One of the benefits of being a parent is that I can conjure magic in our daily routine. Shall we see what happens when we try to sled down grass?  

If the Republican party – the controlling party in the state – truly cared about protecting children then funding education should be a top priority

I spend a lot of time thinking about work and how it shapes our lives

I’m not sure how the sky knows at the state line between North Dakota and Montana to get big, but it surely does expand and bloom and it’s a sight for sore eyes

No one is forced to read or check out an item housed at the library that expresses views they don’t agree with

We belong to shared waterways, despite the distance between the largest freshwater system in the world and the Crown of the Continent

My son and his body are held in this moment of scarcity in a country that gives weapons more rights and privileges than the body that carried and bore him

My guess is if you’re in love with Montana, you’re also in love with its legendary cast of writers, living and deceased

The sanctity of life falls short when common sense gun safety laws are forfeited

When spring finally arrives, I find it difficult to attend to the tasks that beckon me inside because the world is new again

Do I no longer know how to socialize without bringing up doom and gloom? Did the pandemic strip me of all my social awareness and grace? 

On May 3, please join me in voting yes for the high school general fund levy

Our reactions and the stories we tell people who live here or come to visit matter

I’ve had the great fortune of many wild adventures in my lifetime, but this one takes the cake

All facets of our lives, from our economic security to our access to clean air and water, will be affected by a warming planet