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6 feet and beyond: That would be Wilde
What happens when you clear 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump as a high school senior?
A victory for the Badger-Two Medicine
Montanans have cause to celebrate. After nearly four decades of threat, the wild and sacred peaks, wildlife, and forests of the Badger-Two Medicine are finally safe from industrial oil and gas development.
Knudsen sabotages our well-being by opposing abortion safety zones
Montanans cherish our personal liberty and privacy. We expect to make private medical decisions for our own bodies. Montana’s Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to privacy, which Montana courts have affir…
Rebate deadline extension is welcome
By a show of hands, how many readers know what a geocode is? And how many are familiar with the state cadastral?
Letters to the editor Oct. 1
Letters to the editor Oct. 1
Our heroes deserve better
As a Gold Star widow, Navy wife and mother, ship sponsor, and spouse of a lawmaker, I am disgusted by the actions of those who are willing to sacrifice our troops for their political gain.
Exploring Montana's backroads
If you want to enjoy this week’s Outdoor column, you must set your clock back 100 years or more as we explore a backroads corner of Montana.
God, guns, guts and compromise
Sunday, Sept. 17, was the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787.
Senator Ellsworth is wrong about Whitefish
Since the 2023 Montana Legislative Session ended this past spring, the Daily Inter Lake and other papers around the state have been bombarded with op-eds from right-wing legislators bragging about how all of the dr…
Letters to the editor Sept. 25
Letters to the editor Sept. 25
School safety, tech levies deserve support
Many of Kalispell Public Schools’ high school students weren’t even born the last time the high school district approved a levy of any type.
Letters to the editor Sept. 24
Letters to the editor Sept. 24
Overcrowding at Glacier and why Congress must act
Glacier National Park has been recently criticized for trying to address an overwhelming problem — too many visitors at one time and not enough park staff to f…
Our children are worth funding
This past August, the Kalispell Public Schools Board of Trustees unanimously approved the resolutions to call for technology and safety levies to be put in fro…
A memorable performance for several reasons
We thought it was just a piece of trash on the road to Bigfork. It seemed to flutter in the wind like a brown paper bag. As we got closer, we saw it was earthbound and alive.
Complaint against Knudsen a partisan attack
It is shameful that the Office of Disciplinary Council, which is appointed by the liberal-dominated Montana Supreme Court, is pursuing a meritless, ethical complaint against Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen …