DIL Editorial
Thoughtful perspectives from the Daily Inter Lake editorial board—local viewpoints on issues shaping Northwest Montana.
Reckless cruisers jeopardize Main Street pastime
Kalispell’s downtown cruisers are dealing with a few rotten apples that threaten to spoil the bunch.
Inter Lake too tough on Zinke?
I am not for wasteful government spending, but does the Daily Inter Lake need to parrot the Associated Press’s repeated assaults on Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s air transportation spending ... and putting…
No headline
I understand the president is going to have an awards show on Monday. He is giving awards to the “FAKE” media. Are you kidding me? Is this what he spends his t…
Defending Trump
An angry Bill Baum wrote a scathing letter published in the Nov. 12 edition of the Daily Inter Lake that demands a response. He made many accusations and assum…
Safety first on the winter slopes
Tragedy struck the mountains of Northwest Montana on Saturday when two snowboarders died in separate, unrelated accidents.
2017 in perspective: A year to remember
2017 was a year to remember, and we don’t just mean the weather — although the past few days have had us considering adding snow to the Top 10 list!
Keep Christmas in the holiday
Election year already underway
It’s still nearly three weeks until filing begins for county and state offices, but given the number of early announcements it may an interesting and competitive 2018 election year.
Santa's gift for the sensory disabled
The Christmas season can be a hectic and intense time for many people. The lights, noise, hustle and bustle are all around us. That’s why a local parents group — Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids, or PLUK — hosted a qu…
Don't roll back oil-train safety rule
We understand and applaud the current administration’s penchant for rolling back regulations that have impeded business growth for the past several decades.
Airport lease may be best course
The city of Kalispell has been between the proverbial rock and a hard spot for decades with its municipal airport. The airport is expensive to operate, and commercial and residential development has grown around it…
Shaping the Flathead's future
Two long-term visions for the Flathead Valley — the Kalispell downtown plan and the U.S. 93 South Whitefish corridor plan — at long last have been adopted by our local government leaders. Both will chart the course…
Brave firefighters head into danger
Although Montanans understand fire danger better than most, we still are overwhelmed by the insanely dangerous wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area this week. The pictures are terrifying. The uncertainty is ev…
FVCC shows oomph as economic force
A recently completed fiscal study on Flathead Valley Community College confirmed what many of us already suspected — the campus and its students are a major force behind Northwest Montana’s economy.
Asbestos court is welcome, overdue
It’s been a long and often agonizing ordeal for sufferers of Libby asbestos-related disease to get compensation through the legal system.
Liquor license changes are promising
Thirteen years ago, we wrote an editorial that began, “Montana has a problem with the way it distributes liquor licenses.” Last week, the state Legislature took a big step toward solving that problem.