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DIL Editorial

Thoughtful perspectives from the Daily Inter Lake editorial board—local viewpoints on issues shaping Northwest Montana.

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago

Reckless cruisers jeopardize Main Street pastime

Kalispell’s downtown cruisers are dealing with a few rotten apples that threaten to spoil the bunch.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
When smoke gets in your eyes, er, I mean lungs

Pardon me while I cough!

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Brock's chance for redemption

Brock Osweiler has taken a lot of grief for being a “pretty good” quarterback in a league that only values great quarterbacks, but many of us who had the privilege of seeing him play in his high school years at Fla…

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Whitefish, county keep up tug of war

A citizen-initiated zoning plan for the U.S. 93 corridor south of Whitefish seems to have hit a couple of snags that at the very least will prolong the process.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Filibuster is Senate invention to aid and abet senators

First of all, let’s get it straight. There is no such thing as filibuster in the United States Constitution.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Harvey's staggering destruction

When we were putting a story on Saturday’s front page about Hurricane Harvey making landfall, we never would have guessed that the devastation would still be unrolling five days later.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
A bold new beginning for Kalispell

The verdict is unanimous — downtown Kalispell is on the cusp of a renaissance.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Dorm gives FVCC new recruitment tool

Wednesday evening marked the newest milestone for Flathead Valley Community College, with the ribbon-cutting ceremony and official opening of Founders Hall.

Updated 8 years, 8 months ago
Hospital takes more strides forward

Kalispell Regional Healthcare quietly broke ground this summer on yet another expansion project.

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
Commissioners take risk with other people's jobs

County commissioners invariably say they want to create jobs and economic development when they’re running for office. It sounds good as part of their campaign shtick, and supporting local business certainly is a l…

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
The human cost of hate, and the high price of love

If life were as simple as the mainstream media makes it out to be, then we would have the luxury of never having to think about anything.

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
Name that school! Good ideas abound

Kalispell Public Schools is seeking public input on what to name the new elementary school on Airport Road, which is under construction now and is expected to open in August 2018.

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
This week, we'll see you at the fair

Our favorite time of the year has arrived — which means the Northwest Montana Fair is back!

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
Commissioner's misstep concerning

Flathead County finds itself in an awkward position with one of its own commissioners charged with felony criminal mischief for killing a half-dozen cottonwood trees in a county park on Whitefish Lake near his home.

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
A Cleveland comeback for Brock?

No matter how much abuse is heaped on Brock Osweiler by NFL pundits, he will always have friends and fans in the Flathead.

Updated 8 years, 9 months ago
'Night of the grizzlies': Then and now

We’ve come a long way since the tragic events of the so-called “night of the grizzlies” shook our community 50 years ago.