Letters to the editor Jan. 15

Letters to the editor Jan. 15

Legals for September, 28 2022

Civil Air Patrol arrives in Bonners Ferry

Civil Air Patrol is now available to young people and adults in Bonners Ferry interested in aviation and in serving the community. CAP was founded in 1941 as a way to mobilize civilian pilots and aviation resources for national defense, Kamiab said. The new Bonners Ferry Civil Air Patrol Flight has already grown to 18 members including six senior members and 12 cadets with new members joining almost weekly.

Fernan receives official STEM recognition

It's official — Fernan STEM Academy is STEM certified.

GOP bills would require re-votes on some local property taxes

A slate of bills advanced by a prominent Republican lawmaker would try to lower Montana property taxes by requiring revotes on some local tax levies while also raising the approval margins required to pass levies and bond measures in low-turnout local elections.

Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Raising the debt ceiling is not about raising the national debt, which most media has not explained well. It is about paying for bills already incurred by Congress.

Flathead, Glacier to offer slate of new classes

Flathead and Glacier high school students will have a slate of new courses to choose from for the 2023-24 school year including several that will get students in the outdoors to learn subject matter in P.E., science and art.

MY TURN: NIC at a crossroad

Voters will decide the future for years to come

For the past two years, NIC has been the heart of a community controversy. Newly elected trustees have been trying to take our college in a different direction from the proud history she has provided North Idaho. This November’s election is truly at a crossroad that we will all will have to live with for years to come.

Tracing North Fork columnists

In light of Larry Wilson’s well-deserved retirement from writing his weekly column about the North Fork, after nearly 40 years of faithful reporting, I decided it would be interesting (and fun) to document the history of North Fork columns in the local newspapers and to credit the people who contributed them.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Dipoto's deals paying off for M's, like them or not

Meantime, do you suppose Dipoto and the front office are getting any credit for having guys like Ford and Marlowe available in Tacoma?

Flathead Valley gulls: 'Bring it on'

The gull just might be the Rodney Dangerfield of birds.

Classes for the masses

FVCC’s first continuing ed director created niche for lifelong learners

As Flathead Valley Community College was poised to start a community education program in 1979, Donna Hopkins happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Funding prioritizes fighting fires, not avoiding them

The topic of wildfire raises the level of awareness of our forests. Some of this is good. People become aware and then they are compelled to act. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if they are going to act in the right manner.

No headline

From the June 19 front page of the Daily Inter Lake: “Zinke leaning toward privatizing park camps.”

Moving Bigfork forward

David Feffer credits the idea of the Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation to too much bourbon on a Sunday night.

Flathead selected for equity initiative

Flathead High School will be part of an International Baccalaureate initiative seeking to reach more low-income and minority students around the U.S.

After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help

BOSTON (AP) — The recent court ruling striking down a national eviction moratorium has heightened concerns that tenants won't receive tens of billions of dollars in promised federal aid in time to avoid getting kicked out of their homes.

Arlee earns state bid

BUTTE — With solid defense and a potent offense, the Arlee boys’ basketball team paved its way to the Class C state tournament this weekend.

Lakeside IB student heading to West Point

In recent years, the Somers school district has turned out a number of exceptional students who excel both academically and in their ability to lead and influence others in positive ways. And while Duncan Aylor is no exception to the rule, he would be the first to say he's done nothing extraordinary.

Lake County Justice Court