Saturday May. 26, 2012
Opinion
By , 05-11-12
 

I recently arrived at my parents’ Spokane home. Before grabbing my suitcase, Mom was already standing on her front porch waving at me. It’s the same scene every time I visit. And it never gets old.

Yes, this mother of three is still eager to see me after all those years of torture. As a toddler, I would jam my head under our chain link fence and run away.
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By , 05-10-12
 

Few Americans would disagree that our nation’s flag is a symbol of great importance, especially to those of us who have served and fought under its stars and stripes, or who have known a member of our military who has given his or her life for our country.

Sadly, there are some who have taken to burning and desecrating this sacred emblem of our Republic, often in order to make a political point.
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By , 05-09-12
 

On April 24, Nick Gevock of the Montana Standard reported the city of Butte is pumping water out of Basin Creek Reservoir to make up a shortfall from its main filtration plant on the Big Hole River. As the Big Hole mucks up with runoff, the main plant can filter less water per day.
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By , 05-09-12
 

In part two of this series, we figured out that the buying signals customers (and prospects) send us are sometimes subtle, if not almost invisible.

One good example is the sometimes joyous, sometimes annoying as all get out process of buying a car.

Question: How does the salesperson know when their prospect has gotten past the point of no return when buying a car?
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By , 05-05-12
 

Do you know how much the secretary of defense makes per year? It is just a hair under $200,000. Now I want you to guess how much the postmaster general makes per year. Until lately he made almost twice what the secretary of defense makes. Sen. Jon Tester got a bill passed to reduce the post master general’s pay to what any other Level l employee of the Federal Government makes.
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By , 05-04-12
 

As contractors, we rely on predictability and certainty to grow our businesses, especially as construction season gets underway in Montana.

Without a long-term plan to rebuild our infrastructure, contractors like us won’t be able to put more Montanans to work upgrading our roads and bridges. Without a long-term extension, we can’t sign new contracts, hire more workers, or plan for the future.
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By , 05-04-12
 

The governor of Montana has made quite a bit of news the last few weeks – from his comments on polygamy to his proposed pension fix to scenes of him passing out beef jerky in Times Square – once again raising the question of what Brian Schweitzer’s intentions are after he leaves office.

For his part, Schweitzer has said he has no plans to run for public office anytime soon. He will work in the private sector, or – as he told late night talk show host David Letterman – will “fish in the morning, drink whiskey in the afternoon. If somebody calls me with a problem, I’m going to give them a phone number of somebody who cares.”
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By , 05-03-12
 

The staff of Kalispell Public Schools has provided a high level of instruction that has increased student proficiency in math, science and reading every year for the last seven years. Our students rank among the top in the state.

However, we are currently facing the challenge of maintaining these achievement levels because of a significant increase in student numbers and a change in demographics. It is an interesting phenomenon that although there has only been a small increase in new businesses and jobs within our community, our public school population continues to grow.
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