Category: Montana Life

I sure would like to know what is going on around Hardin and the Crow Reservation? I see in the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/28/build/local/20-stabbing.inc">paper this morning</a> that a High school kid was stabbed at a party on the Crow Reservation. Earlier this year in Febuary a man was <a Href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2004/02/10/build/state/20-hardinmurder.inc">beaten to death</a> by Native Americans in Hardin.…

I heard something this morning on the radio and wanted to e-mail the person and chat with them about what they said. I went to there website and lo and behold every time I try to e-mail them it gets kicked back at me. Guess they don't want to hear from there loyal listeners. I…

<i>Gung-ho and unwavering, these native sons and daughters hail from a state that has the highest number of military veterans per capita in the US. From tiny Alzada and Two Dot to Yaak and Virginia City, 1 of every 10 of the Treasure State's 850,000 residents has worn a uniform</i><br />n<br />nBoy, I never knew…

I found <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/16/build/state/64-missoula-rop-rating.inc">this story</a> humorous/interesting. I have no particular feelings for Missoula as a city one way or the other. Now if you want to talk about the University itself as compared to the shining example of higher education in Bozeman, it might be a little different story, but that is beside the point.…

<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/07/build/local/45-assault.inc">Woman accused of assaulting boyfriend</a><br />n<br />n<i>A 22-year-old woman accused of threatening to shoot her 70-year-old boyfriend and hitting him in the head with a rock was charged Thursday in Justice Court.</i><br />n<br />n22-years-old and 70-years old. Seems a little extreme to me.<br />n<br />n<b>Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you…

One of my favorite new reads every day is <a href="http://gatesofthemountains.blogs.com/weblog/">Gates of the Mountains</a> so I was very dismayed this morning when I read <a href="http://gatesofthemountains.blogs.com/weblog/2004/04/dear_neighbor.html">this</a>. I wish to publicly express my support for my new neighbors Autumn and Anothony in thier struggles they have been having in our great state. Between the <a href="http://gatesofthemountains.blogs.com/weblog/2004/03/why_here.html">burglary</a>…

I read <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/26/build/local/40-rims-grass-fire.inc">this</a> story and just shook my head. It is way, way to early to be thinking about range fires. We should be thinking, not just dreaming, about green grass instead of fighting dust and fire. If this wind would ever quit blowing I would feel better. It has blown here for 5…

I saw <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/24/build/local/75-student-injured.inc">this story</a> in the Gazette this morning and caught this interesting statement in it.<br />n<br />n<i>Because of confidentiality laws, Anderson could not identify the student or his gender.</i><br />n<br />nNow maybe in my ignorance I missed something here, but doesn't the word <u>his</u> indicate the gender here that supposedly couldn't be identified?<br…

<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/23/build/local/20-downtown-crows.inc">Billings works to rid streets of crows</a>. I first read this and thought that the wording was a little poor since Billings is in close proximity to the Crow Indian Reservation. So I thought they were chasing Indians out of town. I right away knew what they meant. Then I read the article and…

You're tax money and childrens tuition at work. <a href="http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/03/21/montana_top/a01032104_03.txt">The athletic department at University of Montana has a $1 million deficit</a>. Among the problems is a $381,000 accounting error. Now I thought that college was where people went to learn how not to make mistakes like this or is this just the quality of education…