Hero Greg Mortenson on CBS Face the Nation

August 25, 2010 in Afghanistan, Bozeman, Common Sense, Education, Hero, Iraq, War

by jhwygirl For those of you who might of missed it, CBS News’ Face the Nation has posted the video of Bob Schieffer’s interview with Bozeman native Greg Mortenson. Don’t miss it. There’s lots to learn there. Nicholas Kristof, one of NYTimes best, had a column recently where he lamented the war as it juxtaposed [...]

School Board Member Nancy Pickhardt Resigns, Blames Missoulian Reporter

August 25, 2010 in Education, Media, Missoula, Missoulian, Montana

by jhwygirl Briefly: Last month, the Missoula County Public School District voted a 20% pay raise ($ + bonus’) for superintendent Alex Apostle, while holding teacher raises to one half of 1% and acknowledging that staff lay-offs were going to occur. News is News: Criticism reached a crescendo immediately as news of the pay raise [...]

More Sudden Departures from State Commerce Department

August 25, 2010 in Montana, Montana politics

by jhwygirl Supermontanareporter John S. Adams, of the Great Falls Tribune, reports that long-time director of the tourism bureau, housed under the Department of Commerce, was suddenly without employment Friday afternoon. Was she fired? As Adams posts in his not-blogged-often-enough The Lowdown, Shirley Baumgart – who had been in her position since 2002 – had [...]