LETTER: Not everyone is a fan of the pope

Holy Batman! What happened to the socialists’ sacred and fictitious “separation of church and state”? Here we have the pope addressing Congress and invited to a private meet and greet at the White House! Why was there no outcry?

Seaplane pilots tell how they can fight invasive species

Montana seaplane pilots stand ready to assist in the fight against aquatic invasive species.

ISO Float Center

Floating in an isolation chamber is a way of relieving stress, according to Gardner.

LETTER: Corrupt leader available for hire

OK, so is everybody tired of the presidential election nonsense? Let’s just vote for a proven political person with 30 plus years of experience! Hillary all the way! After all she, and her husband, have a proven history of dodging jail and plenty of monetary support from the evil backers in this country.

OPINION: Zinke's vote on public lands bill contrary to the Montana ethos

Public lands debate

We Montanans are a diverse bunch, but we stand united on a few key issues.

Team tries to resolve sunken-jet mystery

The 46-year-old underwater mystery beckons to John Gisselbrecht.

Warming Center helps solve the challenges it is accused of creating

Kalispell City Council’s upcoming work session to discuss challenges surrounding homelessness demonstrates they are doing their job.

Officials urge river safety after tragedy

By NICHOLAS LEDDEN

Zinke is coming home with a lot of baggage

Secretary Ryan Zinke is coming back to visit his hometown this week to address the Western Governors’ Association after four months as secretary of interior.

Where is justice for Hillary?

There are four nasty words floating around in my neighborhood and for some reason; they just won’t go away. The first two are “party politics” and the second two are “double standard.” In light of a number of allegations now confronting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, one has to wonder where is the “justice” in this matter. Forget the quid pro quo for the time being and concentrate on “federal policy” and the lack of enforcement of that “policy” under this present administration.

Business: ISO Float Center

Photo courtesy of the ISO Float Center

Mr. Congeniality: Howard Austin takes pleasure in civic service

The first things most people notice about Howard Austin are his ear-to-ear smile and perennial optimism.

Why does China prevail over U.S.?

The majority of items my wife and I have purchased within the past two years have been made in China. After reading the editorial “China stakes claim on the afterlife,” in the Inter Lake, I can see why — a $343 billion trade deficit. Why is it that our government doesn’t insist on an equal trade agreement? And further, it is inconceivable that our government is in debt to China for $1.3 trillion dollars.

Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw

A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home after five weeks in a Utah hospital, a physician and his family said Friday during a news conference.

Sustainable growth requires reliable hydropower

When we’re floating and fishing on the stunning Three Forks of the Flathead River, we don’t always think about how our rivers are part of the Columbia River Basin’s headwaters.

Whitefish siblings participate in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will celebrate its 90th event today in New York City. As the balloons, floats and performers prepare to take over Manhattan, a pair of Whitefish siblings are leading the way.

C-Falls moves ahead with 3% resort tax proposal

The Columbia Falls City Council on Monday approved a draft version of a 3 percent resort tax that will go voters later this spring.

Bigfork Fire Board buys land for new station

The Bigfork Rural Fire District Board recently purchased an 8.5-acre parcel of land from Carol and Ronald Pierce to serve as the future home of a new fire station.

Posse takes look at early logging

The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners meets Monday, April 18, at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell for a program on “Early Logging in the Flathead.”

Parade's best

The 2014 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo Parade made its way down Kalispell’s Main Street Friday morning.