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Updated 1 day, 9 hours ago

Water is the lifeblood of Montana ranching

Water is not just a resource in Montana — it is the lifeblood of ranching. It sustains our livestock, our land and…

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Grieving what the Flathead Valley once was

There was a post on a Flathead Valley social media page where a new resident was asking about the local’s favorite things.

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Bison — back where they belong

Early in the Covid-19 epidemic, I visited the Bison Range on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. But the bison didn’t get the memo about s…

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Class of 2022 a resilient bunch

Last week the Inter Lake showcased six remarkable seniors set to graduate from each of the area’s high schools this weekend.

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Letters to the editor June 5

Letters to the editor June 5

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Stellar jumps, sprints — and hoodies

Covering track and field is not supposed to hurt, but here I am nursing a swollen knee and it wasn’t for any sort of, you know, effort.

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Letters to the editor June 2

Letters to the editor June 2

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Letters to the editor June 1

Letters to the editor June 1

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Mansfield, guns and statesmanship

I think the difference between a politician and a statesman is that the people believe a statesman will do what he or she believes is the right thing regardless of the political consequences. When it gets down to i…

Updated 3 years, 11 months ago
Letters to the editor May 31

Letters to the editor May 31

Updated 3 years, 12 months ago
Letters to the editor May 30

Letters to the editor May 30

Updated 3 years, 12 months ago
CI-121 would create inequity in tax system

For the last 100 years the Montana Taxpayers Association (MONTAX) has served as Montana’s most trusted resource for nonpartisan tax and government spending information.

Updated 3 years, 12 months ago
Let’s stand for freedom and privacy

Fifty years. Half a century. That seems like a long time. But it’s not.

Updated 3 years, 12 months ago
Lessons from years of reducing violence

NAMI Montana serves Montanans who live with serious mental health conditions and their families.

Updated 3 years, 12 months ago
Letters to the editor May 29

Letters to the editor May 29

Updated 3 years, 12 months ago
Time for action at Blankenship

Last year it was an old school bus that got swamped at the Blankenship Bridge river access near West Glacier. This year it’s a pickup truck, stuck and buried in water and gravel up to its front bumper on May 21.