Trego's Mountain Ear

Over 50 years ago, I switched  from a candidate I had endorsed to his opponent (Bob Brown,  if anyone cares) two days before the election.  Bob and I have remained friends  for a long time, and part of the reason is that  we both know that my support for any politician is conditional.  So long Read more

We’re still watching the latest hatch of geese – five goslings and two parents that haven’t gone into the flight training stage.  Very different from the old gander, who brings his (second) mate north, and makes certain the nest site is clear and ready before the ice goes out and the island becomes the safest Read more

In the early seventies, a glance at GCA 68 showed how far the anti gun forces  had moved legislatively in my college years.  As percussion guns weren’t (and still aren’t) classified as firearms, I looked for a version of a revolving rifle to give me a repeater that I could carry if the gunbanners got Read more

Facebook would seem to indicate that everyone else is getting stung, bitten and otherwise mobbed by flying insects. Here’s the usual reminders: Read more

“Montana is an open range state” is a common response to folks complaining about cattle in places they’d rather cows were not. However, that simple statement is an oversimplification. Montana is not just an open range state. Rather, our range laws stem from the need to address two separate issues. The first was addressing the Read more

I was commenting on the school board that got Trego School built with the help of Senator Mansfield back in the mid-sixties when Libby Dam and the tunnel were coming.  The board consisted of Dad, Yolanda Nordahl, and Earl Meier.  The school clerk was Mrs. Ritter – and she didn’t type.  Because I was taking Read more