Both of Montana’s U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Steve Bullock, and Republican Steve Daines, raised record-breaking quarterly amounts of campaign money, $7.7 million and $5 million respectively, far surpassing the previous…
Montana Storm Chasing 101
Who doesn’t love a good storm? Well, actually, that would be a lot of people, as they can be dangerous and costly. But there’s no denying the power of nature…
Gov’s Cup 2020 – Great Fishing, Safe Fun
The fishing was good – exceptionally good, as the top place finishers shattered the year’s previous record with over 80 lbs. on ten fish in two days. By all accounts,…
Tax Day Doth Come
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government extended the deadline for your 2019 taxes to July 15. Did that extension help? How many of you took advantage of that…
St. Mary Repairs 8 Weeks In
It’s been nearly 2 months since the large concrete structure known as Drop 5 of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance dropped into the Milk River. Since then, local, state,…
Guidelines for Schools
We’ve wondered since late March, when Montana’s schools were first closed, what the future would look like for our students in the face of a lingering viral pandemic. After two…
Blaine Amendments and All
Montana’s school choice advocates didn’t pick this fight (Senate Bill 410 – the Tax Credit Scholarship Bill) to knock out the Blaine Amendments, but in the end that’s the high…
Montana’s Dino Cowboy on Discovery
Garfield County’s Clayton Phipps has made a living off the land in more ways than one. For years it was as a cowboy, which he still is, but now-a days…
Affinity Fraud
Affinity Fraud – what is it? It’s the kind of fraud that targets groups and organizations you have some affinity with, such as ethnic groups, military groups, religious, professional, social…
History Restored: The Andrus
From the rooftop garden to the archery center below – The Andrus is once again a working hotel. One of Montana’s historic treasures, The Andrus Hotel in Dillon, built in…