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BUTTE—Six years ago, when she was still teaching English and history for Billings Catholic Schools, Stella Burke organized a two-day field trip to Butte for about 80 seventh-graders. There, among other activities, her pupils went into an underground mine and visited the mansion of Copper King William Clark. But the highlight of the trip, she said, was spending time in the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. (more…) Continue Reading →
How incredibly sharp have become the edges of the two-sided sword we call freedom of speech. Like most of the world, I received the news of what happened at the offices of Charlie Hebdo with a sense of extreme shock and sadness. But this was different. Because it was also coupled with something that I have not fallen prey to much when it comes to world events. I felt a profound sense of fear. Continue Reading →
I wrote recently about stopping by the Daniels County Leader to introduce myself to the publisher, Burley Bowler, and meeting other employees of that great weekly newspaper. Now comes word that Burley’s brother, Printer Bowler, also a newspaperman, died Monday in Missoula. I met Printer at least once, when he attended a gathering of the Butte Press Club in the company of the late Nathaniel Blumberg, a legendary dean of the UM School of Journalism. The Montana Kaimin, UM’s student newspaper, has a good story on Printer’s life and legacy. Here’s one excerpt:
Bowler was born into an old newspaper family from Scobey, Montana. Continue Reading →
