Local economy benefits from neighbors to the north

The number of Alberta license plates in retail, hotel and restaurant parking lots tells the story at a glance. Canadians are spending time and money in the Flathead this winter, and they’re coming in droves.

City wants new spot for radio towers

The city of Kalispell has targeted KGEZ's two radio towers to be moved to another location.

Not just for kids: Toymakers aim more products at grown-ups

Long before the pandemic, many adults turned to toys from Legos to collectible items to tap into their inner childhood for comfort.

County recycling program losing money

'But it's the right thing to do,' director says

Questions for liberals

I have a few questions for my liberal “friends” now that your team has had a year to run the country.

Volunteers rescue dad, daughter from Cabinets

Two Bear Air, former Flathead County sheriff assisted with dramatic rescue

BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO — A 16-year-old girl and her father from Bonners Ferry are back home after becoming separated in the Cabinet Mountains in Montana, thanks to search-and-rescue volunteers from Montana and Idaho.

Glacier swimmers top Flathead in crosstown meet

Glacier’s Olivia Gibbons broke a school record in the 50 freestyle to help the Wolfpack top Flathead in a crosstown swim meet on Thursday.

Lakeshore housing sales down in 2009

Not a single home has been purchased or sold on Flathead Lake in six months.

'The refineries are driving the ship'

Petroleum industry changes drive consolidation in distribution field

Giving thanks in times of turbulence times

Another Thanksgiving is upon us this week, and for some in the Flathead Valley this years holiday season will be a little more difficult.

Records fall as Glacier sweeps Kalispell swim meet

Ten schools showed up for the season-opening Kalispell Invitational swim meet held Saturday, and Glacier High outkicked them all.

Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights

For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering right off the lot.

Constitutional convention a dangerous ploy

On June 19, the Daily Inter Lake published an op-ed titled “Montanans want term limits for Congress,” by former Republican state senator Ed Walker, in which he blames our organization for the reason Montana won’t apply for an Article V Convention and thereby Americans can’t get Congressional term limits.

Montana Jewish Project buys Helena temple built in 1891

The Jewish community in Montana's state capital has reached its goal of buying a synagogue built in Helena 130 years ago to use as a community and cultural center for Jews in the state, the Montana Jewish Project announced Thursday.

OPINION: Jackson can teach Whitefish a lesson

As I read the Daily Inter Lake article about the employee housing problem in Whitefish, I flashed back to my years in Jackson, Wyo., where the exact same condition existed.

European Central Bank says it will buy 750 billion euros in securities this year to counter effects of virus outbreak

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank says it will buy 750 billion euros in securities this year to counter effects of virus outbreak.

Ammunition in short supply

Local stores can’t maintain stock of some calibers

It's been going on for months, but an ammunition shortage will become obvious and possibly more severe as hunters prepare for Sunday's Montana general hunting season.

Letters to the editor Dec. 18

Letters to the editor Dec. 18

US seeks $3 billion to boost oil producers as prices plunge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it is seeking $3 billion from Congress to top up the country’s strategic petroleum reserves, potentially propping up U.S. oil producers after crude prices crashed globally.

States empowered to stop reckless deficits

In August of 2020, we wrote an opinion opposing Modern Monetary Theory (or MMT, the “too good to be true” idea that the federal government can spend unlimited amounts of money, regardless of revenue, in order to benefit the country and the economy).