It's some pretty good spin on some very hard numbers if you look at them over time.

It's some pretty good spin on some very hard numbers if you look at them over time.

The population is growing and there could still be impacts from the hurricanes last year,

The population is growing and there could still be impacts from the hurricanes last year,

There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.

There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.

There are some rougher realities about being a writer in Montana,

There are some rougher realities about being a writer in Montana,

I think the concept of the sea is very important.

I think the concept of the sea is very important.

People aren't going to be happy if it goes down this way. I hope we get a simpler solution.

People aren't going to be happy if it goes down this way. I hope we get a simpler solution.

His honesty and sanity were questioned. On his deathbed, he was a bitter person. Unfortunately, he didn't live quite long read more

His honesty and sanity were questioned. On his deathbed, he was a bitter person. Unfortunately, he didn't live quite long enough to see this rediscovery.

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

For them to begin to see ACS as a more positive presence in the communities -- that's huge progress. We read more

For them to begin to see ACS as a more positive presence in the communities -- that's huge progress. We sit now right on the cusp of losing that if we're not careful.