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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: Great Chief Award tells story of past and future
Thursday night, at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet, the celebration of our forward-looking community was mixed with a sense of history.
COLUMN: Halloween good will saves the night
Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year to most people, but to Judy Hinchey, Halloween runs a really close second.
TERRY COLUMN: Glacier building, and rebuilding, a dynasty
With a dynamic second half that saw its team return to punishing form on both sides of the ball, the Glacier football team achieved a rare feat last week.
COLUMN: Plenty of work went into fishing show
This is the week I’ve been waiting for when an idea that was hatched almost two years ago to the day makes its television premiere across the U.S. and Canada. I am talking about the next two episodes of “Tom Gruenw…
COLUMN: The (assisted) suicide of Europe and the West
What’s in a name?
COLUMN: Welcome to the world, Marlena
When last I wrote, I was pacing the floor like a madwoman waiting for my first grandchild to be born. You’ll recall I was frantic because my daughter was several days past her due date — “tick-tock, tick-tock.”
TERRY COLUMN: In for the long haul
Montana is a big state.
COLUMN: Take care to keep your barrel dry
If you hunted deer or elk last weekend, you probably hunted in rain or snow.
COLUMN: Give up your candy, help our troops
Hey there, trick or treaters ... Want to get your hands on some glow-in-the dark dental floss?
COLUMN: A debate that will live in infamy
As I write this, it’s approximately 48 hours since CNBC launched a sneak attack on the Republican presidential candidates in Boulder, Colorado, and the political battle lines are still being drawn, but one things i…
TERRY COLUMN: Clearing up the Class AA playoff mess
High school football playoffs start this week, and for at least four Northwest schools, the path is clear.
COLUMN: Didn't they know Hillary would win?
I suppose I owe it to my faithful readers to weigh in on Hillary Clinton’s appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.
TERRY COLUMN: Crosstown rivalry like its meant to be
Their locker rooms share a wall, and they’ll share a home field from 54 yards apart.
COLUMN: Players help move mountain of furniture
The members of the Glacier High School football team got their game on at West Valley School way before school started this year.
TERRY COLUMN: Everyone likes a football poll
Everybody loves a poll, especially in football.