Hardin, Montana, population approximately 3,500, situated on the remote northern Great Plains, not far from Little Bighorn. Like countless other small towns, Hardin’s fortunes have waned as traditional industries have become less profitable or simply moved on. In 2004 the city created the Two River Authority (TRA), a quasi-governmental economic development agency charged with creating [...]
Blackwater has a new name and look. The infamous security company has been given a makeover, and if I’m correct, most Americans will forget. Former: Current: From a design perspective, the new website has a much lighter background, and the main area has a white background. As if to escape the old name decisively, the [...]
President Obama has selected Steve Chu to be Energy Secretary. Chu is a seriously brilliant scientist and economist. In 2007, he served on the “Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century,” which was created in response to the following Congressional query: What are the top 10 actions, in priority order, that [...]
Tomorrow I take my first law school exam. Yay. In other news, I am very pleased with what Obama had to say about the automobile industry. He was tough on ‘government oversight,’ and clear about protecting the people (we’re largely less well off these days if you haven’t noticed.) I like the way he speaks [...]
The President has declared an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Gustav beginning on August 27, 2008, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate [...]
High Drama on the High Plains
Hardin, Montana, population approximately 3,500, situated on the remote northern Great Plains, not far from Little Bighorn. Like countless other small towns, Hardin’s fortunes have waned as traditional industries have become less profitable or simply moved on. In 2004 the city created the Two River Authority (TRA), a quasi-governmental economic development agency charged with creating [...]