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.
Marchers aim to foster child abuse awareness
Cheryl Hodges wrote recently to share her appreciation for the organizations and individuals who helped her organize the local Million March Against Child Abuse.
Port insecurity: Is it going to be terminal this time?
One of the many times I deservedly poked a stick in the eye of President George W. Bush (yeah the Republican one) was when his administration tried to put the United Arab Emirates in charge of major shipping operat…
Fish tales and the rest of the story
I’ve returned from The Last Frontier with a new moniker: The Halibut Queen.
OPINION: Wake up and smell the chaos
Keeping track of the decline and fall of Western civilization is a thankless task, but someone’s got to do it. Fortunately, the Internet has made it relatively easy to monitor the speed and scope of the suicidal pl…
Take advantage while the fishing is hot
Spring fishing is HOT!
Terry column: Outlaws saga comes to a close
Projects piling up for fans of lookouts
Members and friends of the Northwest Montana Firefighters Lookout Association headed for a popular watering hole last winter to raise a pint while raising money for the nonprofit.
Benghazi: A smoking gun and the rush to avoid judgment
Four months ago, I lamented the lackadaisical approach of Congress to ferreting out the truth about the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012.
Terry column: Trophy case losing space
Montana high schools have competed in interscholastic sports for 115 years. For most of those years, Flathead High School has been one of the most competitive schools in the state.
Where did Demersville painting go?
You wouldn’t believe some of the calls we get here in the Inter Lake newsroom. People count on us for all kinds of information, from the curtain time of a local theater production to finding a copy of Uncle Ernie’s…
For once, Sen. Warren is right
If politics make strange bedfellows, then bad trade deals make for even stranger politics.
Terry column: Valley of the run
Startlingly fast distance runners aren’t new to the Flathead Valley.
Language, borders and culture: A meditation
Question: What’s the difference between a migrant and a settler?
Terry column: Eighth grader gives golf pros his best shot
Facing professional golfers, college seniors, high school state champions and seasoned amateurs, Libby’s Ryggs Johnston led the field after the opening nine holes at the U.S. Open Qualifier at Missoula Country Club…
After session, changes ahead for hunters, anglers
The 2015 legislative session is over. Our legislators passed and modified a wide range of hunting and fishing laws that will affect every person in Montana who hunts and fishes.