But a Governor Can’t Make That Call BY BOB BROWN 12/15/15 Governor Steve Bullock says he will look favorably on Middle Eastern refugees settling in Montana unless there are concerns about them posing a threat to our safety. Other Governors have also made their opinions known regarding Middle Eastern refugees in their states. The reality, though, is that state Governors … [Read more...]
Carbon Mandates Will Cut Montana Incomes Half as Much as 2009 Recession
EPA Carbon Mandates Generate Bad Economic Forecast 12/15/15 The University of Montana recently released an analysis, an economic impact statement, if you will, commissioned by NorthWestern Energy, of the economic costs Montanans will incur as a result of Obama Administration carbon dioxide mandates imposed on the state through the Clean Power Plan, the authority for … [Read more...]
Indians, Vigilantes, and Buffalo Women
Recollections of a Cowboy BY TEDDY BLUE ABBOTT (From We Pointed Them North, Oklahoma University Press, originally published in 1939) A night or two before we left town that fall (in 1884), we were all together with the girls, drinking and having a good time, and I got dressed up. Cowboy Annie put her gold chain around my neck, and wound her scarf around the crown of my … [Read more...]
Climate Policy Isn’t the Only Thing Killing Coal
BY ELIZABETH SHOGREN 12/05/15 Arch Coal, the nation's second largest coal company, recently told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it may join other coal companies in filing for bankruptcy. The company said it may have to seek Chapter 11 relief because of "extremely challenging current market conditions." The company, which is burdened by $5 billion in debt, … [Read more...]
Peace on Earth—If Not for the News
We've a Good Thing Going In Montana BY DAVID S. LEWIS 12/25/15 The thing about the 24-hour news cycle is that, well, it lasts 24 hours. Short of 9-11 and Watergate, important news quickly gets displaced by the next event, and the cumulative effect resembles a collective Attention Deficit Disorder. A monthly, though, sets a whole other pace. Within these pages more … [Read more...]