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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, 2 days 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 11 years, 10 months ago
Shopko: A big deal for Whitefish

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Ending the silence about incest

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Farming academy a worthy cause

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Like it or not, "we are all Murrieta"

Is the word crisis too strong?

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Outrage over Hobby Lobby ruling misplaced

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Watch out for these rising stars

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Pyrotechnics and independence

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Ballot initiatives: The dirty dozen?

It appears that none of 12 possible ballot initiatives reached the signature threshold to appear on the November ballot in Montana.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Good economic news, with an asterisk

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Immigration crisis just getting worse

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
AOA move looks like right decision

We’re very glad to see the Flathead County commissioners moving forward with a plan to build a new facility for the Agency on Aging.

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Fire response was impressive success

When we first heard the scanner call for the fire at the Plum Creek fiberboard plant in Columbia Falls on June 10, we were frankly horrified.

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Tenure ruling sends right message

A court ruling against teacher tenure laws was overdue, mostly because it is so obvious that tenure rules can have adverse effects on students by shielding the worst of teachers from dismissal.

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Bergdahl: Truth & consequences

What’s done is done. Our editorial board is split on whether trading five high-level Taliban prisoners for one American soldier held by terrorists was justified or not, but there’s no going back — and there’s also …

Updated 11 years, 11 months ago
Rethinking scholarship schedule

Area high school students were awarded literally millions of dollars in scholarship funds in the past month by local philanthropists, civic groups and trust funds.