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With reservations gone, shuttles key to Glacier crowd control
This season, no reservation will be required to drive what is considered America’s most scenic alpine highway. Eli…
The mayor of Alberton
I hadn’t seen Joe Hanson for a few years. Mutual friends were saying that I should get over to Alberton to see him because — you know — he’s getting up there in years.
Let science guide decisions on bear management
As a Montanan and resident of Flathead County, I have a big stake in what happens to grizzly bears including inside Montana.
Letters to the editor May 22
Letters to the editor May 22
Rock needs a new place
Sure the place was a little dusty, and the alphabetizing made no sense, but it made the hunt all that more potentially rewarding. Who knew so many records from France would end up in the Flathead?
Letters to the editor May 21
Letters to the editor May 21
Bill will change trajectory of state’s mental health services
As state legislators tally the wins and losses from the 2023 session, one area that all Montanans can celebrate is the commitment to shore up the state’s broken behavioral health network.
Collaboration moves forward significant legislation
One of us is a member of an elected endangered political species in Northwest Montana and the other, the supermajority party.
Governor's veto of SB 442 ignores wide bipartisan support
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s attempt to veto Senate Bill 442 is unpopular, inexplicable and contrary to the wishes of both the Legislature and the people of Montana.
Legislature gets the heavy lifting done
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor.
Letters to the editor May 18
Letters to the editor May 18
Tax cheats and the debt dilemma
Americans have always commonly agreed that taxes are the price of a civilized society. Only relatively recently has the idea that “taxation is theft” been seriously suggested in the public discourse.
Biden’s Labor nominee would cause more chaos
The frequent stream of crises that has been the hallmark of the Biden administration have one thing in common: they’re all self-inflicted.
Thousands of teammates, pupils and Ws
Gary Evans, the unheralded (and unpaid) pitching coach for the Glacier Wolfpack, figures he’s played alongside a thousand different fastpitch players.
Legislature let Montanans down
It was disturbing to see the guest opinion from Rep. Matt Regier “Legislature defends Montana’s foundational values” in the Daily Inter Lake.
Letters to the editor May 16
Letters to the editor May 16