On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
🎧 How to think about acceptance and treatment when discussing gender-affirming care for kids.
Commentary: Young people need a circle of support to help them deepen their understanding of their place in the world.
Montana is no stranger to disasters, both natural and man-made. The state has a long history of natural disasters including flooding, wildfires, tornadoes, and drought. The recent flooding near Yellowstone National Park is an example of this problem. It is more important now for residents an…
When a pack of alt-right wing whackadoos decide to load up into a U-haul in Couer D’ Alene, Idaho, to interfere with a Pride Celebration, the gasp heard around the Mountain West should ring as loud as my voice when I belt out George Strait tunes. It’s shocking that in 2022, there are people …
In April, the United Property Owners of Montana (UPOM) filed suit against the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) and Wildlife Commission (Commission) claiming (correctly) that elk are over population in some hunting districts, that excess elk are a hardship for farmers and rancher…
🎧 With alcohol-related deaths more than double that of guns, why isn't social media filled with debates about how to solve this problem?
🎧 With alcohol-related deaths more than double that of guns, why isn't social media filled with debates about how to solve this problem?
The author of "Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation" discusses inequalities in medical treatment.
There is no question that agricultural producers, rural communities and consumers are experiencing the impacts of a warming climate firsthand, perhaps more than most.
My fellow Montanans. I am sorry that the trip from Phoenix to Helena is a little too much for these soon to be 97-year-old bones. But, I join you in spirit. In 1969, when Jean and I moved to Helena from our Tule Creek farm in Roosevelt County, strong winds of change were sweeping Montana. I …
With a new fire season approaching, it is more important than ever that we protect our first responders. Unfortunately, a dangerous petition is currently circulating in our communities that puts the resources we need to do our jobs and protect our communities at risk.
In this episode, Kelli Lemon and Michael Paul Williams talk with The New York Times Magazine and 1619 Project contributor Linda Villarosa about her new book "Under the Skin: Racism, Inequality, and the Health of a Nation." In the conversation and book, Villarosa shares troubling statistics t…
I’m not a “shut up and dribble” guy when it comes to athletes. Nor am I a “shut up and coach” guy.
Our commitment to meaningful local journalism is more resolute than ever as it becomes even clearer how vital we are to thriving communities and a flourishing democracy.
Sheesh. Our Superintendent of Public Instruction is impossible to follow. The current hullaballoo over minimum school standards illustrates the ways.
How many mass shootings must we bear before we change our behavior? In the wake of every shooting, we point to politicians and government and policy changes but fail to look at our own behavior as influencing tragedy. We continue to gloss over the hard stuff, aiming instead to place blame an…
🎧 Why do so many gun owners feel like their voices are being drowned out in the ongoing debate?
Commentary: There is often a deep irrationality to the public debate about guns that leaves reasonable voices on the sidelines.
Nearly 300,000 Montanans, including 128,000 children, rely on Medicaid for their health care coverage. Nearly 2 in 3 businesses have an employee who is covered by Medicaid, making it a critical support for Montana’s small businesses and entrepreneurs who can’t afford to compete with big corp…
Our nation’s government is set up with the United States Constitution as the supreme law, keeping lower authorities in-check. Our court systems are set up in a way where a higher court may over-turn a lower court ruling, in essence, keeping lower courts in-check. Lower authorities may be gov…
As a reporter from the former capital of the Confederacy prepared to depart for the former hub of German Nazism, insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol.
On the two year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, Kelli and Michael Paul catch up to talk about the civil unrest that took place in Richmond and across the country but also how so much of the world changed from that point. Since 2020, Confederate monuments have come down, conservatives h…
My real-time introduction to the brutality of the Russian military — at that time it was still the Soviet Red Army — was in August 1968. As a Russian linguist trained at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., I arrived that month at my duty station in northern Japan.
Early in the COVID-19 epidemic, I visited the Bison Range on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. But the bison didn’t get the memo about social distancing.