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Opinion

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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 4 years ago
To make housing more affordable, remove government barriers

A recent op-ed in the Daily Inter Lake argued that reforming local zoning codes won’t fix the housing crisis.

Updated 4 years ago
Sustainable growth requires reliable hydropower

When we’re floating and fishing on the stunning Three Forks of the Flathead River, we don’t always think about how our rivers are part of the Columbia River Ba…

Updated 4 years ago
Montanans' constitutional right to privacy

Last week we learned about the Supreme Court’s impending decision to strike down Roe v Wade and overturn half of a century of legal protection from the government interfering in our most personal and private decisi…

Updated 4 years ago
Let the specialists conduct school elections

Kalispell’s School District 5 last week asked county election officials to handle future school elections — a wise inquiry given the unfortunate errors made with getting ballots to voters during the May 3 election.

Updated 4 years ago
Letters to the editor May 15

Letters to the editor May 15

Updated 4 years ago
Taking the long way home

Nine years ago, after my husband had completed work on an 18-month job in New Jersey, I flew out there to join him on a cross-country road trip back to Montana

Updated 4 years ago
Letters to the editor May 12

Letters to the editor May 12

Updated 4 years ago
Important discussions on a hard topic

As if Americans weren’t divided enough, the recent leak of the Supreme Court’s apparent decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade has added even more fuel to the fire, burning whatever political bridges still remain amon…

Updated 4 years ago
Letters to the editor May 10

Letters to the editor May 10

Updated 4 years ago
Letters to the editor May 9

Letters to the editor May 9

Updated 4 years ago
Slow rollout of MMIP commission unacceptable

Members of a long-awaited federal commission tasked with addressing the crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans was finally announced Thursday by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

Updated 4 years ago
Love of trees takes root

Kalispell Parks and Recreation pulled out all the stops for the 150-year anniversary of the tree-dedicated day in the United States.

Updated 4 years ago
Letters to the editor May 8

Letters to the editor May 8

Updated 4 years ago
FVCC’s Class of 2022 resilient and determined

Flathead Valley Community College will celebrate the class of 2022 at our 54th annual commencement ceremony on the FVCC campus in Kalispell on Friday, May 13 at 6 p.m.

Updated 4 years ago
Our constitution is clear — let people vote

My grandfather Melvin Running Wolf was only 36 years old when all Native Americans finally gained the right to vote in the United States.