Though not eager to leave Montana, Denise Juneau is excited by the prospect of leading Seattle Public Schools. bit.ly/2t8fBTI

For some things, government works best. bit.ly/2tjGxz2

A building that sits on the oldest block in Billings — and which once housed the old Western Bar on Minnesota Avenue — has been purchased and will be turned into apartments. bit.ly/2tlti0T

A lot of Montanans are wondering why, all these years into the Bakken oil boom, North Dakota seems to be reaping most of the benefits while Montana bears most of the burden of disposing of hazardous oilfield wastes, including radioactive waste. bit.ly/2tg8DMr

Evan Barrett wonders if we can work our way back to a time when people of differing opinions engaged in rational, reasonable debate. bit.ly/2MOWsy5

How can you say Democrats have no immigration plan? S. 744 got 68 Senate votes in 2013, including all Dems and 14 Republicans. House Republicans refused to consider.

After four and a half years, Last Best News is calling it quits. Read all about it. bit.ly/2IjDNHf

In Voices from the Valley, Sherri Cornett talks with Mehmet "Mo" Casey, a native of Baghdad who came to the U.S. on a Fulbright Scholarship to teach Arabic at Rocky Mountain College and now works with international students at MSU Billings. bit.ly/2MVeWgw

Jim Elliott doesn't blame Republicans for wanting to cut Medicare; it's been a goal of theirs for decades. He just wishes they'd be upfront about their reasons for doing so. bit.ly/2KhIE0F

Ed Kemmick takes a close look at the need for an new online newspaper in Billings, and how an online newspaper in Missoula is pointing the way forward. bit.ly/2yIoPep

2 of Montana's best poets release new books bit.ly/2Kqx5RP

David Crisp picks up the news and goes home. bit.ly/2N46BHl

In her final BugBytes column for Last Best News, Marian Kirst Lyman looks at some creatures that are, by bug standards, some fairly solicitous parents. bit.ly/2tKyX0r

The Beartooth Electric Co-operative is preparing to offer its members a chance to get involve in renewable energy by investing in a community solar array. bit.ly/2KhQf0f

In words and photos, from his home in the shadow of the Beartooth Mountains, Dan Burkhart pays homage to a gloriously green spring. bit.ly/2MwIjEU

With ever more precise ways of predicting the weather literally at our fingertips, Linda Halstead Acharya wonders whatever happened to feeling, sensing the weather. bit.ly/2lHrwUh

Brian Dillon reviews Rick Bass's new book, an account of his travels into the kitchens of some of his literary heroes and mentors. bit.ly/2lOIe4l

On the last day of Last Best News, Ed Kemmick has some people to thank. bit.ly/2MG4dWv

I've been blogging about a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Bulgaria and Latvia and it occurred to me that I ought to be promoting it on Twitter. So here you go. bit.ly/2QumXKO

Awful to see Lee lay off so many talented MT reporters. If any reporters are looking to start their own thing, the Last Best News brand (and social media accounts and photo library) are available. For free to the right person/idea. Message Bear Tycoon if interested