We’re now approaching a point where a candidate’s social media trail will extend their whole adult life – Tweets, Instagrams, Facebook posts, YouTube videos chronicling the journey from teenage to middle-age

A legacy of poor judgment in national parks

How will potential changes affect the character of downtown? This is a legitimate question. How traffic moves through the city concerns nearly everyone who works in the core of the city

It will be interesting to see where Walsh stands after the next round of poll numbers are released

From the beginning, the biggest problem with the doughnut has been that those residents affected by Whitefish City Council’s land-use decisions don’t get to vote for the councilors who make those decisions

It’s that time of year again, when a fender-bender on North Reserve Street in Kalispell will back up traffic for miles – well, maybe just one mile

Xavier Flory knows a lot about soccer, speaks five languages and has lived in four different countries. He’s only 21

Republicans and Democrats alike have promoted and lambasted crossover voters who vote in the opposite party’s primary for years

Local planners are picking the brains of a number people who work in the core of the largest city in Northwest Montana. It’s a much-needed exercise

As is often the case at debates, in Butte the third-party candidates at once provided answers of substance and some comic relief

The recent Republican Primary election results provided plenty to argue about.

Often, at least in news reports, drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), are affiliated with government overreach or targeting terrorists in far off lands.

If you’re like me, you’ve already planned most of your summer. You’ve marked each weekend on your calendar from now until the middle of September. There are festivals, camping trips and weddings that must be squeezed into the fleeting sunny months. It flies by, but luckily has only begun.

The beginning of the summer and winter seasons are the best of each. The possibilities seem, even if they aren’t, endless. Jamming it all in is impossible. Something always interferes, like rain, sunburns and unexpected visitors. You must have a plan, then a backup plan.

After a heated primary like this one, I often wonder about the fallout, about those awkward moments when opponents and their allies run into each other at the local bar, or Pachyderm meeting or the cereal aisle at the grocery store.

That’s not to say supporters and critics alike shouldn’t voice their opinions about various candidates. After all, we’ve printed many of their letters on these pages. A robust debate is healthy, even within the same political party.

Last week, Tom Lutey of the Billings Gazette reported on an upcoming whistle-stop tour featuring the governor where he would announce a $45 million aid package for eastern Montana towns affected by the Bakken oil boom. The story was straightforward, explaining how Gov. Steve Bullock had previously vetoed legislation that would have delivered similar funds following the last legislative session. Lutey also interviewed lawmakers in the region who suggested, “people were putting pressure on” the governor to help.