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.
EDITORIAL: Wildkat spikers make us all proud
The Columbia Falls Wildkats made their own luck last week as they roared to the Class A volleyball state championship.
EDITORIAL: Paris is one more wakeup call. Will we?
The horrible terror attack in Paris last week has shaken the world, but too soon we are seeing blame shift from the murderers to those who condemn them. Tolerance is not the answer to terrorism. It never can be.
EDITORIAL: Waiting and watching on Weyerhaeuser
Last week’s announcement that timber giant Weyerhaeuser Co. is buying Plum Creek Timber Co. for $8.44 billion was one of those breaking news stories that no doubt elicited a collective “wow” from most of us here in…
EDITORIAL: A gift that will keep giving for years
We were pleasantly surprised to hear the name of our old friend Bill Kamps this week, several years after his death in 2011.
EDITORIAL: Rule makers don't trump lawmakers
It seems a bit absurd to us that the Montana Department of Revenue can’t figure out what legislators intended when they approved a tax-credit program intended to benefit education efforts in the state.
EDITORIAL: Jail fix not ideal, but workable
Faced with chronic overcrowding at its 30-year-old jail, Flathead County is moving forward with a plan to begin sending young offenders from the juvenile detention facility to Missoula.
EDITORIAL: Hospital agreement could be win-win
Kalispell Regional Healthcare and North Valley Hospital have amicably shared services and collaborated for many years, so it was no surprise when the two health-care institutions announced Monday they are joining f…
EDITORIAL: Playoff madness peaks this weekend
The playoff road leads through Helena this weekend for Kalispell football teams.
EDITORIAL: A dream fulfilled for Kalispell
These are heady days in Kalispell.
EDITORIAL: A newspaper woman till the end
We bid a fond farewell to our friend and colleague Gladys Shay, who passed away Monday after a long life well spent tending to family, community and her loyal readers.
EDITORIAL: Missoula gun restrictions would be futile
The Missoula City Council seems to be intent on passing a city ordinance that would require background checks on gun sales and transfers within city limits.
EDITORIAL: Funding for 911 district still needed
If it seems like just yesterday that Flathead County voters rejected a funding formula to support local 911 services, you are not far off.
EDITORIAL: Cancer fight gets boost this week
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the Flathead received a special boost Monday when the Halt Cancer at X committee awarded more than $71,000 in grants to three local organizations and a national research project.
EDITORIAL: Tribes need to consider helping out
We have always been rightfully proud of the successes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in developing the economy of Lake County and promoting a healthy tribal identity through those successes.
EDITORIAL: Pink campaign has really paid off
The fall colors have been in full form this month, the gold and orange hues synonymous with autumn. October isn’t as much about fall colors anymore, though, as it is about all things pink.