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Mike and Alex Gregory have been running Oxford Antiques at 2411 Montana Ave. for 33 years, dating back to the days when the avenue was studded with empty storefronts and an abandoned train depot overrun with pigeons and transients. (more…) Continue Reading →
There’s an interesting story in today’s Billings Gazette, in which the organizer of the anti-marijuana ballot initiative concedes that the effort probably didn’t gather enough signatures to get on the ballot. But then I noticed one very odd thing: comments appear to have been disabled on this story. In other words, there’s no comment bar under the story. Was it an oversight, a mistake? Is this something the Gazette does on certain stories it fears will attract too many trolls? Continue Reading →
Dennis LaMotte’s Jeep, trailer, canoe and bicycle are all painted in camouflage green, but the paint wouldn’t hide it from the meter maids. That’s why he was looking to make change for a dollar when I ran into him Monday morning a couple of blocks east of the courthouse. He had to feed two meters to accommodate his mission on wheels. (more…) Continue Reading →
I hope the Billings Gazette is proud of itself. It has been more than a week since it published an editorial bashing President Obama, and it remains the “most read” story on the Gazette’s website. (more…) Continue Reading →
Tom Staples was not delivering a warning or throwing down a challenge, just making an observation on how difficult it is to describe the Montana Folk Festival in Butte. “I don’t know that anyone has captured the flavor,” he said. “You have to be here to capture the experience. There is nothing like it.” (more…) Continue Reading →
PRYOR — I drove down to Chief Plenty Coups State Park on a smoky Wednesday, planning to see some sights, snag some photos and interview other visitors. But as soon as I got out of my car, Kaleb Perdew turned the tables and started interviewing me. Turns out he’s a Fish, Wildlife and Parks “visitation intern” this summer, a University of Montana student conducting quick surveys at state parks in this part of Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
The BBC is asking the question. So is CNN, Russia Today and Al Jazeera. Who is Rob Rogers, the newest appointee to the Billings School District 2 Board of Trustees? Well, as the Billings Gazette explained, Rob is a former Gazette reporter who covered the district for the past five years. (more…) Continue Reading →
Eyesore No. 1 came down in about 15 minutes Tuesday morning. As we reported Monday, Carol Kraft had purchased a piece of property at 115 N. 22nd St. with the sole purpose of tearing down two abandoned houses on the lot. The decrepit houses had been lived in by a succession of squatters over the years. Continue Reading →
Lawrence Wetsit is a man with a sense of history. An administrator at the Fort Peck Community College in Poplar, he’s also the cultural leader for the Assiniboine tribe. His great grandfather, I Ax Ba, also called Chief Wets It, was known for his antelope horn bonnet and his ability to steal horses at night from a neighboring tribe. Wetsit speaks with a sense of great fondness for the land of his people. (more…) Continue Reading →
Carol Kraft is looking forward to Tuesday morning. The police are supposed to show up first, about 8 a.m., to roust anyone still squatting in the two vacant houses at 115 N. 22nd St. Then, about 9:30, Cayton Excavation is supposed to start demolishing the two houses and a burnt-out shed. (more…) Continue Reading →
