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by Cathrine L. Walters

A packed crowd cheers on performances by the kings and queens of drag during the 2010 Panty Rock Drag Show at the Palace Jan. 29. "Boy Rogers," above, and others took the stage to help raise money for The Women's Resource Center's upcoming production of The Vagina Monologues.

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Most Montanans peg Huey Lewis as an out-of-touch carpetbagger here to hoard the Bitterroot for himself. When the pop star called us from a hospital bed asking to tell his side, who were we to say no?

Huey Lewis wants to set the record straight: He’s not a jerk.

(Features) Jun 17, 2009

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Medical Marijuana - No medicine for parolees

Convicts on parole or probation in Montana currently have the same rights as anybody else to use medical marijuana as prescribed by a physician, but the Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) wants to alter this policy because of a perception that parolees are “doctor shopping” for the legal medication.

By Pat Duganz

(Features) Jan 3, 2008

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Secret weapon

Why Montanans want Utah's concealed firearm permit

Noah Dressel, the gun counter manager at Missoula's Wholesale Sports, has a permit issued by the state of Montana to carry a concealed firearm. But the permit isn't valid in Washington, a state he often travels through, nor is it valid in Minnesota, where his parents live. So Dressel obtained what's become the gun-lover's golden ticket—a Utah concealed firearm permit.

By Matthew Frank

(Up Front) Jul 22, 2010

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The Guide to Getting By

A cheat sheet to making ends meet in Missoula

For all of Missoula’s endearing characteristics, financial opportunity ain’t one of them. Jobs are scarce; high-paying jobs even scarcer. And in this prolonged economic rut? Good luck striking gold when just treading water seems hard enough. We figure everyone needs a little help finding ways to make ends meet in Missoula, dire times or not. That’s why we compiled this how-to list on everything from earning extra cash to filling your belly for free. Whether you’re barely living paycheck-to-paycheck or dying to find a job that’ll simply lead to a paycheck, we’ve got you covered.

By Independent Staff

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In the weeds

Developers make legal case against ag land preservation

Missoula real estate agents and developers last week acknowledged the community's desire to protect the valley's remaining agricultural land, but said doing so through the subdivision review process—as the city and county have done the past few years—"is un-American and, most likely, unconstitutional."

By Matthew Frank

(Up Front)

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Google

The power of 406

Google Voice, the Internet giant's increasingly popular attempt at reinventing telephony, has acquired an untold number of Montana phone numbers to power its innovative technology.

By Matthew Frank

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Secret weapon

Why Montanans want Utah's concealed firearm permit

Noah Dressel, the gun counter manager at Missoula's Wholesale Sports, has a permit issued by the state of Montana to carry a concealed firearm. But the permit isn't valid in Washington, a state he often travels through, nor is it valid in Minnesota, where his parents live. So Dressel obtained what's become the gun-lover's golden ticket—a Utah concealed firearm permit.

By Matthew Frank

(Up Front) Jul 22, 2010

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Boom and Gloom

Montana's Blackfeet Nation recently signed the largest oil exploration deal in the tribe's history. Is it a vital step to saving the reservation, or an agreement destined for disaster?

Officials with the Blackfeet Nation met last December with representatives of the Newfield Exploration Company to sign over oil leases on 224,000 acres of tribal land in the eastern portion of the reservation. The tribe has not made public the final dollar value of the deal, but says the Blackfeet stand to gain more than $12 million from Newfield. In short, it’s the largest oil agreement the tribe has ever signed.

By Alex Sakariassen

Jun 24, 2010

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The making of a Rollergirl

Ali Gadbow joins the rough-and-tumble ranks of Missoula's new roller derby league

The nicknames, the short-shorts and flouncy skirts, the speed of the game, the violent hits—Ali Gadbow realized early on that roller derby’s punk rock approach to sports was something different. That’s why she’s part of a local contingent hoping to get the resurgent sport on track in Missoula.

By Ali Gadbow

May 6, 2010

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Most Montanans peg Huey Lewis as an out-of-touch carpetbagger here to hoard the Bitterroot for himself. When the pop star called us from a hospital bed asking to tell his side, who were we to say no?

Huey Lewis wants to set the record straight: He’s not a jerk.

Why Montanans want Utah's concealed firearm permit

A cheat sheet to making ends meet in Missoula

Developers make legal case against ag land preservation

The power of 406

Google Voice, the Internet giant's increasingly popular attempt at reinventing telephony, has acquired an untold number of Montana phone numbers to power its innovative technology.

Why Montanans want Utah's concealed firearm permit

Montana's Blackfeet Nation recently signed the largest oil exploration deal in the tribe's history. Is it a vital step to saving the reservation, or an agreement destined for disaster?

Ali Gadbow joins the rough-and-tumble ranks of Missoula's new roller derby league

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