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.
Support ALERT and save lives
Every year around this time the Flathead Valley turns its attention to the ALERT air ambulance service, which stages its annual fundraising banquet in April. The event — planned April 29 at the Flathead County Fair…
About those extra mail-in ballots? Don't try to vote with them
Carl Rieckmann, a former Daily Inter Lake reporter and editor from the 1980s, who is now retired and recently returned to the Flathead, contacted me to let me know he was puzzled by a discovery he made in his mailb…
Election 'fun' just getting started
It was just over a week ago that Rob Quist reported he had raised $900,000 in his race against Greg Gianforte for Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House. A few days later Gianforte reported he had raised $1.6 millio…
Montana history deserves a home
What price does one put on history?
Trump: Is he the best of a bad lot - or just more of the same?
Last year, I told conservatives who would come to visit me in my office that there were three main things to remember about the presidential election:
Whitefish further down the Trail
You have to hand it to Whitefish. The community knows how to raise money and build trails — or anything else its citizens see as a need.
One last round of much deserved applause
There have been many editorials written in the Daily Inter Lake about the Community Concert Association over the past 78 years, usually to applaud the organization for its tireless service in bringing quality music…
The Russians are coming, but don't be afraid
You can chalk up one more conservative Trump supporter who got caught talking to Russians and then insisting it was just an innocent conversation!
By mail or not, make sure you vote
There was considerable debate in the Legislature and statewide over whether to hold a mail-only ballot for the special congressional election scheduled for May 25.
FVCC: 50 years and growing
An important milestone is being celebrated this week as the community marks the 50th anniversary of the vote to approve the start of a community college in Kalispell.
'America First' is an old and honorable tradition
It never ceases to amaze me how little educated people seem to understand history — let alone learn from it.
Move ahead with property-tax relief
The Inter Lake has long been sensitive to the plight of many longtime residents of the Flathead who have found themselves taxed out of their family homes because of rising land prices in our popular locale.
Bigfork on the trail of success
Momentum is building in Bigfork for a trail system that has been a dream of many outdoor enthusiasts for decades.
Kalispell embarks on new journey
It’s a pivotal time for the heart of Kalispell.
Community news keeps newspapers as relevant as ever
Among the many fake news headlines making the rounds on the internet, one of the most popular is “Newspapers are dead.”