William Clark

Recent Posts

Young’s Point a landmark of history, geography

By: |
Point

Not many people can look from their home and point to historic locales along the Yellowstone River. Friends of mine bought a house just above Park City and nestled along the river. Their southern view is dominated by the several-hundred-foot-high rocky outcropping of Young’s Point. This area historically and geologically marked—coming from the west—the beginning of the broad and fertile valley of the lower Yellowstone River. Here begin the foothills that extend west to the Crazy Mountains, the Beartooth Range and the Yellowstone National Park uplift. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Diversions, Montana, Coulson Park, Park City, William Clark, Yellowstone River, Young's Point

Montana Ethic Project: ‘Citizens United’ and fair elections

By: |
Bullock

This is the eighth chapter of the 32-part video series “The Montana Ethic Project.” This chapter features Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaking on “Citizens United v. Montana.” When the interview was taped in 2011, Bullock was the Montana attorney general. In that role, Bullock challenged the U.S. Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” decision by defending Montana’s 100-year-old ban on corporate campaign expenditure. The court ruled against Montana in a 5-4 vote. You can watch the whole video below. Here is how it begins:
“Often we don’t think that a U.S. Supreme Court case can have an impact in our daily lives or political life. But there was one that was decided, just early 2010, that I think really can. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, Citizens United, Steve Bullock. U.S. Supreme Court, William Clark

Recollections of a slightly older Montana

By: |
Aber

I see where a young feller who works for the newspaper in Helena has written a piece headlined “10 things out-of-towners quickly learn after moving to Montana.”

It seems this young feller, Landon Hemsley, moved here in January from San Diego, which makes him more of an out-of-stater than an out-of-towner, but we’ll blame an editor, not Landon, for the headline. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Prairie Lights, Aber Day, Helena Independent Record, Landon Hemsley, Montana Kaimin, William Clark

Butte public archives ‘a little gem of Montana’

By: |
Archives

BUTTE—Six years ago, when she was still teaching English and history for Billings Catholic Schools, Stella Burke organized a two-day field trip to Butte for about 80 seventh-graders. There, among other activities, her pupils went into an underground mine and visited the mansion of Copper King William Clark. But the highlight of the trip, she said, was spending time in the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Diversions, Montana, 'Copper Chorus', Billings Catholic Schools, Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, Dennis Swibold, Ellen Crain, Kim Kohn