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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…
COLUMN: Sit in, shut up and disarm: The Democratic response to terrorism
If you are old enough, you remember how campus after campus in the 1960s had the president’s office “occupied” by students who would rather be making demands for “social justice” than actually attending class. Thes…
COLUMN: A tear in my eye, no idea why
I teared up a little on Sunday night and I don’t know why.
COLUMN: Highs, lows of fishing life
In my last column, I talked about some awesome fishing and catching that had been taking place across the valley. Sure, when the fish are “on the chew” as I like to say, everyone can look like a hero, without a who…
TERRY COLUMN: NFL superstars spread smiles at Play 60
When the band of former NFL stars and Hall of Famers rolled through Glacier High School last weekend it lit up the faces of hundreds of kids.
COLUMN: Water-ski feat stands test of time
Among the interesting things about working at a newspaper that’s been around since 1889 are the requests we get to find old stories. Our archives are a treasure trove of Flathead Valley history, and most of the tim…
COLUMN: After Orlando, isn't it time to fight back?
Do you get it yet? ISIS, al-Qaida, and millions of Islamic extremists have declared war on the United States and Western civilization. It’s not an accident that people who believe in the Quran keep picking up guns,…
COLUMN: Release big fish to be caught again
Are you ready to catch a big fish? A more important question is what are you going to do with a really big fish when it is at the boat and ready to land? Are you going to keep the fish for a treasured wall mount, e…
TERRY COLUMN: A grueling course, a worthy cause
On the longest day of the year, Jess Roper plans on golfing for nearly every minute the sun is up. And a few beyond that.
COLUMN: Vietnam heroes straddled two worlds with honor
The ceremony in Kalispell earlier this month that saw roughly 200 local Vietnam War veterans receive lapel pins for their service in the war was a heartfelt reminder of the sacrifice and bravery of our military in …
COLUMN: Fishing is as hot as the weather
Wow, where to begin this week? Let’s start with the temperatures, of which I am already growing weary! Feeling “wilted” is a term I have used lately, and I now have a three-hour sunscreen reminder on my cell.
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.