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Underpants Summer

It’s tough to stay cool in a warming world

By Maggie Doherty
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Summer Reading List Surprise

My list of summer reading continues to swell, but perhaps “Moby Dick” will get shoved to next summer

By Maggie Doherty
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Pancakes for Unity

I wonder what it will take to bring us back from that steep divide

By Maggie Doherty
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A Mermaid Looks at 95

I couldn’t allow her birthday to pass by without the opportunity to seek her wit and wisdom

By Maggie Doherty
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How to Survive an Election Year, Part II

Many of you are worried about how to make it in northwest Montana, where housing prices are skyrocketing yet wages don’t sufficiently cover the cost of living

By Maggie Doherty
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Mother’s Day

In this resettling of my family, I am many things all at once: daughter, granddaughter, and mother to my own children

By Maggie Doherty
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Spring and Summer Camps

In the Flathead Valley, finding childcare is like a competitive sport

By Maggie Doherty
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What are We Drinking?

Correcting this situation will be costly, involve different levels of government, and require a lot of funding

By Maggie Doherty
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The Value of the Community College

Throughout Min Jin Lee’s talk, I was reminded about the sustaining role community colleges have long played in my life

By Maggie Doherty
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This Party Has a Big Problem with Women

What makes a lawmaker believe he is qualified to make this determination about a woman’s health over that of her doctor and her family?

By Maggie Doherty
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Doherty Curse

This latest crash has me rethinking my body and its penchant for injury

By Maggie Doherty
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How to Survive an Election

I encourage everyone to figure out a system or plan that gives you space and time to process the issues and not get burned out

By Maggie Doherty
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Clean Up Foy’s

What’s troubling for the local gem is how much it gets trashed

By Maggie Doherty