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I recently saw a Gallup poll measuring trust and confidence in institutions. Second only to the U.S. military in terms of high confidence was “small business,” scoring a 67 percent rating in terms of trustworthiness. (more…) Continue Reading →
Recent Montana State University graduate Kiah Abbey has been involved in local politics in Montana for nearly a year. The 23-year-old has done a lot of work encouraging her peers register to vote, but she feels best about helping Bozeman pass a nondiscrimination ordinance this spring. (more…) Continue Reading →
Most of us are so glad to live here that it’s almost a pleasant surprise to find somebody really down on the Last Best Place. The Great Falls Tribune reported hearing from a California transplant who had a long list of things he hates about Montana. Here’s my favorite excerpt:
“If you plan to come here, get a Dodge diesel four-wheel-drive with a very loud exhaust, guns to kill things and talk about every day, drink alcohol every day and drive drunk (it doesn’t matter here), smoke and chew tobacco (even the girls) and spit it everywhere.” The ranter was identified as Bryan Boelkens, a resident of northcentral Montana. I don’t know what town he lives in, but I have a feeling he is not going to be very popular there. Continue Reading →
