Lynnette Hintze: As I See It
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17 million words (or so): that’s all she wrote
Well, dear folks, the time has come for me to put down my pen — back away from the computer is more like it — and …
Traveling salesmen enriched our lives
“Mom, the Rawleigh man is here,” I remember calling out to my mother every couple of months during my childhood. It was my duty to alert her of any incoming traveling salesmen — and there were several regulars — so…
Life as we knew it
A coworker and I were taking a short walk on Wednesday in the Inter Lake neighborhood to refresh and regroup, and were mulling over the news of the day. The governor had just issued his directive mandating masks an…
Condiment war: Ketchup versus mustard
Every Fourth of July, when hot dogs inevitably are on the menu at most family picnics, the battle between ketchup and mustard resurfaces at the Hintze household. Actually it’s an ongoing spat.
Dad’s love of music lives on
Dad’s been gone 11 years, but his music still plays in my mind.
‘Stepping’ into the Fitbit routine
My daughter Heather gave me a Fitbit for Mother’s Day, so I am now among the millions of people who are slaves to the wearable fitness tracker strapped to their wrist.
A tribute to mothers of all ages
It’s been an extraordinary year so far for everyone as the COVID-19 pandemic has dropped the bottom out of our normal lives. Even as we inch our way toward what seems normal, everything is different than our pre-pa…
Mom’s fate is out of our hands
I got a text from my brother Rodney early Friday morning, with a screenshot of the notification he’d just received from the nursing home in Minnesota where my 91-year-old mother is a resident. It was what we feared…
C-Falls opts to delay resort tax start date
The Columbia Falls City Council last week voted to delay an implementation of a proposed 3 percent resort tax until October 2021.
Jigsybelle: an Easter bunny for all time
Editor’s note: This column originally was published April 25, 2011, in the Daily Inter Lake.
Finding the beauty in our ‘Groundhog Day’
I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels as if they’re trapped in the movie “Groundhog Day,” where Bill Murray is forced to live the same day over and over again.
Marching through a no-good month
March, we’ve got to quit meeting like this. You’re a bad month and you know it. I want out of this relationship.
Marching through a no-good month
March, we’ve got to quit meeting like this. You’re a bad month and you know it. I want out of this relationship.
'Cemetery' lives to haunt me again
I had an unsettling flashback on the day of the Flathead County Spelling Bee, the annual showdown of top spellers held Feb. 13 this year.
‘Cemetery’ lives to haunt me again
I had an unsettling flashback on the day of the Flathead County Spelling Bee, the annual showdown of top spellers held Feb. 13 this year.
Tired of winter? Go jump in a lake
I’m here to state the obvious: winter makes people crazy.