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Holiday Reflection Season

What grounds me, even if I feel like I can’t quite catch my breath, is the way winter comes no matter if we want it to or not

By Maggie Doherty
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Pandemic is Far from Over

Welcome to Kalispell, where personal responsibility trumps anything else, and people are dying

By Maggie Doherty
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Public Art to Brighten My Day

KALICO’s Beautify Kalispell Traffic Signal Box Project is designed to add beauty and vibrancy to an otherwise nondescript functional object

By Maggie Doherty
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Adulting and Politics

Elections have profound impacts on all areas of our lives, including what happens right here in the Flathead Valley

By Maggie Doherty
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Service Industry in Crisis

It’s rare these days if your favorite restaurant or coffee shop isn’t hiring or hasn’t been forced to shut down one or two days a week due to staffing issues

By Maggie Doherty
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Parents Are Not All Right

The county’s low vaccination rate jeopardizes the health of everyone, especially our children

By Maggie Doherty
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Population Boom

Instead of pointing fingers, it’s high time our politicians work for us so we have infrastructure in place to support boom

By Maggie Doherty
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Ode to Us

This August is the right time for a summer road trip back to my childhood home in Michigan

By Maggie Doherty
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Summer Strawberries

The gift of the strawberries serves as a reminder that when we take care of what’s planted before us, we all get to enjoy the sweet fruits

By Maggie Doherty
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Ode to the Summer Job

These days my summer job is raising kiddos, and I often feel like I’m back in the restaurant

By Maggie Doherty
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Foy’s Lake

I love seeing the families gathering at the shore, with the toddlers yelping at the scores of minnows at their ankles

By Maggie Doherty
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Time to Shine

I’ve long believed that there truly is genuine Montana hospitality

By Maggie Doherty
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Stories for the Road

Books on tape have long been the balm that keeps the traveler focused, entertained, or even moved to tears

By Maggie Doherty