Once Common Shout of ‘Timber’ is Only a Quiet Echo
By Bekhi Spika
“The earth is very resilient,” said Mark Vander Meer, his eager smile busting through his white, bushy beard. “It’s people who aren’t.”
Vander...
Explosive Real Estate
By Kellen Beck
A light layer of snow blankets the North Helena Valley, covering old mortar pieces hidden in long pasture grass. Spent 105 mm...
Jargon Therapy: Power Shift Players Give Their Two Cents
Sometimes succinct, poignant and creative messages draw the strongest results. These mini-novels were written by young people learning about climate change at this year's Rocky Mountain...
A White College Student on Environmental Racism
As I was walking to the Rocky Mountain Power Shift conference, I noticed a sign on the fence outside Jeanette Rankin Hall on the...
Sidney 2.0: Montana’s Sin City
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve seen our photos—my analysis of an oil boomtown. But what’s Sidney really like? Hear about it from...
Sidney 2.0: A Stranger’s Take on Sherry Arnold
It’s been 43 days since two men from Colorado allegedly drove through Sidney while smoking crack cocaine. They had one mission in mind—kill a...
News of the Wild: Urban Deer Management Proposal in Missoula
The proposed program is styled after the Helena Urban Deer Management Program implemented in 2008, which sets baited traps throughout town. The deer that are caught are euthanized and the meat is harvested and given to families in need. There’s room for a modern-day Bambi story in there somewhere…
Sidney 2.0: Dancing with Roughnecks and Other Thanks Yous
When in Sidney, do as the Sidneysiders do.
Should you venture into eastern Montana oil country, don’t leave without completing the following:
Walk into a solitary...
Boom Busters: Divided as One
It's no secret Montana is divided. Mountains in the west, plains in the east. Hippies in the west, cowboys in the east. Blue counties in the west, Red in the east. It seems like we have two separate states.
Culling in the Capital
By Masaki Nakagawa
First light has yet to peek over the top of Mount Helena as Mark Lerum, reserve officer for the Helena Police, pulls out...