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Updated 3 days, 22 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 5 years, 4 months ago
Wolverine lawsuit is not really about the wolverine

I read Kianna Gardner’s article in the Dec. 15 issue of the Inter Lake and thought it might be misleading to those who don’t understand the politics of the situation.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Montana’s vaccine plan gives us hope

As more information about the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Montana becomes available, it feels like we finally can see the light at the end of this pandemic tunnel that’s shrouded our lives for the past nine …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Letters to the editor Dec. 31

Letters to the editor Dec. 31

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
We must be vigilant!

We, who live in Montana, have been largely spared from most of those disruptions...

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
A ‘Christmas’ card for a coronavirus year

We’ve almost made it. Only five more days of 2020. There’s probably not a soul who isn’t looking forward to turning the last page on this calendar. We’re all exhausted.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Last-minute gift ideas

Well, here we are…Christmas Eve and you still have not gotten that special angler on your list...

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Hunting season ends with a bang, just no buck

It was pointed out to me last week that I needed to share the rest of the story...

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Be with those you love, even if apart

On this eve of Christmas, we would like to extend heartfelt condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one this year.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Alternative overlooked for Bigfork Senior Center

Having read the recent article by MacKenzie Reiss Dec. 13 about possibilities for a new facility for the Bigfork Senior Center it seemed to me Shane Jacobs, the architect representing A & E Architects did not evalu…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Christmas carols bring us comfort and joy

“...A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Vaccine arrival is turning point in pandemic

At long last, there was some good news to report about the COVID-19 pandemic this week as the first shipment of the vaccine arrived at Kalispell Regional Medical Center and health-care workers began receiving vacci…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
We don’t need a Christmas miracle, just leadership

With the arrival of the holiday season this year, the cardinal rule in Montana shines brighter than ever, like the star on top of my Christmas tree: We help our neighbors and community in trying times of need.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Leave it better than you found it

As I wrap up my four-year term as your state auditor, I’m reminded of a common lesson Montana parents teach our children: leave things better than you found them.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
2021 will bring hope, healing and prosperity to Montana

Fellow Montanans, I’d like to extend my warmest Christmas and holiday wishes to you and your loved ones.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Tourism is the little engine that can

As with many tourism businesses in the Flathead Valley, we were not sure if we were going to make it earlier this spring and summer.