Facing Main

Facing Main

Anne Frank’s Message in Kalispell

The “Anne Frank: A History for Today” exhibit is at the Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery at the Wachholz College Center on the campus of Flathead Valley Community College

By Maggie Doherty
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A Quick Study in Growth

What Kalispell's fastest-growing rival can teach us about walkable downtowns, housing, and sprawl

By Maggie Doherty
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Friendships Rekindled

My fear of disconnection when I disconnected was unfounded

By Maggie Doherty
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From Sea to Shining Sea

A beautiful reminder that we come from many different backgrounds and experiences

By Maggie Doherty
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Summer Dreaming

This is the time of year when the entire Flathead Valley pulses with new life and energy

By Maggie Doherty
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Drag Racing Rights in Downtown

I have yet to find a document that enshrines the “rights” of cars, chiefly those deployed on Kalispell’s Main Street for the purpose of dragging and hot-rodding weekly on Friday nights

By Maggie Doherty
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The Need for Nonpartisanship

America is rife with political division and this polarization isn’t helping anyone

By Maggie Doherty
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The Perpetual Rural Question: Stay or Go?

There’s an undercurrent that makes kids, particularly those who grow up in small towns, feel like they can’t be successful if they stay

By Maggie Doherty
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Looking for Ordinary Delights

It’s too easy to overlook these ordinary delights, particularly when the news cycle is bad and the worries mount

By Maggie Doherty