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.
COLUMN: Trapping opponents pursuing initiative again
For the third time in the last several years, animal-rights advocates, funded by mostly out-of-state money, are attempting to get public trapping banned on over 30 million acres of Montana public land. This effort …
TERRY COLUMN: Ex-teammates build Valley's newest rivalry
Rivalries can spark quickly.
COLUMN: Help build a mountain of food
Summer should be a time of fun for children, not one of worrying whether there will be enough to eat.
COLUMN: Bureaucracy, anarchy and the lost Constitution
Anarchy and bureaucracy are virtual opposites, but they are also in a very real sense best friends that feed off each other in unexpected ways.
COLUMN: Fishing picks up with change in weather
Wow, did that weather last week kick the fishing into gear across the valley!
TERRY COLUMN: Why the rush for throwers?
When the first round of the NFL draft kicks off Thursday, there’s an almost certainty that quarterbacks will be taken with the top two picks.
Pitting Minnesota against Montana: A match made in heaven?
What does Minnesota have that Montana doesn’t?
COLUMN: Minimum wage or maximum deception?
Every April for the past three years, I have devoted a column to debunking the phony statistics and false economics behind the liberal assault on reality called Equal Pay Day.
TERRY COLUMN: Taking the long way around
For many high school athletes, opportunities to extend their playing career beyond the prep level are limited.
COLUMN: Foundation goes distance to promote our skiing heritage
The not-so-lazy days of winter at Whitefish Mountain Resort have seen their final ski and snowboard action for 2016, capped off, as always, with the wacky Pond Skim on April 9.
COLUMN: Montana, no limit (on state slogans)
“The Sky’s the Limit.”
TERRY COLUMN: Get the lead out, Montana
The basketball season is over in Montana but the games are just beginning.
COLUMN: Downsizing trend prompts decisions about stuff
If there were any doubt America is the land of extremes, the recent trend in downsizing homes is proof that once again the pendulum is shifting in a big way.
COLUMN: Changing the rules on refugees - Are you surprised?
See if you recognize the irony in the following statement: “If I didn’t know better, I would think that our government was out to get us.”
COLUMN: It's time to indulge in some springtime fishing
Springtime in the Rockies! Wasn’t last weekend a dandy? Warm and sunny spring days made it impossible to stay inside. I had a ton of chores to do in my Kalispell yard, but I could not resist the call of my cabin an…