“If it prevents one veteran suicide, it’s worth everything,” Weldon said. “And I’m sure it’s going to do more than that. I enjoy coming in for 15 minutes and then going back to whatever it is I want to be doing.”
“The state has a role in clearly communicating the risks of who is most vulnerable, what the potential consequences are, but then I do trust Montanans to make the right decisions for themselves and their family.”
Personally, I’m going to lead by example. I’m going to wear a mask. I’m going to encourage visitors to wear masks. I’m not going to mandate them, however.
“I definitely think that three of the major cities plus the county of Missoula represents a sizable share of NorthWestern Energy’s customers and so I think that amplifies our influence,” Judge said. “I think that the utility has been clear that they’re open to hearing what their customers want to see.”
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Significant uptick in the number of new hunters during the pandemic helps patch the budgets for conservation efforts at wildlife agencies. The next challenge is to have the newly initiated continue for years to come.
“If it prevents one veteran suicide, it’s worth everything,” Weldon said. “And I’m sure it’s going to do more than that. I enjoy coming in for 15 minutes and then going back to whatever it is I want to be doing.”
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The rise in online shopping allowed people to order almost anything without leaving home. As the e-commerce sector became more competitive, retailers realized efficiency would help stores or delivery services stand out.
“We receive a lot of citizen complaints about speed,” Weiss said. “It’s potentially the most frequent call we get. We try to keep track of them the best we can. Really, only our wealthier neighborhoods have seen traffic calming.”
From messaging to web browsing to email, to open-source camera apps that watch for overzealous authorities pawing through your stuff, phones have the potential to be more than just surveillance-enabling tools.
