Monday, December 15, 2025

A wartime president?

With the COVID-19 virus beginning to ramp up in the U.S. the President is beginning to do what he always does in such situations – Deceive, Deny, Deflect and blame everyone but himself for his bungled response. So, here’s the actual timeline of the virus, told in the President’s own …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Weather or climate change?

In the last month, we’ve had three nights ranging from minus 18 to minus 22, so we can expect to hear this trumpeted by some as proof positive that global warming (climate change) is a hoax. But that of course is wrong and here’s why. What we experienced last week …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Weather or climate change?

In the last month, we’ve had three nights ranging from minus 18 to minus 22, so we can expect to hear this trumpeted by some as proof positive that global warming (climate change) is a hoax. But that of course is wrong and here’s why. What we experienced last week …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wolf paranoia being stirred up once again

In the Feb. 2 Inter Lake, “Wolves still a hot-button issue,” we see that those with an irrational, fact-free hatred of wolves are at it again, just as they were a decade ago. Unfortunately, the anti-wolf paranoia is once again being stirred up by some in the hunting community, long …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Wolf paranoia being stirred up once again

In the Feb. 2 Inter Lake, “Wolves still a hot-button issue,” we see that those with an irrational, fact-free hatred of wolves are at it again, just as they were a decade ago. Unfortunately, the anti-wolf paranoia is once again being stirred up by some in the hunting community, long …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Reasonable gun reform is possible

With yet another “mass shooting” under the nation’s belt, Americans have once more circled the wagons and fired inward, with citizens fighting each other instead of looking for realistic solutions.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Reasonable gun reform is possible

With yet another “mass shooting” under the nation’s belt, Americans have once more circled the wagons and fired inward, with citizens fighting each other instead of looking for realistic solutions.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Fire, fuels, logging and politics

When Barack Obama took office during a massive economic crash, his Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel said “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” and used the occasion to ram through massive changes in government. Republicans were livid.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Fire, fuels, logging and politics

When Barack Obama took office during a massive economic crash, his Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel said “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” and used the occasion to ram through massive changes in government. Republicans were livid.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

'Confine and contain' - huh?

As a former park ranger of 20-plus years with several hundred fires under my belt, my alarm bells were going off when I heard about a lightening-caused fire midway between the iconic, century-old Sperry Chalet and Lake McDonald Lodge. While I’m a supporter of such natural fires where appropriate, everything …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Confine and contain' - huh?

As a former park ranger of 20-plus years with several hundred fires under my belt, my alarm bells were going off when I heard about a lightening-caused fire midway between the iconic, century-old Sperry Chalet and Lake McDonald Lodge. While I’m a supporter of such natural fires where appropriate, everything …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Planning by panic in Glacier Park

The Inter Lake of Aug. 8 contains the headline, “Glacier visitation tops 1 million in July” — not much of a surprise for those who have visited this summer. What is a surprise is that after a July “emergency congestion management workshop,” park managers have decided to make matters dramatically …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Planning by panic in Glacier Park

The Inter Lake of Aug. 8 contains the headline, “Glacier visitation tops 1 million in July” — not much of a surprise for those who have visited this summer. What is a surprise is that after a July “emergency congestion management workshop,” park managers have decided to make matters dramatically …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: People are the problem, not goats

The May 29 Inter Lake (“Border collie trained to work at Logan Pass”) carried the news that Mark Biel, GNP’s natural resources program manager, will soon begin using his own personal dog Gracie to herd (“harass”) mountain goats away from tourists who approach the animals too closely, raising concerns that …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Grizzly bear facts - not fiction

In January, I submitted an op-ed to the Inter Lake titled “The Grizzly Killing Fields” questioning the haste of the states in dividing up grizzly hunting quotas while the bears were still listed as “threatened.” I questioned the need, effectiveness and wisdom of hunting the state animal because of the …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

LETTER: Grizzly bear facts - not fiction

In January, I submitted an op-ed to the Inter Lake titled “The Grizzly Killing Fields” questioning the haste of the states in dividing up grizzly hunting quotas while the bears were still listed as “threatened.” I questioned the need, effectiveness and wisdom of hunting the state animal because of the …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

LETTER: Grizzly bear facts - not fiction

In January, I submitted an op-ed to the Inter Lake titled “The Grizzly Killing Fields” questioning the haste of the states in dividing up grizzly hunting quotas while the bears were still listed as “threatened.” I questioned the need, effectiveness and wisdom of hunting the state animal because of the …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: The 'grizzly killing fields': An irresponsible idea

In recent weeks, area papers have run the article “States divvy up Yellowstone-area grizzly hunt,” noting that Wyoming will get 58 percent of the body count, Montana 34 percent, and Idaho 8 percent. With grizzlies still listed as “threatened,” and likely to remain so for years to come despite efforts …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Grizzly bears need our continued help to recover

The June 21 edition of the Daily Inter Lake included the article “Experts studying path toward delisting grizzly,” and the companion editorial “Is it time to delist the grizzly bear” containing the claim that, “Years of research have produced the biological science to support delisting, but the politics may be …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Zinke's bill is latest lie about logging

The June 5 Inter Lake contains the story “Zinke bill aims for limits on lawsuits” and reports that the legislation would restrict individuals or groups who file logging lawsuits by requiring them to post a bond equal to the Forest Service’s cost of defending the project — a totally unknown …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Daines not looking for balance

Recently, papers in Northwest Montana have carried articles about Sen. Steve Daines trumpeting the need for “forest reform” and a “balance” between natural resource protection and resource extraction.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Daines not looking for balance

Recently, papers in Northwest Montana have carried articles about Sen. Steve Daines trumpeting the need for “forest reform” and a “balance” between natural resource protection and resource extraction.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Daines' logging proposal does not have real balance

Recently, papers in Northwest Montana have carried articles about Sen. Steve Daines trumpeting the need for “forest reform” and a “balance” between natural resource protection and resource extraction.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

The 'rest of the story' about the Kootenai Forest Plan

The Jan. 21 Hungry Horse News notes criticism of the new Kootenai National Forest Plan and Record of Decision from both timber interests and one environmental group.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

The 'rest of the story' about the Kootenai Forest Plan

The Jan. 21 Hungry Horse News notes criticism of the new Kootenai National Forest Plan and Record of Decision from both timber interests and one environmental group.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog groups to pull back from Forest Plan process

The following letter was sent to Flathead National Forest superviser Chip Weber:
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog groups to pull back from Forest Plan process

The following letter was sent to Flathead National Forest superviser Chip Weber:
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Wolves and unintended consequences

Recently, the Montana Legislature, in its seemingly infinite lack of wisdom, passed House Bill 73, a measure to allow more people to kill more wolves more easily, cheaply, and in more places — even right up to the doorsteps of Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wolves and unintended consequences

Recently, the Montana Legislature, in its seemingly infinite lack of wisdom, passed House Bill 73, a measure to allow more people to kill more wolves more easily, cheaply, and in more places — even right up to the doorsteps of Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wolves and unintended consequences

Recently, the Montana Legislature, in its seemingly infinite lack of wisdom, passed House Bill 73, a measure to allow more people to kill more wolves more easily, cheaply, and in more places — even right up to the doorsteps of Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wolves and ye olde unintended consequences

Recently, the Montana Legislature, in its seemingly infinite lack of wisdom, passed HB 73, a measure to allow more people to kill more wolves more easily, cheaply, and in more places — even right up to the doorsteps of Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO