Teachers and staff members who participate describe several benefits from the program, which pays for them to eat with their students. They say the connections they build with their students make classroom management easier; help give valuable context to better meet their students where they’re at; and offers social safety.
By Mariah Thomas
Sally Thompson’s ‘Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World’ grew from her work on the Clark Fork Superfund case. But the book itself reaches back to the first encounter between the Salish and Jesuit missionaries, where radically different ways of understanding land collided — with consequences that continue to unfold.
By Erika Fredrickson, The Pulp
Inspired by childhood family camping trips and root beer floats, the James Beard-nominated executive chef at Herb and Omni may have crafted his signature dish
By Pete Avery
For nearly 40 years, the internationally acclaimed Japanese-born photographer and Coram resident has chronicled Glacier Park’s most charismatic creatures
By Hunter D'Antuono, Photos by Sumio Harada
For more than 50 years, the Flathead Snowmobile Association has been maintaining designated snowmobile routes across northwest Montana, providing grooming for multiuse trails and bolstering partnerships to ensure motorized access
By Maggie DresserThe action against Venezuela’s leader has left questions in its wake as the U.S. and Venezuela grapple with how to move forward.
An atmospheric river last month deposited up to 36 inches of snow to the mountains, bringing the Flathead River basin snow water equivalent levels to 114% of normal by Jan. 9
Local artists create curated collection of iconic park posters that celebrate the beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park
Thoughtful gifts and festive experiences await at the businesses that make our valley special
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Second-seeded MSU earned a 35-34 overtime win over unseeded Illinois State
Bagels, rye bread and naan are among the sourdough recipes I plan to share this month; all you need is an active, bubbly sourdough starter
The words "multiple use" have been marginalized into a political catch phrase
We need a few more conservative senators in Montana in 2027
Montanans deserve leaders focused on delivering results, not serving party bosses
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With a record high of overdose-related EMS calls in Flathead County in 2025, grieving family members and recovering addicts cope with loss while drug enforcement officers and treatment experts seek to bring awareness to the valley’s growing opioid crisis
Senate President Matt Regier claims a $126.2 million supplemental for schools was indicative of a “sloppy” legislative process — a suggestion that has drawn pushback from other legislators and education advocates
A selection of the Beacon's best imagery from the past year
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A six-part series on notorious Flathead Valley militia leader David Burgert, who vanished into the wilderness after a shootout with sheriff's deputies in 2011
