Problems with research - Part In This is a paid advertisement

It seems today that everything we do is based on research - our dietary decisions, our medical or health decisions, even the decisions about what we put on our skin is based on research. In fact, it seems research runs our lives. But what if that research is wrong?

Misconceptions about trapping

Many folks remember the cartoon when Wile E. Coyote gently pours bird seed onto the trigger of a huge trap with teeth on its jaws to catch the Roadrunner. For many people, this is their first image of trapping.

Does acupuncture really help pain?

Most people when they think of acupuncture think of it as relieving pain or for its ability to control addictions. When I first graduated from acupuncture school, there weren't many studies done on the effectiveness of acupuncture for pain, addictions or the myriad other things that acupuncture is effective for - at least not in this country! There were many studies done in China, Japan, Germany, France, England and other countries, but we would not accept those studies because they weren't classified as "high enough quality." So we had to wait until there was enough interest here to substantiate the cost to run studies in the U.S. Now, three decades later, we have lots of high quality studies.

Tough choices and easing transitions with hospice

The end of life journey comes with tough choices. Hospice of North Idaho helps answer tough questions by discussing options.

Bigfork's Jaeger named Montana's poet laureate

Accomplished Bigfork poet and longtime Flathead Valley Community College professor Lowell Jaeger has been selected as Montana’s seventh poet laureate, Gov. Steve Bullock announced on Friday.

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Going-to-the-Sun Road open

Entry tickets available will be increased

Idaho Senate passes bill to let therapists refuse care if it violates beliefs

GOVERNMENT + POLITICS HEALTH Idaho Senate passes bill to let therapists refuse care if it violates beliefs Senate Bill 1352 would let counselors opt out of care due to ‘sincerely held religious, mora

The bill does not suggest or require care be terminated, Bjerke said. Counselors may continue to treat patients “in pursuit of other goals” that don’t violate their beliefs, he said.

Going-to-the-Sun Road opens

Entry tickets available will be increased

Meeting gives overview of CWD management efforts in Libby

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting an informational meeting on chronic wasting disease in Libby.

Montana FWP hosting CWD meeting on July 19 in Libby

The public meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 in the Ponderosa Room at Libby City Hall.

Legals for April, 28 2023

All I want is to have hair like Erik's

The more I came to know the recently departed sage of Sandpoint, Erik Daarstad, the more I thought about moving to Norway. My God, if one could live among people like him? Humanists, gentlemen, modest and thoughtful giants among men? Or was Erik an anomaly? Whichever, I have never had a better pal. Even if my 1957 bride did like his hair better than mine.

OPINION: A Message from Your Sheriff - Time to Stop the False Library Information

I understand that the below subject is very controversial and uncomfortable. There is a lot of misinformation on this subject. The recent “My Turn” columns and letters to the editor are clear indicators of this. They are based on misrepresentations and rumor.

Glacier National Park reservations available Feb. 1

The first block of reservations to access Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork will become available next week.

Bigfork's Jaeger named Montana's poet laureate

Accomplished Bigfork poet and longtime Flathead Valley Community College professor Lowell Jaeger has been selected as Montana’s seventh poet laureate, Gov. Steve Bullock announced on Friday.

State moves to be compliant with IDs

Officials with the Department of Justice are urging residents to continually check the department’s website for current information regarding Real I.D. compliant identification.

As others see it: McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step

President Donald Trump has, since he first returned to the White House in January, been on a steady march towards authoritarianism.

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‘Personal shoppers’: Fun event with law enforcement returns after missing a year

MOSES LAKE — Bellaluna Binns knew exactly what she wanted: socks that weren’t too long and weren’t too short, and were just the right color.