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Continental Divides

Continental Divides

Diplomacy in a Shared Nation

The Embassy of Tribal Nations hasn’t been around very long, but rest assured it’s a bustling place, advocating on behalf of nearly 7 million Native Americans across the United States

By John McCaslin
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Godspeed to the Nation’s Funniest Pianist

Russell didn’t give a hoot if his unwitting gaggle of congressional correspondents (read targets) wore Democratic or Republican stripes

By John McCaslin
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The Wicked Problems of Our Time

When the 1957-1958 Asian flu swept the nation, Miles City native Dr. Maurice Hilleman, the undisputed 'father of vaccines,' sprang into action, quickly developing and producing a vaccine that saved the lives of 'hundreds of thousands' of U.S. citizens

By John McCaslin
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Moderate Listed as Endangered

Mike Mansfield, the long-serving U.S. Senate Majority Leader from Montana, who frequently frustrated hardline members of his Democratic party when reaching across the political aisle, would take keen interest in the ongoing 68th session of the Montana Legislature

By John McCaslin
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John Melcher Sanitized and Declassified

A Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient who participated in the D-Day Invasion, Melcher in 2018 died peacefully sitting in his favorite chair overlooking Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula. He was 93.

By John McCaslin
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This is Not a Drill 

The only silver lining to all of this balloon business is that Americans have been awakened to the serious security threat posed by China

By John McCaslin
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Potent Pot Warrants Montana’s Attention

As weed becomes more potent more teens are becoming dependent and dangerously ill, especially from dabbing, an increasingly popular method of inhaling concentrated THC

By John McCaslin
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Under the Big Top

If only the trailblazing Kalispell legislator and journalist Emma Ingalls could see how far women have climbed in Helena

By John McCaslin
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A Gift for LeAnn Rimes

Reservations are highly recommended – even on a Wednesday evening in autumn when the celebrated singer-songwriter and her husband booked a table for two

By John McCaslin
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Away in a Manger

Putting 'Christ' back in 'Christmas' doesn’t require abandoning shopping

By John McCaslin
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Guarding Little Switzerland

It was forty-odd years ago that this county’s voters approved the first-ever comprehensive plan to guide growth and development in the Flathead Valley and its surrounding ecosystem

By John McCaslin
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The Value of Giving Back

For me, John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address comes to mind – 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country'

By John McCaslin
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Ethics, Montana Style

An ethics test is just one component of the state’s efforts to educate, monitor and enforce ethical standards among Montana’s elected officials

By John McCaslin
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Preserving Democracy

Even as news deserts expand, individual community-targeted newspapers continue to be published in Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Bigfork

By John McCaslin
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ImagineIF All Books Could Inspire Children

Much to the library director's chagrin, trustees are now scrutinizing another 2018 children’s book – the board’s fourth book challenge this year – titled, 'Why Children Matter,' by Idaho church pastor Douglas Wilson

By John McCaslin