When women are at the table

ONE MONTANA VOICE Column by Mary Sheehy Moe Published in the Helena IR on March 19, 2026 Curating my mother’s memorabilia recently, I stumbled on this sketch my older sister drew of a younger one. It’s a wonderful portrait … ruined, the casual observer would conclude,...

Montana Constitution Day

Monthly Column from the Friends of the Montana Constitution By Dorothy Bradley, First Published in the Missoulian on March 7, 2026 You are invited to join a celebration of Montana’s Constitution! Save the morning of March 20 for the first annual Montana Constitution...

Montana’s Con Con Through Young Eyes

Monthly Column from The Friends of the Montana Constitution By Randy Gray First published in the Helena IR on December 6, 2025 The historic 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention was comprised of delegates, research analysts, other staff and even interns. The Con Con...

Montana’s constitutional transparency in government

Monthly Column from the Friends of the Montana Constitution By Jerome Loendorf, first published in the Helena IR on November 8, 2025 When I filed to run for delegate to Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention, I felt that writing a new Constitution was all about “We...
Protecting your rights and yourselves

Protecting your rights and yourselves

Monthly Column from the Friends of the Montana Constitution By Rick Applegate, First published in the Helena IR on October 11, 2025 Montana is fortunate to have a state Constitution that stands at the top of the most innovative and comprehensive statements of civil...