If I had to choose my favorite story out of the 600-some pieces that have been posted on Last Best News in the 17 months of its existence, I think I’d go with our story on the Brockway Dairy Day Rodeo. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Photo Gallery: Pictures from recent expeditions
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Filed under: Photo Galleries, Brockway, Custer, Fromberg, Jordan, Missoula, Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge, Pryor
Rodeo makes for a big day in little Brockway
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BROCKWAY — Charlie Moline will tell you that Brockway is famous for four things. In 1934 it shipped more livestock by rail than any other town in the United States. It used to be the smallest town in the world with a drive-in theater. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, Brockway, Charlie Moline, Circle, Colin Murnion, Dairy Day Rodeo, Dale Hubing, National Finals Rodeo
Rushing into print before the nonexistent deadline
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When I went into the Last Best biz, I thought one of the great advantages of this new kind of journalism would be the lack of deadlines. Working at a newspaper, you live and die by deadlines. You’ve got a physical product, a bundle of newsprint and ink, that has to be published every day of the year. To get a paper on the subscriber’s doorstep in the morning, the paper has to be printed the night before. (more…) Continue Reading →