A nerd comes to grips with her awkward past at the Shire of Montana
The relics of a tragic adolescence are littered throughout my old bedroom in my parents' house.
By Kate Whittle
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This Week
How the justice system failed Barry Beach
Let us say, for the sake of argument, that Barry Beach murdered Kim Nees in Poplar in 1979.
By Dan Brooks
(Opinion)
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The man behind Maverick Mountain's survival
The slopes of Maverick Mountain northwest of Dillon are bare.
By Alex Sakariassen
(News)
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Van Valkenburg stands his ground
Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg came out swinging last week in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's criticisms of how his office has prosecuted sexual assaults.
By Jessica Mayrer
(News)
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City's poplar grove could be a model for managing waste
On a recent sunny afternoon, Missoula Wastewater Treatment Facility Superintendent Starr Sullivan walks through a poplar grove that's dotted with deer scat, mossy patches and the shadows of birds flitting above.
By Jessica Mayrer
(News)
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Mapping public comment
Recreationists long at odds over motorized use in and around the Great Burn Wilderness Study Area have found a new digital forum in recent months.
By Alex Sakariassen
(News)
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When you were in third grade, whom you sat next to in school mattered.
By Independent Staff
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A search for one key supporter ends at Rep. Ankney
Once in a while, a principled person can make all the difference.
By Brian Kahn
(Opinion)
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Subdivision makes waves
The Flathead Valley has long been billed as a destination for water-based recreation.
By Alex Sakariassen
(News)
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Run off the road
On May 20, Steve Zetterberg leaned back in a chair and propped his boots on what used to be the receptionist's desk at Highway Technologies' Missoula branch office.
By Jamie Rogers
(News)
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Recently Featured News
Montana Supreme Court denies Barry Beach's latest chance to prove his innocence
On a recent evening in Billings, Barry Beach sifted through stacks of handwritten notes in his garage.
By Jessica Mayrer
May 16, 2013
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Floating a new Clark Fork for the first time
For more than a century, the Clark Fork has been a waterway divided.
By Alex Sakariassen
May 9, 2013
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Will the oil boom reach Montana's impoverished Fort Peck tribes?
In Poplar, Mont., the Bakken boom is tantalizingly close.
By Matthew Frank
Apr 18, 2013
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