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Santa Claus has left the Rims.
The 150-plus-ton sandstone formation that was dubbed Santa Claus Rock by the earliest settlers in the Yellowstone Valley was reduced to a pile of boulders and rubble early Sunday. (more…) Continue Reading →
Unless you have been taking a Mexican-style siesta under a rock, because that’s what Mexicans do instead of work, you know that Ann Coulter has written the definitive put-down of the so-called sport of soccer, which coincidentally is beloved by Mexicans. (more…) Continue Reading →
Rich Clawson is convinced the city is going after the wrong rocks. Rather than taking down the “Santa Claus Rock” that towers over Sixth Avenue North, Clawson said, the city should be worried about unstable rocks, just four blocks west of Santa Claus, that could fall and plug the tunnel that carries the BBWA irrigation canal through the Rims. (more…) Continue Reading →
We wrote last month about the venerable old willow tree that was taken down in Pioneer Park. The massive, five-trunk tree had been a landmark for generations of Billings residents, but it had grown too rotten and unstable. (more…) Continue Reading →
The Motley Fool is reporting today that Lee Enterprises, publisher of the Billings Gazette, as a member of the “specialist media,” “will be better positioned than their generalist peers to survive and even thrive in the new media landscape.” This could be good news for investors, the Motley Fool’s audience, but it remains to be seen whether readers of Lee Enterprise-owned newspapers and the people who work for them will see any benefits if Lee does outperform its “generalist peers.” So, how does Lee Enterprises qualify as a “specialist” media company anyway? Quoth the Fool: “Lee Enterprises is a publisher specializing in community newspapers that are focused on mid-sized to small markets. Community newspapers belong to a specialized category with unique characteristics.” Continue Reading →
A month after plans for a pedestrian bridge over the downtown railroad tracks were killed, the city-county Planning Department is pitching an idea for two such bridges, plus improvements to two existing underpasses. (more…) Continue Reading →
Peter Russell calls his website “The Voice of British Custeriana.”
In a sense, it also serves as the posthumous voice of the many British soldiers who served under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer in the 7th U.S. Cavalry during the fateful month of June 1876. (more…) Continue Reading →
VAUGHN — Late last year, building contractor Tom Skovron was at the lumberyard in Great Falls when he ran into Art West. (more…) Continue Reading →
As Billings plays host this weekend to the 20th anniversary Not In Our Town National Leadership Gathering, it’s hard not to feel some pride in this community’s stand against hate and intolerance. (more…) Continue Reading →
LIVINGSTON — On a gorgeous first day of summer, something like 120 people crowded into an auditorium for the Livingston premiere of “Winter in the Blood,” a movie rich in beauty and brutality. (more…) Continue Reading →
