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The Rudeboys Bistro in the old Log Cabin Bakery building is officially open for business. Owner Matt Melvin went with a soft opening on Tuesday, relying on nothing more than a small sign in front of the bistro at 2401 Second Ave. N., and between 11 a.m., and 4 p.m. about 20 people stopped in. (more…) Continue Reading →
Nathalie Wagler was born a few months after the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado in 1999. Clara Bentler was born the next year. “We’ve lived through school shootings our whole life,” Clara said. (more…) Continue Reading →
A Billings man’s attempt to compel the city of Billings and its insurer to release all information relating to a $1.6 million judgment paid to a former police officer has been rejected by the Montana Supreme Court. In an opinion issued Wednesday, six members of the court upheld Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses’ summary judgment in favor of the city and its insurer, the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority. (more…) Continue Reading →
At a public meeting called to update people on the One Big Sky Center proposal for downtown Billings Thursday evening, there wasn’t much new information to be had. There were, however, plenty of questions from the audience of about 40 people, and a plea to keep the public more informed about the proposal. (more…) Continue Reading →
Two biblical scholars will discuss different ways of seeing and understanding the death and resurrection of Jesus in a series of talks this weekend in Billings. The Jesus Seminar on the Road event, sponsored by the Westar Institute and Billings First Congregational Church, will start Friday evening and run for most of Saturday at the church, 310 N. 27th St. (See below for details on the schedule and registration.) (more…) Continue Reading →
Several Stillwater County property owners filed a lawsuit Monday against the Stillwater County Commission and county clerk and recorder, saying the officials illegally stymied their efforts to create a citizen-initiated zoning district. (more…) Continue Reading →
I met Marion Dozier in 1996 or 1997, when I was working as a reporter and wanted to do a story about efforts to clean up some of the most blighted properties in Billings. Marion, who was a city code enforcement officer at the time, filled me in on some of their efforts, but then she had a better idea. We hopped in a city vehicle and she gave me a guided tour of a handful of the worst eyesores in the city, complete with a running commentary on the city’s history with each property, and some pointed comments on the property owners in question. (more…) Continue Reading →
Two Native American couples who say they were insulted and discriminated against at a basketball game in Reed Point early in 2017 intend to file lawsuit against the Reed Point School on Monday. A press release from the Montana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which went out Friday morning, said the ACLU had filed the suit on behalf of the couples in Stillwater County District Court, but a clerk there said nothing had been filed yet. (more…) Continue Reading →
I’m not the only one who thinks former Sheriff David Clarke is a terrible representative of the conservative movement. I wrote a column suggesting that Yellowstone County Republicans had disgraced themselves by inviting Clarke to speak at their annual dinner, and then I wrote that Clarke proved his unworthiness with his comments on the school shooting in Florida. A writer for the National Review, which was the conscience of the Republican Party when the party still had a conscience, said much the same thing, but in even harsher terms:
“First it was the Holocaust, now Parkland — is there any act of depravity to which the less respectable right-wing media cannot imagine a connection for George Soros? “David Clarke, the sheriff of Fox News, insisted that the Florida students’ reaction to the shooting ‘has GEORGE SOROS’ FINGERPRINTS all over it,’ idiotic capitalization in the original and, one assumes, in his soul.” The writer, Kevin D. Williamson, correctly identifies the rot as starting at the head, in the form of President Trump, and he says, “When people get used to hearing prominent conservatives lying about their opponents, it makes it easier for honest and fair-minded people to dismiss conservative arguments and conservative claims out of hand.” Continue Reading →
The subject of a series of lectures to be presented at Rocky Mountain College in early March was chosen nearly a year ago, but it seems more timely than ever now. The Wheatley Lectures, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9, will focus on the theme of “Creating Community in Fracturing Times: Returning Civility to Civil Dialogue.” (more…) Continue Reading →
