September 2026
More than a century ago, our state confronted a difficult question: Who should government ultimately answer to, its citizens or concentrated wealth?
The influence of the Copper Kings shaped Montana politics so profoundly that generations of…
August 2026
photo: Christopher Georgia The debate over grizzly bear management is often framed around a single question: Have grizzly bears recovered enough to be managed by the states?
That is an important discussion, but it misses a much larger issue…
July 2026
American Democracy At A Crossroads
Steve McGann
This year, 2026, marks the 250th birthday of the United States. There will be many celebrations throughout the year, especially on the 4th of July. We already know that one person, aided by his legion of lackeys, will try to preempt these events to…
July 2026
What’s Up With Landlords and Property Managers Nixing Section Eight Vouchers?
When a culture is healthy, with a decent level of credibility, affluent people are honored in their integrity and purpose by grasping the struggle of the impoverished and what they can do to raise up those who struggle to exist in poverty. Assuredly…
June 2026
After years of fever-pitch building, talk of Bozeman’s desirability has been quieted by a loud reality: rental concessions in Bozeman are now leading the nation. Rental Beast’s Q1 2026 report identified an astonishing…
May 2025
Consideration is due the measures which have allowed the July 1st – 5th 11AM to 11PM fireworks provision within the city of Belgrade. May it be weightily impressed upon the minds of the Belgrade City Council members that they have fallen far…
April 2026
Ready to end dark money and corporations swaying our elections? The Montana Plan is here—protecting free and fair elections for Montanans by restoring transparency! Beginning mid-March, The Montana Plan began collecting signatures from voters…
March 2026
Dear Bozeman Magazine readershipHave you ever been to Bob’s Place in Virginia City?It is one of a kind. It is recent history. It holds memories… not only for the people who have worked there and felt the joy of that job, but for the…
February 2026
Steve McGann
I watched a YouTube video the other night made by an outdoor adventurer. He travels the western United States exploring and sharing his experiences. He lives in Idaho, but seems drawn to western Wyoming and southwestern Montana. In the video he…
January 2026
Re: The Montana Department of Commerce and the Montana Heritage Commission and their recent actions in Virginia City
The irony of penning this letter as a Lewis and Clark County district judge is currently deciding the fate of a Montana Department of Commerce (DOC)/Montana Heritage Commission (MHC) employee and a Reeder’s Alley contractor for embezzling and…
