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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…
Enough is enough
At some point it has to stop raining, right?
Trump plays the outsider card; insiders go bananas
Yes, I was shocked that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, but not for the same reasons as the howling national media and the hypocritical Democratic establishment.
A mirthful Mother's Day
Today being Mother’s Day, I did a bit of Googling to see what the internet could offer to honor moms and add some humor to our day.
What makes a series fun?
Are blowouts good in the playoffs?
Garden train project stumps local woman
We get all kinds of questions here at the Daily Inter Lake.
The war of words over Trump and the Civil War
I was minding my own business driving home from Libby last Monday when my peace was shattered by a collision — not with a deer as usually happens on that stretch of U.S. 2, but with the latest vitriolic, whiny comp…
Walks on the wild side
From scintillating citizen science to leisurely wildflower walks, nonprofit organizations are providing a plethora of guided spring and summer outdoor opportunities for the public — no need to wait for an excuse to…
Trump hands monumental task to Zinke
On Wednesday, President Trump signed yet another executive order, and like most of them it was based on the concept of reining in government overreach — and as usual, his critics were howling mad.
It's about time, NFL
It’s been more than 80 days since the NFL held a game.
About those extra mail-in ballots? Don't try to vote with them
Carl Rieckmann, a former Daily Inter Lake reporter and editor from the 1980s, who is now retired and recently returned to the Flathead, contacted me to let me know he was puzzled by a discovery he made in his mailb…
Yard wars: Let the battle begin
I stood on my front deck a few days ago (in between rain showers) and surveyed the aftermath of a long, snowy winter. And I thought to myself, “Oh, woe is me.”
Brock out of the hard place
There was a hint sent out Wednesday that Brock Osweiler may be out of football purgatory.
Trump: Is he the best of a bad lot - or just more of the same?
Last year, I told conservatives who would come to visit me in my office that there were three main things to remember about the presidential election:
Help make a mountain of food
There’s more than one way to build a mountain of food and those who want to help the Flathead Food Bank have plenty of opportunities.
The Russians are coming, but don't be afraid
You can chalk up one more conservative Trump supporter who got caught talking to Russians and then insisting it was just an innocent conversation!