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Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act could permanently raise federal
firefighter salaries. But even if Congress can pass it, the proposed
legislation still isn’t a perfect fix.
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As Wildfire Season Looms, Firefighters Battle Low Pay and Low Snow
February 20, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
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Pitched Agony
February 28, 2021
For a young athlete, is it better to chase a spot at the top and fall short, or make the grade then get cut? In his ongoing series, Eddy Prugh's journey of hard knocks continues
Read MoreDejection! When Getting Cut From The Team Shatters Hope
October 11, 2020
Bozeman's Eddy Prugh played alongside and earned praise from Danny Mwanga, the top player in US college soccer, but still had to survive the short-sightedness of a coach. He didn't
Read MoreChasing The Dream: When Opportunity Arrives, Trying Not To Choke
July 16, 2020
Eddy Prugh was a soccer phenom in Bozeman, Montana. Then, on the way home from playing in Bolivia, two emails gave him butterflies in the gut
Read MoreChasing The Dream: The Impact Of Parents
May 17, 2020
As a soccer player in Bozeman, Montana, Eddy Prugh knew his chances of playing D-1 (and going pro) were a long shot. Then he realized he had to leave—the country!
Read MoreChasing The Dream: The Journey Of A Mountain Town Kid Taking On The Impossible
April 22, 2020
A lot of young athletes dream of breaking through to college and pro careers. Montanan Eddy Prugh blazed a trail in soccer and reflects on what it demanded
Read MoreTeddy Loved NoDak: Land Of Prairie Light, Space And Multitudes Of Migrating Avians
December 3, 2018
Before the Bakken made fortunes and a mess of the landscape, Jackson Hole naturalist Susan Marsh discovered a different kind of majesty
Read MoreIn Hostile Times, Civil Servants Deserve Sympathy, Not Bashing
October 3, 2018
Kevin van Tighem, who once served as superintendent in Canada's equivalent of Yellowstone, has harsh words for the deteriorating tenor of social media
Read MoreBonded By Wild Land And Water: A Son Remembers His Dad
September 8, 2017 // Public Lands
Writer Liam Diekmann in his debut column for Mountain Journal reflects on some of the greatest gifts his Father, the late conservationist Alex Diekmann, gave him.,
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