The Montana Fourth Estate Project

A statewide collaboration of journalists working together to give Montanans more of the story


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Graying Pains

Montana is the oldest state west of the Mississippi, and is growing older as more Montanans enter their senior years. The economic, cultural, and personal impacts of that trend present Montanans with new challenges, and new opportunities for change. Graying Pains, launching in March 2020, is a six-month series of weekly stories and broadcasts exploring how Montanans can improve with age.


Header photos: Eric Dietrich; Adobe Stock; Marc Moss