Yes, mission accomplished

Perseverance finally paid off for the United States in the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, and Americans should be proud of the gutsy operation that led to the death of the figurehead leader of al-Qaida.

New direction not needed at FVCC

In one corner, the “challengers.”

Flood of 2011? Be prepared

Now, it’s getting serious for flood watchers.

A tragic loss in the mountains

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of Walker Kuhl and Gregory Seftick, two young men who fell victim to a tragic accident while on a camping trip in the Grand Tetons of Wyoming. Once ag…

HB 198's peculiar politics

It’s a done deal now, but we have to scratch our heads at the strange bedfellows who came together to push House Bill 198 to the governor’s desk.

Educate yourself about FVCC

Flathead Valley Community College’s trustee election campaign promises to be anything but boring.

A transaction fee? Really?

There certainly aren’t many options for the city of Kalispell to raise money, and there certainly is a need for improved roads and infrastructure.

Get serious now about debt

President Barack Obama's lack of leadership on fiscal responsibility has been striking, mainly because he has talked about the need to reduce deficit spending and the national debt and has done nothing to make that…

Keep it civil in negotiations

Kalispell firefighters showed a poor choice of words and a poorer choice of targets last week during one of their orchestrated media events to protest upcoming layoffs.

Wolf delisting? It's about time

It appears that Congress will soon take action to remove wolves from protection under the Endangered Species Act, and the environmental groups that have fought delisting for years should not be surprised.

Hard times, hard choices

The increasingly fractious world of public-sector unions has come even to the Flathead Valley.

Time for terror trials to start

The Obama administration has finally decided to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices in a military tribunal rather than a civilian trial in New York City.

GOP after pyrrhic victory?

Gov. Brian Schweitzer has promised to veto the state’s general fund spending bill, partly because legislative Republicans have chosen to reject federal funding for social service programs as a matter of fiscal prin…

Wield budget ax carefully

As Kalispell Public Schools officials peer into the budgeting abyss, it might be advisable for them not to try to find a single “sacrificial lamb” as one trustee put it.

Good news in the mail for troops