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Remember 2018 When 'Creative Destruction' Leveled A Bozeman Trailer Park To Create 'More Prosperity'?
June 27, 2022 // Community, Community Change, Culture
Four years later, Tim Crawford wonders how much empathy the new Bozeman has for those that prosperity sent packing
Read MoreIgnoring Costs Of Growth, Climate Change, Rooted In The Same Mentality Of Denial
December 11, 2018 // Bozeman, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
Tim Crawford says healthy landscapes are the underpinning of good living in Bozeman and all of the rural West
Read MoreOf Moose, Climate Change And Feckless Politicians
November 1, 2018 // Climate Change
MoJo columnist Tim Crawford says true leaders say what we need to know, even if we don't want to hear it. And we need to elect them.
Read MoreAnother Cost Of Growth: Will Voters In Bozeman Approve A Tax Hike For Better Public Safety Facilities?
October 18, 2018 // Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
Tim Crawford says the fire and police departments need new digs because of the development boom, but many citizens are already feeling overtaxed
Read MoreDenial No More: Bozeman's Boom Is Coming At A Steep Cost To People, Community
August 31, 2018 // Co-existence, Community, Community Change, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
If growth produces "winners," then who and what are the "losers"?
Read MoreSelling Off The Historic Playground To Pay For Growth
September 14, 2017 // Community, Community Change
Mountain Journal columnist and downtown Bozeman businessman Tim Crawford says growth doesn't pay for itself. And there's no better example than Bozeman public school officials potentially selling off a beloved historic playground to meet budget shortfalls.
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