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When I lived in Anaconda, Red’s was a good dive bar. Strong drinks, cheap beer and a pool table in the middle of the main room. The jukebox had more than a few Merle Haggard songs. The bartenders may have been too kind, though. They’d give you a free shot of Jack Daniels with every other beer. Continue Reading →
Here’s the good news: In a “Wild West Smackdown: Montana Versus Wyoming” posted on Yahoo! Travel, 67 percent of readers who had voted by Wednesday evening picked Montana over Wyoming. Here’s the bad news: There are so many laughable mistakes in the description of Montana that one wonders if the contest is worth winning. I’ve made a few blunders in my journalism career, some of them mortifying, but for the love of God, how many mistakes can be made in one short article? We read, for instance, of the Montana towns of Bannock (change that o to an a, please), and Harlowtown (-ton, please!). Continue Reading →
