School Funding

Here we go again. Governor Schweitzer has thrown his support behind HB-388 by Kendall Van Dyk (D) of Billings. The bill would place a $1 per barrel surtax on oil to fund education in Montana. Republicans, of course, are up in arms about this “tax increase” even though they have no coherent proposal of their [...]

Congratulations are in order

Fritz Charolais of Chester, MT recently won Reserve Champion pen of three yearling bulls at the National Western Stock Show held in Denver, CO. The pen consisted of identical embryo twin bulls, JDF Matador 816ET TW and JDF Troubadour 817ET TW, sired by LT Bluegrass 4017 P and JDF Conquistador 872ET, a HCR Institute 5054 [...]

Darwin Day Feb. 12, 2009

On Feb. 12, 2009 science lovers around the world will celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. It is also the 150th anniversary of the publication of  On The Origin Of Species, the book that fundies love to hate and misquote. Look for Darwin Day activities in your part of the world and show your [...]

Montana Politics Gets Crazy Once Again

Sometimes I think they do this just to prove my point. Don Steinbeisser from over Sydney way has introduced four bills in the name of tournament fishermen (SB 13-16). The craziest of all is a bill to make Walleye a native fish species by legislative fiat (SB 15). Since there is absolutely no scientific proof [...]