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Editor, “The chickens all eventually come home to roost.” And isn’t this whole situation in Egypt, as far as our country’s great difficulty in coming to coherent terms with it, the perfect example of these homecoming egg layers. In the name of “peace in the Middle East, fi...
Editor, I took the time to write this letter to tell about my time as a House page at the State Capitol. During this experience I learned so much. I’ve learned that some of the nicest people in Montana work at the capitol. I learned about what it takes to be a leader in our state and what an h...
Editor, I also attended the class on the Constitution held at the Polson Library. As I recall the discussion, it was never said that Muslims should not be allowed in the country, as was quoted in your Jan. 26 letter, “Bigotry has no place in Constitution classes.” This country was fou...
Representatives from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, PPL Montana, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration conferred on Jan. 13 regarding current and projected operation of the Kerr Project. The current outflow is about 10,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) and the lake elevation, ...
POLSON — Lifelong Polson resident Katie Reilley, 43, died early in the morning hours of Jan. 22 at her home. Reilley has four children, Gracie, Maddie, Jenny and Logan, and is the daughter of Mary Foote and former Lake County Undersheriff Pat Kirwan. According to Lake County Sheriff’s Office L...
POLSON – Katherine “Katie” Elizabeth Reilley, 43, of Polson, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 22 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Polson. A full obituary will follow. Messages of condolenc...
By the time you read this, Representative Reichner from Bigfork will have presented his bill to reform our Workers’ Comp system. Montana has the highest workers’ comp rates in the nation. In fact, 60 percent higher than the U.S. average. All of our neighboring states are below the U.S. average. ...
After nearly two decades of reaching you by way of the weekly Advertiser and Lake County Leader – formerly Flathead Courier, Ronan Pioneer and Mission Valley News – I have just been appointed the honor of representing you in the Montana Senate. Montana has 50 Senate districts. If you liv...
ARLEE – Val Gene Louis “Big Tom” Thomas, 73, passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, in Arlee. Well-known in the Jocko Valley, his remains will be scattered later this year. He is survived by his children Mark, Deano, Monte, Terry, Jolene, Dawn, Darren and Kevin.
ST. IGNATIUS – Ralph Charles Murchie II, “R.C.”, passed away Monday, Jan. 17 at home surrounded by his loving family and friends. R.C. is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Dennis. He is survived by his loving wife, Marilyn; a sister, Diane (Fred) Mercer; daughters, Angel...
