February 2024
Angie Ripple
Each month we ask the community to share their opinions, and their ‘beefs’ in our Letter to the Editor or What’s Your Beef? section. We are looking to increase our community engagement this year by publishing many more of your…
February 2024
Alison Sweeney
Directly across the street from a new luxury development is a quaint home of red brick, first constructed in 1890 by a member of Bozeman’s historic African American community. Architect and stonemason George Harrison was born in New York State…
December 2023
Steve Kirchhoff
Joey Morrison’s triumphant run for mayor of Bozeman was an historic event for Bozeman. At age 28, his victory makes him one of the youngest persons ever to be seated as deputy mayor. And his no-frills, working-class background also sets him…
November 2023
Alison Sweeney
October 14th, just a few weeks after the autumn equinox, and it’s a cool beautiful fall day in Bozeman. Our urban forest is really putting on a show right now with the leaves changing. The noise of construction equipment is an all too familiar…
October 2023
JOHN MEYER
Bozeman has been taken hostage by developers. We need a new mayor who can take control of the situation and end the unspoken policy of growth at all costs. People want to live in Bozeman for the high quality of life, not the sprawling…
September 2023
At this moment in the life of our community, I don’t think anybody believes anymore that Bozeman is Utopia. Since its inception, Bozeman has marketed itself to the rest of the world as an antidote to reality, a Last Best Place in which to live…
August 2023
Environmentally responsible development is key to ensuring Bozeman’s future as “the most livable place.” We who support the protection of Bozeman’s existing native trees regard this statement as self-evident because it…
July 2023
Steve McGann
In early May, I roused myself from a cloudy late afternoon daze and drove up to hike the M. This was somewhat unusual for me. After more than ten years of hiking the M a couple times each week, I had stopped after the 2020 fire. None of the M trails…
June 2023
In April, KBZK informed viewers of the proposed indoor athletic facility for Montana State University athletes. It is desirable that this facility be built on an area of campus where athletes would not have to cross Kagy Blvd. Really? We just put in…
May 2023
Many locals are familiar with this view. After traversing 4 miles and ascending almost 4000’ from the College ‘M’ trailhead, hikers and runners reach this final ascent to the summit of… an unnamed bald peak at the southern…