Get your ballot in for bond

A very big piece of Whitefish’s future hangs in the balance as Whitefish School District voters decide whether or not to approve a $14 million bond request to renovate Whitefish High School.

Free speech for dummies

Let’s say it plainly: Rush Limbaugh was wrong to use the language that he used to describe a woman with whom he disagreed.

New rail park is the real deal

Economic development isn’t always an easy thing to measure.

Don't panic over wandering wolf

Having a confirmed wolf in Kalispell near the middle school over the weekend was the first encroachment of its kind we can recall, but the reality is that wolves, bears, moose and other wildlife are roaming the per…

Must we pay tribute to D.C.?

There was a time when government “of the people, by the people and for the people” was a saying that seemed true about our United States, but that is simply no longer the case regarding Imperial Washington and its …

Vote YES on WHS bond

When the Whitefish School District rolled out a $19 million plan for the reconstruction of the high school last fall, we questioned whether it was the right time and the right amount of money for such an undertakin…

Vigilance makes a difference

Whether it’s caused by unemployment, boredom, bad parenting or all the above, there has been a noticeable increase in vehicle thefts, graffiti and other forms of vandalism in the Flathead Valley.

Debate airport's future calmly

The recent crash of a light plane in south Kalispell, predictably, renewed a chorus of criticism of Kalispell City Airport.

Wolf hunt is tricky business

The extended wolf season came to an end Wednesday with 166 wolves killed across Montana, well shy of the statewide quota of 220 animals, a telling result that needs to be acknowledged when setting future season reg…

Clemency for Smith? No way

Convicted double murderer Ronald Smith is requesting clemency, claiming he is repentant, but the way we see it he has had clemency for the last 30 years that he has spent on Montana’s death row.

Small steps to offset suffering

After nearly 11 years, W.R. Grace & Co. is emerging from the cocoon of bankruptcy court where it sought financial protection while Libby asbestos victims got sicker and many died through the years.

'Occupy' mission clear as mud

Keep Kidsports where it is

It's good to see there's interest from developers in finding creative ways to use a portion of school trust lands near the Kidsports complex as a way to ensure that the complex remains where it is.

Or is it state of the disunion?

President Barack Obama did as expected in his State of the Union address — effectively and optimistically praising the country’s strengths — but there was an underlying theme in his speech that also exhibited an un…

New life for the TIF district

New life may have been found in the nick of time for Kalispell’s embattled West Side Tax Increment Finance District.