The Bozeman Daily Bee

Wolf Debate Reportedly Less Polarized Than Thanksgiving Dinner

A new report from Explore Big Sky suggests that Montana’s long-running debate over wolf management may not be as bitterly divided as previously assumed, with ranchers and conservationists reportedly finding more common ground than anyone expected — or, in some cases, wanted.

“I don’t hate wolves,” said area rancher Vern Tillis, who has lost calves to predation in three of the last five years. “I just want to be able to manage the situation without someone in Missoula writing a letter about it.”

Broadview Residents Confront Data Center Proposal Armed With Casseroles and Fury

BROADVIEW — Approximately 130 residents packed the Broadview Senior Center on Monday night to voice concerns about a proposed data center, in what may be the most people inside that building since the Lions Club chili cook-off of 2009.

The mood was tense. The casserole table was fully stocked. The folding chairs were at capacity.

“They want to put a WHAT in my backyard?” demanded longtime rancher Dottie Prewitt, 74, who arrived at the meeting 45 minutes early to secure a front-row seat and what she described as “a tactical sightline to the microphone.”