“Slant Six”

It was a Friday at the start of summer when Drew stopped at Ace to buy Sheetrock screws and spackling. He had to fix the bathroom wall where he’d lost his temper after a conversation with Lucy about her mother. In the same aisle, he spotted his...

CLIMATE CHANGE KILLS, BUT ABORTION DOESN’T?

Bill Donohue The average person is concerned about the environment, and opposes policies that needlessly damage it. But the average person is not an alarmist. This is not true of many climate activists: some are downright dishonest, making claims...

Competition Breaks Down Career Entry Barriers for Aspiring Masons

The sound of clanging trowels and humming saws created a syncopated rhythm as more than 80 apprentices from across the U.S. and Canada last month squared off in the BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest at Detroit’s Huntington Place convention...

Walmart looks to tighten its grip on the beef supply chain

To Mike Schultz, Kansas ranchers are stuck in velvet handcuffs. Walmart, the nation’s largest grocery retailer and private employer, recently expanded into the U.S. beef industry with its own processing plant in Olathe, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas...

His off-the-grid vacation was interrupted by winning a Nobel Prize

Fred Ramsdell was parked at a campground in Montana on Monday afternoon after camping and hiking across the Rocky Mountains when his wife, Laura O’Neill, suddenly started shouting.He first thought that maybe she had seen a grizzly bear. Instead,...

What's in the Water?

On a sunny late afternoon in Conrad on Sept. 23, people came to voice their opinions at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on the injection of bio-aviation fuel wastewater by Montana Renewables into two injection wells. They waited...

Judge dismisses federal lawsuit from young climate activists

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Remains of Butte soldier killed in WWII identified

WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Wednesday that U.S. Army Pvt. Henry D. Bordner, 24, of Butte, Montana, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, has been accounted for as of April 2, 2025....

My favorite national park sites

Whenever I think about summer vacation, I know there is a pretty good chance I’ll be going to one of America’s beautiful National Parks. This past summer, I did a summer research project that focused on the changing of National Park natural...

Commentary: Did Policy Changes Just Ease CRT’s Roll?

What a time to be working in Complex Rehab Technology (CRT)! Or in my case, what a time to be covering it! In about the last month, the CRT industry was told of two policy changes that could significantly change seating and wheeled mobility for...

MSU student helps bring new season of “11th and Grant” to life

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A quiet television studio on Montana State University’s campus came to life as musicians, camera operators and makeup artists returned from lunch. Lights glowed orange and pink as a folk duo warmed up on stage for the taping of...

Local leaders celebrate hydrogen initiative, but federal cuts mark a setback

Once known for its lumber mill and scenic mountain views, St. Regis is now making headlines as the home of Montana’s first solar-to-hydrogen production facility, a major leap forward in clean energy and local economic development. Community...

Bondi DOJ Backs Warrantless Invasion Of Gun Owners' Homes

By Aidan Johnston, Director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America, The Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi is advancing an argument that threatens to hollow out the Fourth Amendment's core protection: that Americans may...

Roaring Fork Valley to sponsor, represent at international bear coexistence workshop

Two Roaring Fork Valley locals have headed to Kalispell, Montana, from Oct. 5-9 to be part of an international workshop and discuss how to change the narrative around human-bear conflicts. The seventh international Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop,...

Commentary: Why we should ban single-use plastics | Point

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only practical way forward. Some 430 million metric...

It’s All About The Jut

“Finally,” announces my next door neighbor Nick, “someone comes up with a scientific explanation for what I’ve been calling ‘prominence.’ Why are the mountains around Flathead Valley so much more majestic than the ones in Vail, Aspen or Park City,...

Masonry Competition Breaks Down Career Entry Barriers for Aspiring Construction Professionals

The sound of clanging trowels and humming saws created a syncopated rhythm as more than 80 apprentices from across the U.S. and Canada last month squared off in the BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest at Detroit’s Huntington Place convention...

The Unabomber Was Right: How a Terrorist's Warning Has Become Our Reality

Thirty years ago, Ted Kaczynski—better known as the Unabomber—wrote Industrial Society and Its Future, a 35,000-word manifesto on the dangers of technology. He submitted it to The Washington Post and New York Times after an almost two-decade-long...

Pennsylvania’s State Supreme Court Makes No Sense

(Permanent Musical Accompaniment to This Post) Being our semi-regular, weekly survey of what’s goin’ down in the several states where, as you know, the real governmentin’ gets done and where the pumps don’t work cause the vandals took the handles....

California's Power Struggle: Balancing cost, climate and demand

California has long been a pioneer in energy innovation. But even with that history, the power grid faces new challenges with rising demand and the impacts of a changing climate. The ABC10 weather impact team investigates the state's past and...