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Young adults weigh in on the future of Butte

Forum draws responses on weaknesses, strengths

While business leaders are trying to drum up ideas for propelling Butte in a new direction, young adults here are also addressing some tough questions about the future.

“How can we progress and improve our economy while preserving our cultural integrity?” Zac Thomas, 23, asked a group of about 30 people at the Dead Cat Cafe Thursday. “How do we make Butte so it’s not like, you stop, you hit the gas station and you get back on the highway?” The meeting, intended to brainstorm ideas and goals for Butte, drew a crowd loosely defined as young adults, ranging in age from late teens to early 30s.

“Butte’s strength and its weakness are the same thing: Individuality,” said Shawn Crowe, a spokesman for the Butte-Silver Bow Arts Foundation.

By Erin Nicholes

Full Story: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2006/01/14/newsbutte/hjjdjiifjjfdfd.txt

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