Mark Hanson

Fifty years ago President Lyndon Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty.” Last night, President Obama took…

On New Year’s Day, many of us make resolutions to do certain things for self-improvement. The ancient Greeks thought that becoming a better person was the…

We’ve seen the fateful video many times. Dallas, November 22, 1963. You see the turning of his head, a wave of the hand, that big smile erupting under…

A Harvest for AllWe reap a bountiful harvest. Many Montana kitchens fill with aromas of applesauce simmering on stovetops and later, pumpkin pies and…

If you think the current standoff in Congress over the government shutdown is the failure equally of both sides to negotiate a compromise, suppose the…

September 11, 2001, is often called the Pearl Harbor of our generation. Like our response to Pearl Harbor, we rallied ourselves to face a dangerous enemy.…

Could it be that the simple act of planting a native snowberry shrub or quaking aspen in your back yard is more than an expression of decorative taste?…

Imagine, for a moment, that you have been diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease, and the only cure for your condition involves using one of your cells…