The Bozeman Business and Professional Women recently invited me to speak at a luncheon on ballot initiative I-151. This seeks an increase in Montana’s minimum wage to $6.15 from $5.15 per hour. I-151 includes an annual cost of living adjustment and exemptions for small businesses with gross sales of $110,000 or less. I was delighted […]

In an earlier life I taught school in a Midwestern Rust Belt town. The economy was depressed as auto makers struggled to adjust to new realities. Through the school’s community service program, my students and I were introduced to less fortunate folks as we helped a local church prepare free hot lunches. I found the […]

Many people don’t understand my opposition to government subsidies for “green” energy and question my belief that the market process is likely to generate environmentally and ethically superior results. Since both government mandates and markets will produce errors, it’s reasonable to ask: Which is more likely to correct them quickly? Government should provide funds for […]

Jerry Johnson’s column last week reminds us of those in our community struggling to makes ends meet. Bozeman is an organic community. It’s very different from many other Rocky Mountain towns, for example Sun Valley, created out of thin air by Averell Harriman, the railroad and banking magnate. And unlike Sun Valley or Aspen, Bozeman […]