“What keeps you up at night?” my husband asked our financial advisor, sitting across from us in the Rusty Pelican Cafe. “The national debt,” he immediately responded. We discussed the impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” According to the non-partisan CBO and JCT, this bill will cost $3.4 trillion over the next decade plus […]| Flathead Beacon
In a powerful new episode of On Par with Maury Povich, we’re joined by legendary Sports Illustrated editor and sports journalist, and Maury’s dear friend, Mark Mulvoy. Mulvoy’s stories are remarkable: covering Soviet hockey teams behind the Iron Curtain, leading Sports Illustrated to back-to-back National Magazine Awards, and reshaping how America consumed sports. Mark’s impact […]| Flathead Beacon
When West Glacier Elementary School students and staff left for the summer, the district thought its transportation situation was figured out.| Flathead Beacon
The logic goes: wolves kill livestock, so killing more wolves means less livestock loss. But researchers have found that’s not quite the case. A new study published in the journal Science Advances analyzed wolf hunting across the western U.S. It determined hunting is not the most effective method for addressing livestock loss. “You’d have to kill quite […]| Flathead Beacon
Living without electrical hookups often comes with compromises, but when Jane Hyman and her partner decided to commit to off-the-grid living in 2016, there was never a question of whether she would give up sewing with a machine as they settled into life up the North Fork. Hyman is the owner and operator behind Needle […]| Flathead Beacon
I’ve lived a full life, but I think the part of it that I enjoyed most and probably did best was the years when I was a public-school teacher. With the beginning of the school year, I’m reminded of my time in the classroom and the many young people who were such an inextricable part […]| Flathead Beacon
When Land to Hand moved into the old Glacier Gateway Elementary School in Columbia Falls, a bigger space gave them a chance to dream bigger about how they wanted to meet the needs of families in the area.| Flathead Beacon
HELENA – In 2023, a group of 16 young Montanans won a much-heralded climate change case that said the state had deprived them of a “clean and healthful environment,” a right enshrined in Montana’s constitution. Their victory in Held v. Montana, later upheld by the state Supreme Court, resounded across the country, showing that young people […]| Flathead Beacon
When Rob Ratkowski was in his first year as the director of Glacier Park International Airport in 2017, the airport broke 40,000 passengers that July for the first time, prompting him to throw a party for his staff. Fast-forward eight years and the airport this July saw a record-breaking 86,954 passengers, an 11.7% growth compared […]| Flathead Beacon
The recipe I shared last week for smoked beets finishes them simply with an orange vinaigrette, but they stand up well to other deep flavors. The meatiness of beets and the flavor boost from oven-roasting and then smoking them make them a prime substitute for meat in sandwiches – one of the first ways I […]| Flathead Beacon
