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Imagine if you would – without warning, and quite against your freewill – you find yourself traveling to another dimension. It is a dimension of sight and sound and mind. It lies between the pit of our fears and the summit of our knowledge. It came quietly and is invisible, yet deadly. It knows nothing of the norms of regular society but creates its own rules. It is both ruthless and relentless; no one is safe. You are moving into a land of shadows and substance, of life and death.  This happens quickly. Before you realize where you are, you are someplace never before imagined. You look for a way back, but there seems to be no exit. The only way forward is the signpost u...

Very few Montana hunters probably know the names Bob Cooney, Arnie Foss or LeRoy Ellig.  But if they love the abundant wildlife that we enjoy today, love their sporting traditions and love the habitat that makes that all possible, they should.  That’s because these three visionaries &nd...

Nearly nine months into a pandemic, COVID-19 has impacted Montanans in every corner of the state. Nearly 800 Montanans have lost their lives to the virus and many others have gotten sick and are experiencing long-term impacts that we don’t yet understand. Others have experienced a job loss, a lack of p...

Dec. 15 marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated. It was 229 years ago that the United States ratified the Bill of Rights, ensuring unprecedented freedom for the people of an emerging nation. Bill of Rights Day has actually been a national holiday since Nov. 28, 1941, when President ...

By Mark Parkinson, AHCA/NCAL president and Scott Tittle, NCAL executive director   Dear Governors, thank you for your leadership in response to this unprecedented health crisis and the action your administrations have undertaken to help nursing homes and assisted living communities protect our resid...