side, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Montana doesn’t have considerable influence on the nationa…