The Yellowstone Repertory Theatre took an old warhorse of a play out for another lap Friday night and finished with a win, place and show. (more…) Continue Reading →
‘Glass Menagerie’ still a winner
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Teachers with guns? Sign me up
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U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., says the cowards who shoot up schools can be stopped with deadly force. Daines has been known to hide under his desk at the sight of a loaded question, but he may have a point. And If we are going to start arming teachers, I’m a pretty good candidate. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Donald Trump, Steve Daines
Braving Montana’s winter, on foot
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Just after 7 a.m. on the wind chilliest day of the winter, my aging Subaru sputtered to a start, spit out black smoke onto the white snow for a few minutes, then died. For better or worse. Till death do us part. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Montana State University Billings, Rocky Mountain College, Tim Lehman
Red Star donates work to RMC, says more to come
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Kevin Red Star, 74, has been making art for 50 years. That’s not quite long enough. Red Star just finished a showing with his daughter, Sunny Sky Red Star, at the Ryniker-Morrison Gallery at Rocky Mountain College. This week, he donated a 20-by-20-inch portrait called “Thunder Bear” to the college. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, News, Kevin Red Star, Rocky Mountain College, Sunny Sky Red Star
Free to lecture? Sure. Distinguished? Hah.
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Just as I overdosed for years on conservative talk radio (I’m better now, thanks), I spent way too much time last weekend reading the columns of Mike Adams. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Jeff Cole Distinguished Lecture, Larry Abramson, Mike Adams, Steve Daines, University of Montana
A new symbol for new era of hate
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The Billings Gazette is seeking reader input on a symbol to demonstrate the community’s opposition to hate-filled messages left on a church and on buildings around town. The idea is to replace the menorah symbol, which was adopted to show rejection of anti-Semitic activities in Billings a quarter of a century ago. The menorah, which was printed on a full page in the Gazette and placed in windows all over town, drew national attention and helped spark the Not in Our Town movement. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Billings Gazette, John Abarr, Not in Our Town, Roger Roots
America gets a mulligan
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Will somebody please give me a mulligan? I know my life hasn’t been everything it ought to be. I have procrastinated, drank to excess, used illegal drugs and jaywalked. I have used foul language, lost my temper and indulged in gluttony. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Donald Trump, Family Research Council, Tony Perkins
Feels like a desert coming on
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Newspapers may be in their death throes, but they aren’t dying quietly. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Billings Gazette, Great Falls Tribune, T.J. Gilles
Zinke: Trump’s worst Cabinet member?
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Henry David Thoreau said, “That government is best which governs not at all.” Our nation’s experiments in minimalist governance show that Thoreau may have been right: We could be better off with no government than with the one we’ve got. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Department of the Interior, National Park System Advisory Board, National Parks Conservation Association, Ryan Zinke, sage grouse, wild horses
Fake news revisited at library
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A year after the fake news phenomenon dominated the 2016 election, journalists worldwide are adjusting news-gathering practices to deal with a dangerous and uncertain world. (more…) Continue Reading →
