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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?
Letters to the editor Jan. 18
Letters to the editor Jan. 18
Column: Regrettable detail, remarkable season
The most recent press conference hall of fame moment, where Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles was asked about playing in frigid Detroit on Sunday — “You do know we play indoors, right?” Bowles answered — has me thinking …
Daines’ next public meeting will be his first
After Senator Steve Daines’ latest top-down bill to strip protections from over 100,000 acres of public lands, we’re standing alongside thousands of Montanans and calling on the senator to meet openly, honestly, an…
Letters to the editor Jan. 16
Letters to the editor Jan. 16
Letters to the editor Jan. 15
Letters to the editor Jan. 15
Packers cultivate sunny outlook
Days are supposed to be stretching longer since solstice but to me it doesn’t feel like it. Winter can be hard around here.
Don't get caught off guard by new public participation rules
The 2023 Legislature delivered a package of bills that reform Montana’s land-use codes with an eye toward fixing the state’s housing crisis. The legislation was a top priority for Gov. Greg Gianforte and his mandat…
Letters to the editor Jan. 14
Letters to the editor Jan. 14
How to fix inhumane and broken immigration policies
We are former public school teachers residing in Kalispell. For the last five winters we have come to the border of Arizona and Mexico to help teach migrant ch…
Presidential candidacy disqualification
There are four qualifications set forth in the U.S. Constitution that must be met before any “person” can be placed on the ballot and run for the office of president:
Dr. King educated our nation
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 95 years old this year. Tragically, he was assassinated in Memphis in 1968. Jan. 15, Dr. King’s birthday, is a federal holiday to remember the importance of his life and …
Failed fishery management
Sunday’s Daily Inter Lake had an interesting article about a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposal for what might be viewed as reinventing the wheel. The proposal is considering to restart a program to kill lak…
Climate crisis: We’re all in it together
The year 2024 will be the most consequential one in the history of the United States. This I believe because the existence of our system of constitutional democracy is being challenged by forces who want to give mo…
Letters to the editor Jan. 11
Letters to the editor Jan. 11
Permanent trust needed for behavioral health
When I first joined NAMI Montana, I didn’t understand the tight relationship between the overall economy, the state budget, and the life-saving care that individual Montana families receive across the state. The st…