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This is the seventh chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features Chuck Tooley speaking on “The Montana Character.” Tooley is a former mayor of Billings—the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history, in fact—and now the owner of Tooley Communications. You can watch the whole video below. After reading the preamble to the Montana Constitution, Tooley begins his presentation by saying: (more…) Continue Reading →
Weighing in at about 250 pounds and dressed in leopard print leggings and an oversized sweatshirt, Rhonda was the epitome of inspiration. I met her at a support group for survivors of sexual assault when I was 18 years old. All Rhonda wanted was an apartment of her own and a lot of cats. At that time, Rhonda was in her late 40s. Rhonda’s brother and father molested her until, in her early teens, she finally fled home. Continue Reading →
After a 40-year love affair with the Yellowstone River, Tom Hinz doesn’t expect to return the river to what it once was. He just wants to protect its ability to misbehave. “The nature of this river is not to behave,” he said Monday. “The nature of this river is to be wild, really wild.” (more…) Continue Reading →
This is the sixth chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features the Rev. Jessica Crist speaking on “Religion and Politics: Can They Co-exist?” Crist, who lives in Great Falls, is bishop of the Montana Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can watch the whole video below. Here is how this chapter opens: (more…) Continue Reading →
This is the fifth chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features Jim Posewitz speaking on “Montana Sportsmen and the Hunter’s Ethic.” Posewitz is the founder of Orion-The Hunter’s Institute, in Helena, considered the leading hunter ethics organization in North America. You can watch the whole video below. Here is how this chapter opens: (more…) Continue Reading →
A group of Red Lodge residents has formed an organization to provide oversight of city government and to protect the civil rights of people in the community. “Basically what we want to do is, we want first and foremost to work with the city administration in keeping our police department professional,” said Michael Keys, one of the organizers of Red Lodge Community Oversight Representatives. (more…) Continue Reading →
This is the fourth chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features Gordon Brittan speaking on “The Founding Fathers.” You can watch the whole video below. Here is how this chapter opens: (more…) Continue Reading →
This is the third chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features Franke Wilmer, a former state representative, former chair of the Montana Human Rights Commission and a political science professor at Montana State University, speaking on “Gender Equity.” You can watch the whole video below. Here is how it opens:
“I have worked on human rights for the last 20 years at Montana State University and have also chaired the Montana Human Rights Commission. It’s what got me interested in public service full time. … Continue Reading →
This story has been updated. The Montana Supreme Court in a 4-2 ruling rejected Republican Rep. Art Wittich’s appeal seeking a dismissal of a high-profile political corruption lawsuit. (more…) Continue Reading →
In case you hadn’t noticed, Montanans like their beer. Increasingly, they like their craft beer. At last count, there were 60 craft breweries operating in Montana, with five more scheduled to open early this year. More and more often, Montanans order their beer not by the brand, but by the type: India pale ale, Pilsner, Scotch ale, stout, wheat and dozens more. (more…) Continue Reading →
