Jan

31

Montana Policy Institute unveils School Spending site

January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

The Montana Policy Institute, a new free market think tank, has created a a one-stop shopping source for school spending information in Montana:
http://www.SchoolsOpenMT.org
The Montana Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy research center whose mission is to equip Montana citizens and decision makers to better evaluate state public policy options with a respect for [...]

Jan

26

Lowest Gas Prices in the Nation

January 26, 2009 | 2 Comments

Who would have ever thought that Billings could boast having the lowest gas prices in the nation?
CNN is reporting that Billings has the lowest average gas prices in the nation. Too bad this trend won’t last forever.

Jan

26

Montana Legislature

January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The folks at Montana’s News Station have created a “category” page to collect all of the news stories and videos about the 2009 Montana Legislature; it also includes links to the MT site where you can read the full text and status of pending legislation. Cool stuff.

Jan

8

Sea Kittens?

January 8, 2009 | 10 Comments

There is one thing about PETA that is almost good: the nutball organization sometimes provides such comic fodder that it’s nearly impossible not to be glad that it exists in some fashion. Most recent example: PETA wants Whitefish High School to change its name.
Why? Because the word “whitefish” does not promote empathy for fish. Seriously. [...]

Jan

5

Great Falls author published

January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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