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May 28, 2024 midnight

Letters to the editor May 28

Letters to the editor May 28

June 2, 2024 midnight

Of blooms and building booms

I appreciate these semiwild oases. Given how difficult it is to manage larger, popular spaces for the public good, it is these smaller parcels that may mean the most, especially for locals.

May 17, 2024 midnight

Letters to the editor May 17

Letters to the editor May 17

McDonald's plans $5 US meal deal next month to counter customer frustration over high prices
May 17, 2024 midnight

McDonald's plans $5 US meal deal next month to counter customer frustration over high prices

McDonald's is planning to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers' frustration with high prices.

Wildkats ready to claw through State A
May 23, 2024 midnight

Wildkats ready to claw through State A

A year ago the Columbia Falls Wildkats worked around a funnel cloud, lightning delays, a first-day rainout and a malfunctioning sprinkler system en route to the 2023 championship. They should be fine.

Lessons learned — Kindergarten teacher wraps up 40-year career at Lakeside Elementary
May 20, 2024 midnight

Lessons learned — Kindergarten teacher wraps up 40-year career at Lakeside Elementary

For 40 years, Lakeside Elementary kindergarten teacher Coleene Torgerson has been “at the beginning” of students’ education, sending hundreds of children off on a path of learning and discovery.

May 25, 2024 12:13 a.m.

C-Falls softball starts hot in title defense

BILLINGS — Columbia Falls’ Class A softball title defense got off to a hot start Friday.

Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
June 9, 2024 midnight

Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive

They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and often just a bad business hit away from dying off for good

May 19, 2024 midnight

Writers dig into ways of China

He spoke flawless Mandarin. I felt a mix of jealousy and awe over his perfect tones, those quirks of pronunciation that give each Chinese word five different meanings.

Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students
June 14, 2024 8:10 a.m.

Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department's authority.

Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy
May 26, 2024 midnight

Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy

Consumers are increasingly struggling to pay their credit card bills, raising concerns about severe delinquencies spiraling and sapping consumer spending.

June 6, 2024 midnight

Time for action on Medicaid expansion

In 2015 Democrats and Republicans in the Montana Legislature put aside their partisan and ideological differences, and taking advantage of the federal Affordable Care Act, expanded Medicaid coverage to more than 90,000 low income Montanans, almost 10% of the state’s entire population. That was a decision from which Montana would profoundly, and proudly, benefit.

May 25, 2024 12:22 a.m.

State AA: Pack hits 5 HRs in win; Bravettes hit 4 in loss

HELENA — Glacier got through to Saturday and Flathead, well, the Bravettes certainly had a shot at it.

May 17, 2024 midnight

Column: Bulldogs' Big, Bad Bullet Bob

The memorial for Bob McLeod is Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Whitefish High School gym, fittingly, because he was the basketball coach during that magical 1969-70 basketball season.

May 23, 2024 midnight

Montana is facing a statewide land management crisis

Montanans appreciate locally grown food, from vegetables to fresh-picked huckleberries, raw honey and grass-fed beef.

A Home at the Samaritan House: Expansion project nearly 20 years in the making
May 23, 2024 midnight

A Home at the Samaritan House: Expansion project nearly 20 years in the making

The Samaritan House is adding two apartment buildings and will see an expansion of its administrative office on its campus on former Army Reserve property in Kalispell. The organization is nearing its $16.9 million fundraising goal and is preparing to break ground in July, according to Krager.

Efforts continue to merge Logan Health, Billings Clinic hospital systems
June 8, 2024 midnight

Efforts continue to merge Logan Health, Billings Clinic hospital systems

Integrating the clinical services and technology systems at Logan Health-Billings Clinic is a top priority for new leadership at the hospital system.

Northwest Montana Association of Realtors honors professionals
June 16, 2024 midnight

Northwest Montana Association of Realtors honors professionals

The Northwest Montana Association of Realtors handed out a list of honors at its annual awards banquet on Wednesday at Flathead Valley Community College. Awards included Realtor of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Jean Carter Spirit and the NMAR Good Neighbor Award.

May 23, 2024 midnight

Letters to the editor May 23

Letters to the editor May 23

Nasdaq sets another record as Wall Street wins back earlier losses
May 24, 2024 4 p.m.

Nasdaq sets another record as Wall Street wins back earlier losses

U.S. stocks rose in a bounce back from Wall Street's worst day since April. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% to win back all its losses from earlier in the week.