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.
A Columbia Falls success story
It’s no secret the economic fabric of Columbia Falls has changed over the past number of years. For decades the city reigned as the industrial hub of the Flathead Valley with good-paying jobs in both the aluminum a…
Pond hockey is an instant 'classic'
If you don’t know what pond hockey is yet, drive up to Foy’s Lake today, tomorrow or Sunday morning and prepare for an education that promises to be both entertaining and fun.
It was always Bullock's choice to make
Republicans sure made a fuss over Gov. Steve Bullock appointing his lieutenant governor, John Walsh, to finish the term of Max Baucus in the U.S. Senate.
Cabin Fever Days better than ever
Those of us enduring this Northwest Montana winter — with more than its share of bitter cold, snow, ice and wind — might need a break.
Giving gifted students a challenge
Kalispell Public Schools are leading the way in working to meet the growing demand for workers in engineering and technology trades, developing STEM programs in three local schools.
Time to hold Glencore accountable
The time has come to recognize some realities about the prospects of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. being re-started, and in a way, it has been apparent for some time.
Success speaks well for local schools
The repetition must be getting tiresome to speech opponents.
Let the pipeline have its chance
The U.S. State Department has spoken: There are no major environmental objections to the Keystone XL pipeline, adding another clear reason why the project should proceed.
A mismatched set of priorities
The dust has settled after the president’s State of the Union address, and most of the commentary seems to have settled on the observation that it was too long, that it was less partisan than expected and that it …
A Super Bowl perfect for Montana
Peyton Manning vs. Richard Sherman. Marshawn Lynch vs. Terrence Knighton. John Fox vs. Pete Carroll.
Judicial races should not escape judgment
In most cases, we would be cheering on Montana Attorney General Tim Fox in asserting the state’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, and we would take issue with rulings from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
'Imagine if' reading were still relevant
We’ve been interested to see the number of letters, mostly negative, generated by the county library’s recent decision to identify itself as ImagineIF instead of as... well... the library.
Un-American? No, just wrong
No one was surprised when Judge Andrew Napolitano, the former Fox News analyst, recently criticized President Obama for his uninhibited use of executive orders to bypass Congress and advance his agenda.
Stream access preserved again
It is a marvel that someone had the audacity to challenge Montana’s 1985 stream-access law, considering the state’s populist nature and a general dislike for people who think they can lock up public resources.
Visit Glacier; 2.2 million others did!
Official numbers released this week underscore the continued popularity of Glacier National Park.