Posts By: Tristan Scott

Political Rapprochement

Someday soon, voters will reconcile politics and send people to the state Legislature who align with local priorities

By Mike Jopek

Flathead County Budget Facts

Our role is to keep a steady hand on the tiller, play the long game, not panic, and work with the elected officials and department heads to provide service delivery with the precious funds we have

By Flathead County Commissioners

The Head of the Ostrich

New temperature records are broken every day, and then broken again, not just in obscure corners of the world, but right here where we live

By Don Thomas

Onion Lover’s Dip

This time of year, I make this dip with freshly harvested onion bulbs and their tops

By Julie Laing

Stocking Birds Solves Nothing

The FWP rationale is that these stocked pheasants will be easier for newbies, and that will mean better recruitment and retention in the ranks of hunters. That’s a load of hooey. The real rationale is that stocked birds are easy. Habitat and access protection are not.

By Rob Breeding

Beyond the Border

For more than a decade, tribal nations, scientists and diplomats spanning the U.S.-Canada border have lobbied for a closer examination of the contaminants spilling into their shared watershed from British Columbia coal mines. As that pressure intensifies, plans are underway for a sprawling coal-mine expansion in B.C.

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Freedom to Live

Something happened over the past two years in Montana and suddenly housing and rent is unattainable

By Mike Jopek

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