In Montana, much like Colorado, things have been heading downhill. Our Republican super majority legislature is cutting the poor from Medicaid and turning away federal money to feed hungry children. ( It's just too much trouble to administer.) Elk numbers are strong,but deer are scarce everywhere. And, Craig, it doesn't seem to be the result of legalized pot. It's not wolves either. Housing is very expensive. We don't have enough teachers and doctors. Still, the rich flock here to buy the landscape and lock it up. They do hate our stream access law and run afoul of it from time to time. We have a great state constitution and would be in far better shape if our Republican government would abide by it. We have a lot of poor people, many of them homeless, but they didn't cause our current problems. They are its consequence.

Bill Ferguson