After moving to Missoula from Atlanta in 1989, photographer Neil Chaput de Saintonge did a lot of exploration in his adopted state. “I probably covered half the paved roads in Montana in my first five years here,” he said. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Young computer science student shoots for the stars
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Kobi Hudson is still a little embarrassed about how he acquired an intense interest in computer science. “I was just really against the idea of taking a foreign language in high school,” he said. So when he heard that some colleges gave foreign-language credits for computer science classes, “I said, ‘Heck yeah!’” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Andy Wildenberg, Hiscock Memorial Award, Kobi Hudson, MSUB, NASA, Rocky Mountain College
Rough-and-tumble poetry slam set for next week
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At the fifth annual Billings Grand Slam poetry event next week, you can expect to encounter high sentiments, lovely words — and fierce competition. “People are there to see the blood sport,” said James Hickman, one of the organizers of the slam. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Anna Paige, Billings Grand Slam, Corby Skinner, Dave Caserio, High Plains BookFest, James Hickman
Found objects add up to small mysteries
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As mysteries go, I am aware that the two I want to write about today aren’t exactly on par with the tombstone found in the Yellowstone River. Still, these are both rather touching, I hope you will agree. The first one I ran into this weekend, when my wife and I were walking our dogs in the old neighborhood. At the corner McDonnell Boulevard and Locust Street, a couple of blocks due south of the main entrance to the MSUB campus, we came across the little sign at left. If you can’t read it, the sign says, “For the person whose child lost this spoon.” Continue Reading →