For Montana

January 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Rod Benson, an Earth Science Teacher at Helena High School, has a pretty nifty site that he uses to share with his students some amazing pictures and facts. Some examples:
pictures of “udder” clouds; launching weather balloons in Great Falls; the geology behind Giant Springs; an explanation of the Chinook winds; Montana at night; and the [...]

UPDATE, Saturday: Damn, damn, damn. The body of little Loic was found Friday night. Damn.
AMBER ALERT IN NW MONTANA: from the Kalispell/Evergreen region – Loic Rogers is three years old, has blonde hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a red, white and blue jacket, a green knit hat and tan winter [...]

According to a report from Reuters, “If you’re looking for a new home and have $155 million to spare, you could be the proud owner of the world’s most expensive abodes.”
The 53,000-square-foot stone and wood mansion will be built at the Yellowstone Club, a members-only, residential ski and golf resort near Bozeman, Montana developed by [...]

Right Turn

January 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Three new Big Sky Blogs noticed in recent days, all of them decidedly leaning to the right. First up is the MT Farm Boy, who caught the attention of our very own Wulfgar!. Next comes Montana Headlines (via Billings Blog), which focuses on what it perceives to be a liberal slant in the Montana media, [...]

Finally – the official Montana-themed quarter will go “live” this month! From the Trib:
The public is invited to join United States Mint Director Ed Moy and Gov. Brian Schweitzer at the launch of the Montana quarter at the Helena Civic Center at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29. Following the ceremony, the crowd may exchange their [...]

Lawmakers Online

January 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Montana legislature is moving – slowly, but still moving – into the 21st century, as more lawmakers begin creating and maintaining their own websites. This Tribune article headline reads “Laptop lawmakers log on, blog on,” but there isn’t a whole lot of blogging going on, unless they mean that some members are reading blogs. [...]

Metal and Punk

January 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Are you a metal-head? Or a punker? Or just a lover of music in general? Then you should probably visit Metal Montana, which is “..,dedicated to helping the local Montana metal scene in any capacity possible.” Included are: a roundup of lots of Montana metal bands, with colorful names such as Exit Wound, Colonel Clawhammer, [...]

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