Billings Daily Digest Friday, October 09, 2026
Ty's Take
Wilmot Collins came up through war and politics in places most of us will never see, and now he's taking that story on the road through Montana. A former mayor of Helena who fled civil conflict in Africa before making his way here and into public service, Collins is doing what people with hard-won perspective do, he's trying to pass it along. You can argue about whether his politics line up with yours, but there's something worth hearing in a guy who's lived through the kind of upheaval that makes our local disagreements look pretty manageable by comparison. The book tour stops matter less than the fact he's still engaged, still talking, still believing this place is worth the effort.
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