MATR Newsletter – July 21, 2025 The state with the best education wins!
“I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone. No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”
Former national park supervisor explains why toilets may be clean this summer, the parks themselves are actually ‘hollowed out.’ Once we lose it, it’s gone.
The City of Belgrade has joined the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority’s Government Partners Program, becoming the latest Montana community to help lead the push to restore long-distance passenger rail service across the Northern Rockies and Plains.
We are looking for two great new GFDA Staff Team members, an Accounting Assistant and a Downtown Business Development Officer. Download our Career Opportunities and please forward it to great candidates.
The newest exhibit at the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum, the Dino Depot, has a new artifact, which propelled the museum to become the newest stop on the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Starting spring 2026, the Dino Depot will be the 15th spot on the famous scavenger hunt for dinosaur lovers across the state.
If a utility needs to shut off transmission lines during a period of high wildfire danger, a community microgrid could use a combination of local solar and battery storage to keep key facilities online even while cut off from the main grid.
At the end of most job interviews, the hiring manager asks if you have any questions. Here are ones that will leave a positive impression—and make you seem like a good candidate.
When a university invests in the liberal arts, as the University of Tulsa once did, she said students don’t just see “their coursework as a step toward specific careers.” Instead, Frey said students learn to develop “meaningful and deeply fulfilling lives.”
21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”
Breaking up is hard to do—harder yet when there’s a deactivation period. Here’s how to log off every big social site, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Truth Social.
For every $1 NASA invests in Montana, our state sees a $3 return — fueling education, jobs, and innovation. Now, nearly half of NASA’s science budget is at risk — and so are the programs that make science real for thousands of Montanans.
