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Like I Was Saying

Like I Was Saying

Peak Selfie

So many selfies with Montana in the background have saturated so many social media feeds that they no longer attract the required number of “likes” for a certain type of tourist

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Reelection Headwinds

A lot will need to break in Tester’s favor in 2024, even if he is by far the Democrats’ best chance to win in an increasingly red Montana

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The Next New Outrage

It’s easier than ever for lawmakers to grab a pitchfork and head to the front lines of the latest culture war. But the local landscape is a far less scary place.

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Forgettable Gifts

The holidays, it turns out, are mostly about the experiences you create with your friends and family. That’s it.

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A Dog Guy

Once you meet a puppy you are considering for adoption, how many people walk away and tell their family it’s not going to happen?

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A Local Red Wave

A two-thirds supermajority of the state Legislature is now GOP, which combined with a governor from the same party can basically pass whatever it wants with few guardrails

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Flunking Economics 101

While the number of undergraduate students has plummeted, the cost of earning a degree has sky-rocketed faster than inflation

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The Cost of Telecommuters

I think it’s fair to point out that someone working for a startup in Seattle while living in Montana is one of the main contributors to this cost-of-living imbalance

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Summer Figures

Instead of jumping ahead to Sept. 22 and the first day of fall, let’s look back at the summer that was

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A Surplus Dilemma

A combination of population gains, increasing wages, exploding property values, and relatively sound fiscal management has left Montana flush with cash

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