Degrees Available Through the University of Experience BY DAVID S. LEWIS In the real world, as opposed to the theoretical, economics is the simple experience we engage in every day. It is the give-and-take of life, and this give-and-take a million times over per day comprises the economy. Subsumed though into the Federal Reserve’s macroeconomics, this economy has been made … [Read more...]
Montana’s Red Corner
Hidden History—Commies Under the Big Sky It is a story so sensitive that for decades many Montanans were ashamed even to talk about it. A new book published by the Montana Historical Society Press at last brings to light a nearly forgotten chapter of state history when communism gained a strong foothold in state politics during the 1920s and 1930s. The Red Corner: The … [Read more...]
Government Largest State Employment Sector
BY MIKE NOYES BOZEMAN—Government is now the largest employment sector in the state, surpassing the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities category in final January numbers, according to statistics on hours and earnings from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. "It's a frightening trend," said state Senator Joe Balyeat, R-Bozeman, chair of the Senate … [Read more...]
Hunting Wolves
Lying in Wait, Pulling the Trigger, Mixed Feelings BY TOM DICKSON When George Killebrew aimed his rifle at an approaching wolf the morning of October 27, 2009, he didn’t know whether he would shoot. “I had real mixed feelings about killing a wolf,” says the Hamilton electrician, who has been hunting in the Bitterroot Valley since moving there 12 years ago. “Part of me sees … [Read more...]
In Spring, There Will Be Growth
Nature Teaches Us How Economies Work BY DAVID S. LEWIS In the classic 1970s movie Being There (based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski), the lead character Chauncy Gardner, played by Peter Sellers, is a half wit groundskeeper/butler who finds himself homeless, but then inadvertently befriends the most influential and richest man in the country (Melvyn Douglas) through his kind … [Read more...]
Guns in Yellowstone
New Firearms Law in Effect for Spring/Summer Season BY PAT HILL Laws banning firearms in America's national parks and wildlife refuges were relaxed in February, which means visitors to Yellowstone this summer may see some loaded guns along with the geysers and big game in the country's first national park. The new law allowing loaded guns in national parks and wildlife … [Read more...]