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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: New approach may be needed for bucket biology
Bucket biology. That term strikes fear into the heart of local fish managers.
COLUMN: 'It has nothing to do with being a Muslim' and other liberal fallacies
On Thursday night, Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett was sitting in his patrol car when a man dressed in Muslim garb walked up to him and fired 13 shots through the driver’s side window.
COLUMN: Family gets suite treatment
There was room at the inn this Christmas for one young family at the Holiday Inn Express in Kalispell.
Three tips to proper sonar use
If there is one thing that most ice anglers will agree on, it is that a quality sonar unit will help you catch more fish. I am not talking about those anglers (and you know who you are) who insist they do not need …
TERRY COLUMN: Breaking out of the break
Two weeks is a long time to go without games.
COLUMN: Trump vs. the machine: Three hu-u-ge stories
Despite Time magazine missing the story (surprise!), Donald Trump was the man/person/celebrity/politician/comedian/revolutionary of the year for 2015.
COLUMN: 'Affluenza' a symptom of sick society
I’ve been following with great interest and even greater disgust the case of the Texas teenager whose defense for killing four people in a drunk-driving accident was “affluenza” — he was too rich to know right from…
COLUMN: Big hunting meeting coming up on Jan. 9
If you are a hunter, mark Jan. 9 on your 2016 calendar.
TERRY COLUMN: College football playoff has terrible timing
There’s a limit to my fandom.
COLUMN: Christmas pageantry, American tradition and a dose of common sense
"That touch of red on the clown’s nose makes it look just right, doesn’t it, dear?”
COLUMN: 2015 was a thankful year to remember
I doubt many would disagree that on a global scale 2015 had more than its fair share of bad news.
TERRY COLUMN: Glacier's elite running out of room
The Glacier High School Wall of Fame has a growing problem.
Last-minute gift ideas for anglers
If you find yourself today in a last-minute gift emergency for an angler in your life, chances are a gift related to fishing would be very welcome.
COLUMN: Boehner with a beard: Paul Ryan's legacy of surrender
On Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, Congress held up a white flag and surrendered its constitutional authority to make laws and to regulate spending on behalf of the United States government.
COLUMN: Christmas letters still a time-honored tradition
Facebook and electronic greeting cards may have stolen a little of the anticipation of getting Christmas cards and letters in the mail this time of year, but I’ll admit I still look forward to hearing from friends …