The service industry is at once hiring and trying to retain the staff it already has

The historic core of the city is getting the attention it has long deserved

Most of Montana’s decade-long growth is isolated to a few urban areas and almost all of them are located in the former Western District

It defies logic that the overwhelming winners of the last election want to change the rules

A growing service industry is in competition with itself for a finite number of employees

Our growth in both population and tourism is now impacting how we enjoy our most valuable asset

Yes, we can at once stay vigilant and celebrate our reopening

Blaming a perceived enemy (in this case, renewable energy) is easy, even if it’s not based in reality

There are those pet bills that, instead of defying the will of the people, simply lack common sense

I don’t envy the newly minted Republican governor

This is also the time of year where I make my own best guesses on what lies ahead

Guess what? We get another crack at a favorable calendar in 2021

A shot in the upper arm can’t arrive soon enough

The Western District could have a lot of competing interests that could swing either way during any given election year

Montanans ushered in the most unified conservative government in at least 16 years. Here's how it happened.