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: Is it time to delist grizzly bear?
Slowly and deliberately but perhaps inexorably, the grizzly bear may be on the path to removal from the federal threatened-species list.
EDITORIAL: AERO program is soaring success
All roads lead to Rome, and all airlines fly to ... well... not Kalispell, as anyone who has arranged travel in and out of the valley knows.
EDITORIAL: Racial identity and social confusion
It is hard to know which is more confused: Rachel Dolezal or the society in which she lives.
Water compact is immune from this charge
The Inter Lake has maintained a healthy skepticism of the water compact negotiated with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the U.S. government by the state of Montana.
Time to focus on healthy forests
Has the logjam finally been broken?
EDITORIAL: Congratulations, Class of 2015!
They are an ambitious bunch, the members of the Class of 2015 who will receive diplomas at commencement exercises across the Flathead Valley this weekend.
EDITORIAL: Donations aid shelter's mission
Take fire precautions while you can
An Inter Lake news editor described May as “parched” in a headline earlier this week. That certainly describes it well, as the month was the driest May on record in the Flathead.
City on track for a brighter future
Kalispell is on the verge of a monumental transformation that will position the community for retail, industrial, and recreational expansion through the next several decades.
Congratulations to the champs
Last weekend was a big one for local athletes as state high school softball and track seasons wrapped up.
Is Motl on a political witch hunt?
Montana’s commissioner of political practices, Jonathan Motl, has announced that he is resurrecting a complaint filed against GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill in 2012.
Highway bill crucial to Kalispell
Gov. Steve Bullock made a welcome visit to the Flathead last week, in part to show his support for the Kalispell U.S. 93 bypass project that is largely in limbo while Congress tinkers with a transportation spending…
BNSF jobs important to economy
Nepal's children have true friends
It’s easy to forget about the earthquake devastation in Nepal as the news headlines about the disaster fade away. But the stark reality is that back-to-back powerful quakes on April 25 and May 12 killed at least 8,…
Putting Whitefish budget in context
There’s been a lot of buzz this week about a proposed 63 percent increase in Whitefish’s budget, especially because the city’s number crunching for the coming fiscal year coincides with the construction of a new $1…