OP-ED: In Montana, innovation is all around us
I wrote this column in June 2017 to recognize Innovate Day and kick off Montana's Innovation Conference. The column was published in...
OP-ED: Economic Development Creates Opportunity, Prosperity in Montana
I wrote this guest column in May 2019 to recognize Economic Development Week and recent policy success in the Montana Legislature. This...
OP-ED: Thank You, House Members, for Supporting Montana’s Film Industry
I wrote this guest column in 2017 on behalf of members of Montana's film industry as part of an effort to advance a tax incentive for...
Filling Teacups and Pasta Bowls from the Heart of Montana’s Flathead Valley
Polson, Montana is known for many things. It’s home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, the Confederated Salish and...
Cattle Ranch Turned Dude Ranch: Making Ends Meet At The Rocking Z
This story first aired on Montana Public Radio on August 6, 2009. Tucked away in a valley next to the Missouri River between Great Falls...
Bottom Rung: Why An Influx Of Retirees To Idaho Is Creating More Low-Wage Jobs
There's a brand new pizza joint in southeast Boise. It's nestled in a mini-strip mall with a gas station, dry cleaner and hair salon. On...
Turning A One-Sentence Factoid Into A 14-Part Multimedia Series
Idaho has the largest percentage of minimum wage workers in the United States. It also has more minimum wage workers, in raw numbers,...
Loss Of Federal Timber Payments Mean Tough Choices For Rural Schools
This story aired on NPR’s All Things Considered March 12, 2015. The Basin School District in Idaho City has something most districts in...
Extension Of ‘Secure Rural Schools’ Means Rural Counties Can Breathe Easy…For Now
This story aired May 7, 2015 on NPR’s All Things Considered President Barack Obama has signed a $200 billion Medicare bill that reforms...









