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Montana Ethic Project: The value of athletics

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Gear

This is the second chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features Mike Gear, a nine-time state champion football coach, speaking on “The Value of Athletics.” You can watch the whole video below. Here is how it opens:
“I’ve been a teacher and coach for over 38 years now. In fact I’ve coached middle school athletics, high school athletics, been an assistant head coach, and for the last 34 years I’ve been a head football coach and even a sports official. So between playing and coaching sports, it’s been a significant part of my life for close to 50 years. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, Mike Gear, Montana Ethic Project

Political corruption lawsuit inches closer to trial date

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Judge

Rarely does a civil lawsuit garner as much statewide attention as the ongoing legal battle between Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl and Republican State Rep. Art Wittich. The widespread interest in the high-profile showdown was highlighted this week by the many headlines that stemmed from pretrial legal wrangling in advance of a week-long jury trial scheduled for March 28 in Helena. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Art Wittich, Jonathan Motl, Quentin Rhoades, Ray Dayton

River study has good science, now add soul, speaker says

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Baker

In a 400-page assessment of the Yellowstone River that is thick with technical findings and scientific terminology, Gerard Baker identified what he thought was missing from the report. Baker, a Mandan-Hidatsa Indian who retired as assistant director of the National Park Service in Washington, D.C., said what was missing was the river’s soul, its spirit. When the river and its plants and animals were created, Baker said, no part of it was inanimate. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Bob Hector, Gerard Baker, John Henderson, John Tubbs, Ken Frazer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

State high court sides with consumer in debt-fraud case

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Court

The Montana Supreme Court has cleared a path to trial for a Butte woman who says she was defrauded by a company that promised to help reduce her debts. Billings attorney Cliff Edwards, one of the lawyers for Susan Ossello, said the 5-2 decision issued last week by the state high court is “a great big deal” and a clear victory for Montana consumers. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Cliff Edwards, Discover Bank, Global Client Solutions, Kurt Krueger, Laurie McKinnon, Mike McGrath

High-stakes marijuana debate coming to a head in Montana

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Khronic

In 2012, after a lifetime fighting alcohol and drug addiction, Corey Wolcott had reached his limit. He had ballooned to 286 pounds, and he essentially died in a doctor’s office, turning blue for 22 minutes. After he revived, he said, he was told to go home and get his affairs in order. “You won’t make a week,” he said he was told. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Billings Alternative Wellness, Corey Wolcott, Dr. Mark Ibsen, Elizabeth Pincolini, Medical marijuana, Montana Cannabis Industry Association

Montana Ethic Project: Terror and the lessons of history

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Drake

This is the first chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” You can watch the whole video below. Here is how it opens:

“My name is Richard Drake and I teach history at the University of Montana. I’ve been at the University since 1982 and one of the courses that I teach here at the university is ‘Terrorism in the Modern World.’ We cover the history of terrorism from the French Revolution in the late 18th century, all the way down to the present time. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Culture, Montana, Montana Ethic Project, Property and Environment Research Center, Richard Drake, terrorism, University of Montana

From Missoula, an in-the-trenches look at homelessness

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Camp

My name is Travis Mateer and for the past seven years I’ve worked at the Poverello Center, an emergency shelter and soup kitchen in Missoula. When I started at “the Pov” in 2008, our nation’s economy wasn’t doing so well. The unsound lending practices of the big banks resulted in a housing bubble that caused significant economic misery when it burst. Ripple effects, like a decreased demand for timber, closed local mills and put people out of work. Shelters across the country struggled to meet the increased need. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, Billings Police Department, Downtown Billings Alliance, homelessness, Joel Simpson, Lisa Harmon, Matt Lennick, Missoula

At Billings vigil, words of welcome spoken for refugees

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Hymn

At St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Billings, and in four other cities across Montana Tuesday night, people gathered to offer the world’s refugees some hope—and the possibility of refuge. “Generosity is a virtue,” said Fitzgerald Clark, once an immigrant and now an American citizen. “Generosity and community are what make us great.” (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, Marty Ortiz, Montana Human Rights Network, Not in Our Town, refugees, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Susan Barnes

Heifer program gives kids a jump start in building a herd

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Hug

This article originally appeared in Raised in the West magazine. On a warm, clear day in early December, 14-year-old Shaylee Tamcke is standing in a pen on the Christensen Red Angus ranch just outside Park City, trying to make her mind up. She is one of 22 young recipients taking part in the 2016 Merit Heifer program, sponsored by the Northern International Livestock Exposition Foundation. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, Bill Pelton, Merit Heifer program, NILE, Raised in the West, Shaylee Tamcke, Shelby Shaw, Veronica Christensen

One-day crowd-funding event will encourage local giving

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A one-day crowd-funding event designed to encourage local support of local nonprofits is being planned for Billings and the surrounding seven-county region. Give Local Yellowstone County Valley Region is being hosted by the Billings Community Foundation and will run from noon to 11:59 p.m. on May 3. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, Billings Community Foundation, Give Local, Ralph Spence, Teresa Darnielle-Morse