Public funding for private elections

Primary elections are kind of strange creature; they are neither wholly private nor wholly public affairs. The private aspect is that they are elections in which a political party selects its candidates for offices in the general election; the public part is that the elections are conducted by and paid for by government. It is the public funding of the private event that intrigues me.

Business sports new name, same faces

SANDPOINT — Although it's now known by its new name, Gription Tire Pros is still the same, locally-owned shop it has always been.

Columbia Falls psychic says she does more than predict the future

Columbia Falls now has its own psychic.

Polson needs to keep small businesses

Editor,

Legals for June, 18 2023

Basin Harvest Foods stores working to safeguard customers' financial information

GRANT COUNTY — While it is unclear which stores have been hit by a rash of debit and credit card fraud, local Harvest Foods are taking precautionary measures to keep customer's information secure.

Kalispell Target set for $1.4 million renovation

The Target store in North Kalispell will undergo a $1.4 million renovation this month.

Goodwill store coming to Evergreen

Opening slated for May 2011

A Goodwill store is in the works for Evergreen.

Grocery store cyberattack blocked

Credit, debit card payments resume

Flathead Valley grocery stores affiliated with URM Stores were told late Monday that customers can resume using debit and credit cards because a cyberattack against URM’s payment processing system has been blocked.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

McKeehan family history continued

Practice good choice parenting

Food for Thought

Disciplining a child is difficult when a parent is frustrated, money is tight, the kids are late for soccer practice and the dog just soiled the rug. When one is frustrated, aggravated and overwhelmed it is important to focus on the reason one is disciplining a child - to change the child's behavior. We as parents want our children's poor choices to turn into good choices. Good Choice Parenting is a five-step program I created to aid parents to effectively praise and discipline our children and create a child who consistently makes good choices over bad choices. The five steps of Good Choice Parenting are:

Mastering creamy pureed potatoes, no fat required

When made just right, mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food: smooth, creamy, warm and filling - not to mention a perfect vehicle for gravy.

Hold your fire

ALBANY, N.Y. - Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.

'Off the grid, self-sufficient'

By KRISTI ALBERTSON - The Daily Inter Lake

Shoshone County open businesses

The following is a running list of businesses that are still open (in one way or another) in Shoshone County.

French police kill three gunmen, free 16 hostages

PARIS — With explosions and gunfire, security forces on Friday ended a three-day terror spree around Paris, killing the two al-Qaida-linked brothers who staged a murderous rampage at a satirical newspaper and an associate who seized a kosher supermarket to try to help them escape.

Stormin' Norman's saloon to open soon

Business Bits for June 20

US inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight

consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month

Some employers are trying to keep ties to laid-off staffers

As millions of job cuts tear through the U.S. economy, a faint glimmer of light has emerged: Some employers are trying to maintain ties to the staffers they're letting go so they can more quickly rehire them once the viral outbreak has passed.