“Losing self and finding sanctuary under Montana’s night sky.”
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Heavy Metal is Healing Teens on the Blackfeet Nation
“In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.”
Highway 89 Revisited
“A 1,400-mile trip through several national parks takes a writer deep into his past.”
Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
“Eat What You Kill”
“Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths.”
Ad Man
“You might think you’re immune to political advertising. In Montana, I learned the hard way: None of us are.”
I Nearly Died Drowning. Here’s What It’s Like to Survive.
On coming to terms with a near-death experience.
Dog Duty
“It’s a sympathetic image—the community uniting in gratitude behind a civic-minded poop-scooper—but, reader, this is not the full story.”
My Rancher Parents Hate Wolves. I Took Them on a Wolf-Watching Tour in Yellowstone to Change Their Minds
“Wolves are my favorite animal, but my parents see them as the enemy that kills their livestock.”
