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I was planning to ride off into the sunset today, but if I may appropriate an observation by Benjamin Franklin, it looks as though I might be heading in the direction of the rising sun.
In the week since I announced that Last Best News would cease publication today, I have heard so many expressions of interest in reviving it in some shape or form, with or without my continued involvement, that it appears likely that this independent online newspaper will live on.
Fires, floods and hurricanes are now something it seems we might have to get used to because of global warming.
Some are skeptical that global warming exists, but when I bought a few hundred pounds of orchard grass seed to plant last year, I asked the dealer if I should buy the drought-resistant variety, and she said that that was probably a good idea. I live in the wettest part of Montana. Continue Reading →
CROW AGENCY — When the River Road Relay team gets together for a practice, it’s all about the horses.
The human beings involved in an Indian horse relay race certainly get a workout, and occasionally a few scrape and bruises, but at practice the horses are the focus of their intense and loving attention. Continue Reading →
No smoky skies. No steady rain. No high-prairie winds. No searing heat.
Conditions for running 26.2 miles from Molt to Pioneer Park in Billings don’t get much better. Continue Reading →
Twenty-five years after Walkers American Grill opened in downtown Billings, the restaurant will be closing next Saturday for at least three weeks, then reopening with a new look and a new menu, while setting the stage for eventual new ownership. Continue Reading →
To celebrate the advent of autumn and to honor veterans, Intermountain Equestrian Center is inviting the public to attend the Western Rendezvous on Saturday, Sept. 23. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. and will feature food, music and family fun. Continue Reading →
Voting is underway for the 17th annual Magic City Music Awards.
It’s not just underway, it’s going gang-busters. Between the opening of voting, which was announced Tuesday morning on the MCMA Facebook page, and Friday morning, more than 1,700 people had already voted. That’s well ahead of the 1,318 votes cast last year, which was itself a record, and this year’s voting doesn’t close until Sept. 25. Continue Reading →
As cooler temperatures and precipitation finally bring a hint of relief to smoke-weary Montanans, the unusual nature of summer 2017 is coming into focus and the influence of climate change is impossible to ignore. Continue Reading →
Billings native Gary Neibauer is less important than the T-206 Honus Wagner baseball card.
Neibauer, who was profiled in the Billings Gazette five years ago, was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies who threw one scoreless inning in the 1969 National League Championship Series. Nearly 50 years later, he has two metal prostheses in his hips and suffers from Type 2 diabetes. Continue Reading →
Most writers and visual artists, in one way or another, have a way of inviting you inside their minds.
This Friday in Billings, several artists and writers are inviting you inside their living rooms. Continue Reading →
