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Profile Response: Krys Holmes, Director of Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT

Any place called the Myrna Loy Center deserves investigation. So I sent a cold email and was pleased when Krys Holmes, the Center’s Director, invited me to visit the massive historic building that was once Helena’s jail and now serves … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Don Funke, Bozeman, MT

  I knew there was a good story lurking within when a distinguished looking middle-aged man opened the door to the townhouse on Montana State University campus. Why was this successful looking guy living in student housing? Turns out Don … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “I’ve found a little spot in Scottsburg to park my motorhome. It’s got a little grocery store and a restaurant with a bar. I’m 45, single, and not looking for a woman. What else do … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Julie Hollar / Brantley, Choteau, MT

  Forty-odd years ago Julie Hollar / Brantley died. She saw the afterlife, the glories of heaven. She was in her early twenties. She read accounts of other’s dying and coming back to life. Her death experience aligns with those … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Gary Palmer, itinerant cyclist, Jackson, WY

On the surface, my journey is about traveling from place to place and collecting responses to a question. I post what people reply. But planting the question in people’s minds is often more important than their responses. And my reaction … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sam Hancock, Idaho Falls, ID

  When the Mormons fled to the West, they founded Utah. In short order they also settled areas north and south of the Wasatch Range. Their influence spreads throughout eastern Idaho and into northern Arizona. It seemed fitting that as … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Kathy Vitale and Mike Sullivan, Pocatello, ID

“I love Idaho because it’s behind the times. We are the Alabama of the North. But we value the beauty, the pace, the quiet of this place.” Not everyone would agree with Kathy Vitale’s ode to Idaho, folks from Alabama … Continue reading

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Profile Response: The Troop Family Bountiful, UT

Kadee and Brad Troop were married for five years. They wanted a baby. They were on vacation when they got the call. A boy was available but he had a rare genetic disorder. Within two days they had fourteen-day-old son … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jen Levy, Executive Director, Association of Nature Center Administrators

Regardless where your passion lies it’s difficult to make an impact in this world without two basic attributes: a communications network and administrative ability. The environmental movement and ecological awareness prompted the creation of nature centers throughout the world. The … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Palmer Court Housing, Salt Lake City, UT

  “Housing First” is Utah’s slogan for its program to put chronically homeless people in permanent supportive housing. The original slogan, “Housing First, Employment Second” has been abbreviated because employment often comes later than second, if it comes at all. … Continue reading

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