Does LBJ hold key for Obama?

“Well, what’s the hell’s the presidency for? So asked President Lyndon Johnson as he sat with key advisers at his kitchen table.  They were working on Johnson’s speech to Congress right after Kennedy’s assassination. From Gary Younge’s  Guardian report: The nation was still in grief and Johnson was not yet able to move into the White House because Kennedys’ effects were still there.”

Lawrence J. Gregor, 61

Lawrence J. Gregor, 61, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Kalispell. He was born on Dec. 12, 1948, in Helena, to Joseph and Isabelle Gregor. He was raised in Helena, where he graduated from high school. On Dec. 11, 1967, Lawrence enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in the infantry, serving 18 months in Vietnam. Lawrence went to Officers Candidate School; upon graduation he served as an Armor Officer for 10 years and 11 months. He married his wife Patricia in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1970; they had been married for 39 years when he passed away. Lawrence attended St. Leo College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981; he then attended Kansas State, where in 1983 he received his master s degree. In 2006, Captain Gregor was recalled to active duty at Fort Knox, Ky., where he served as Basic Training Company Commander. He was preceded in death by his mother, Isabelle Longmire Gregor. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Kalispell; parents, Joe, and wife, Dorothy Gregor; children, Larry and wife, Elisha Gregor, of Fort Drum, N.Y., Teresa and husband, Kelly Howard, of Missoula, and Joseph D. Gregor of Kalispell; siblings, Sharon Gregor of Butte, Gary and wife, Judith Gregor, of New Mexico, and Bob Werle of Helena; and grandchildren, Cameron, Caleb, Alexis and Jack Gregor, and Isabelle Howard. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Army. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.

OPINION: Polson judge praises retired medical examiner

I am writing to register my profound respect and admiration for Dr. Gary Dale. To my good fortune, I have known him since 1994 as an outstanding professional. I have found him to be a tremendous asset to our state who will be difficult, if not impossible, to replace.

LETTER: Commissioner Krueger's logic questioned

I had previously thought that County Commissioner Gary Krueger was a man with strong convictions about individual liberty and personal property rights and used his position to loudly proclaim such views, even though often misguided.

Mike McAuliffe, 81

Mike McAuliffe, 81

Agreement developed in secret diminishes power supply

A recent agreement negotiated in secret by the White House could have serious consequences for western-Montana electric cooperatives.

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Recently our county commissioners outsourced a plan to develop a base cost estimate for building a new Flathead County jail. The estimates are $73 million for an onsite jail and $54 million for an offsite jail. That is a significant amount of money.

Cherry harvest hits high gear

Roadside cherry stands on the east shore of Flathead Lake are hopping with activity, as cherry lovers finally are able to purchase Flathead cherries.

Norma Houff, 76

Norma Houff, 76 years old, passed away July 14, 2019.

Norma Houff, 76

Norma Houff, 76, passed away July 14, 2019. She was born on May 29, 1943 in Kalispell.

Norma Houff, 76

Norma Houff, 76 years old, passed away July 14, 2019.

Albert 'Bert' Poloson, 87

Roger Mellies, 59

Roger Mellies, 59, of Kalispell, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, in a car accident which the family believes was caused by complications of diabetes.

Serenity Daniels

Carole Francis Brummett, 86

Bin Laden killed in U.S. SEALs attack

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the terror mastermind killed by Navy SEALs in an intense firefight, was hunted down based on information first gleaned years ago from detainees at secret CIA prison sites in Eastern Europe, officials disclosed Monday. The U.S. said a DNA match proved the man behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was dead, and millions of Americans rejoiced.

Olivia Lane Hanson, daughter of David Hanson and Andrea Howe of Kalispell, was born June 7 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Cost increase could restrict access to bypass

Soaring cost estimates for the U.S. 93 bypass west of Kalispell have prompted a potential redesign that would eliminate more than half of the access points along the eight-mile route.

Commissioner duo is failing to lead

Do not mistake Flathead County Commissioners Gary Krueger and Pam Holmquist’s decision to stall the Agency on Aging building project as an act of leadership.

Orville Ray 'OT' Thomas, 83

Orville Ray “OT” Thomas passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.