Obama and Keystone Kops?

It is astounding that President Obama cavalierly rejected a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline when his administration continuously tosses out bold rhetoric about the necessity of creating jobs and economic recove…

State lease rates need realism

The state appears to be in quite a fix regarding recent litigation aimed at raising lease rates on “school trust” cabin sites.

The hole in the 'doughnut'

We have two words for the city of Whitefish and its overreaching quest for control of the two-mile “doughnut”: Back off.

Montana hunters are class act

Whenever Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks holds its biennial regional hearing on hunting regulations for the next two years, some interesting things stand out: Hunters who show up care deeply about hunting and wild…

Our county, our courthouse

Flathead County residents should be proud of their 1903 Courthouse that’s open once again after a major renovation project.

Two different views on the Corrupt Practices Act ruling

Welcome, Canadian dollars!

It's no secret our neighbors to the north are an important part of the Flathead Valley economy. In sizable numbers they stay in our hotels, eat at our restaurants and shop in our stores.

Don't ship our jobs to China

In the midst of the worst national economy in the past 70-plus years, it was shocking to learn that a lot of the money being spent to rebuild America’s infrastructure is actually going to boost not the U.S. economy…

What's wrong with a year?

Across the country Wednesday, finger-wagging headlines made declarations such as “House GOP votes to reject extension” of the current payroll tax holiday.

Montana football fever still high

Montana football teams have done the state proud this year, and there’s potential for even more pride in the days to come.

Best chance for better downtown

Will demolishing an abandoned building and replacing it with a parking lot be enough to extend the life of Kalispell’s embattled West Side Tax Increment Finance District?

You want jobs? Approve the pipeline

So what will it be, real jobs, real infrastructure improvements, expanded trade with Canada and more energy for America, or will it be political obstruction of the highest order to satisfy the country’s extreme gre…

A false alarm over S. 1867

What do Ron Paul, the American Civil Liberties Union, Conservative Action Alerts, Democratic Underground, and Alex Jones and his Prison Planet group all have in common?

A conundrum for the GOP

No doubt some Montana Democrats are salivating at the possibility that the heavily crowded GOP primary race for governor will produce a big surprise in the form of a weak candidate.

Politics for profit? No thanks

Say what you will about the mainstream media and old-school journalism, but sometimes the power and prestige of a dinosaur like “60 Minutes” is just what it takes to get people’s attention.