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• My Ten Best Musical Acquisitions of 2009

  This list used to be called "Top Ten Albums Of the Year." But there are so many ways to buy, borrow, copy, steal and find new music that the purchase of a physical album is becoming as rare as a Libertarian at a food bank. While I download some music, I [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:44am EST
  

• My Ten Best Musical Acquisitions of 2009

  This list used to be called "Top Ten Albums Of the Year." But there are so many ways to buy, borrow, copy, steal and find new music that the purchase of a physical album is becoming as rare as a Libertarian at a food bank. While I download some music, I [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:44am EST
  

• Montana Deer Harvest Near Record Lows

  Whitetail buck numbers are way down in Region 1. Through Nov. 22, check stations reported 549 bucks, the fewest at that point in the season since the record low of 478 in 1997. The mule deer harvest is also among the lowest in history. With better weather conditions and the rut [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• My Dog in a Trap on Thanksgiving Day

  It's a walk I've taken hundreds of times, a trail that runs alongside the Big Flat irrigation ditch near the confluence of the Bitterroot and Clark Fork rivers. My nephew, in his first year at college in Portland, is here for Thanksgiving, and we were wandering along the riverbank just' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:13am EST
  

• An Interview with Writer, Pathologist, Professor, and Rancher Robert Greer

  Robert Greer has been a surgical pathologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver for 35 years and has written a number of books, including ten CJ Floyd mysteries, a series that he began in 1996 with The Devil's Hatband. Greer's new novel, [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• An Interview with Writer, Pathologist, Professor, and Rancher Robert Greer

  Robert Greer has been a surgical pathologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver for 35 years and has written a number of books, including ten CJ Floyd mysteries, a series that he began in 1996 with The Devil's Hatband. Greer's new novel, [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• An Interview with Writer, Pathologist, Professor, and Rancher Robert Greer

  Robert Greer has been a surgical pathologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver for 35 years and has written a number of books, including ten CJ Floyd mysteries, a series that he began in 1996 with The Devil's Hatband. Greer's new novel, [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• An Interview with Writer, Pathologist, Professor, and Rancher Robert Greer

  Robert Greer has been a surgical pathologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver for 35 years and has written a number of books, including ten CJ Floyd mysteries, a series that he began in 1996 with The Devil's Hatband. Greer's new novel, [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• An Interview with Writer, Pathologist, Professor, and Rancher Robert Greer

  Robert Greer has been a surgical pathologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver for 35 years and has written a number of books, including ten CJ Floyd mysteries, a series that he began in 1996 with The Devil's Hatband. Greer's new novel, [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• An Interview with Writer, Pathologist, Professor, and Rancher Robert Greer

  Robert Greer has been a surgical pathologist and Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver for 35 years and has written a number of books, including ten CJ Floyd mysteries, a series that he began in 1996 with The Devil's Hatband. Greer's new novel, [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• A True Turkey Story - and Not for the Faint-Hearted

  Getting a turkey from pasture to table is no small task. Nor is it one for the squeamish. But, if you're going to enjoy the bird and all its trimmings this Thanksgiving, you might as well know where they come from. This last weekend, 75 pasture-raised heritage turkeys met their demise and' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:51am EST
  

• A True Turkey Story - and Not for the Faint-Hearted

  Turkey Slaughter 2009 from Anne Medley on Vimeo. Getting a turkey from pasture to table is no small task. Nor is it one for the squeamish. But, if you're going to enjoy the bird and all its trimmings this Thanksgiving, you might as well know where they come from. This last weekend, 75' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:51am EST
  

• A True Turkey Story - and Not for the Faint-Hearted

  Getting a turkey from pasture to table is no small task. Nor is it one for the squeamish. But, if you're going to enjoy the bird and all its trimmings this Thanksgiving, you might as well know where they come from. This last weekend, 75 pasture-raised heritage turkeys met their demise and' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:51am EST
  

• A True Turkey Story - and Not for the Faint-Hearted

  Turkey Slaughter 2009 from Anne Medley on Vimeo. Getting a turkey from pasture to table is no small task. Nor is it one for the squeamish. But, if you're going to enjoy the bird and all its trimmings this Thanksgiving, you might as well know where they come from. This last weekend, 75' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:51am EST
  

• Why Should I Support Tester's Wilderness Bill?

  On July 17, I went to R-Y Timber Company in Townsend, Montana, and to stand in the sweltering heat and watch sweat pour off Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). On such a day you'd think Montana's Junior Senator would be talking about global warming, but no, he was talking about an' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:28am EST
  

• Why Should I Support Tester's Wilderness Bill?

  On July 17, I went to R-Y Timber Company in Townsend, Montana, and to stand in the sweltering heat and watch sweat pour off Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). On such a day you'd think Montana's Junior Senator would be talking about global warming, but no, he was talking about an' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:28am EST
  

• Why Should I Support Tester's Wilderness Bill?

  On July 17, I went to R-Y Timber Company in Townsend, Montana, and to stand in the sweltering heat and watch sweat pour off Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). On such a day you'd think Montana's Junior Senator would be talking about global warming, but no, he was talking about an' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:28am EST
  

• Why Should I Support Tester's Wilderness Bill?

  On July 17, I went to R-Y Timber Company in Townsend, Montana, and to stand in the sweltering heat and watch sweat pour off Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). On such a day you'd think Montana's Junior Senator would be talking about global warming, but no, he was talking about an' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:28am EST
  

• Why Should I Support Tester's Wilderness Bill?

  On July 17, I went to R-Y Timber Company in Townsend, Montana, and to stand in the sweltering heat and watch sweat pour off Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). On such a day you'd think Montana's Junior Senator would be talking about global warming, but no, he was talking about an' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:28am EST
  

• There's More to Lady Gaga Than Fiery Nipples

  She can't sing. Her music is shallow, throwaway pop. She's more interested in showing off some T&A than in crafting any kind of quality songs. Her stage antics are vulgar, over the top, tasteless and exploitative. She's setting the women's movement back thirty years by presenting herself as an oversexed' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:12pm EST
  

• Western Literary Magazine Roundup

  In this week's Roundup, I'll be taking a look at a few of the many literary magazines in our region. Whitefish Review is a journal based in Whitefish, Montana, that is five issues and two years into what will hopefully be a long and fruitful run.  Recently Whitefish Review gained nonprofit' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Western Literary Magazine Roundup

  In this week's Roundup, I'll be taking a look at a few of the many literary magazines in our region. Whitefish Review is a journal based in Whitefish, Montana, that is five issues and two years into what will hopefully be a long and fruitful run.  Recently Whitefish Review gained nonprofit' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Moonlight on Track for Ski Season Despite Bankruptcy

  Moonlight Basin, the Big Sky resort that filed for bankruptcy protection last week, will have sufficient capital to open as scheduled on Dec. 12 and, barring extraordinary events, to operate as normal through the ski season after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday resolved some initial issues in complex [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:09pm EST
  

• Moonlight on Track for Ski Season Despite Bankruptcy

  Moonlight Basin, the Big Sky resort that filed for bankruptcy protection last week, will have sufficient capital to open as scheduled on Dec. 12 and, barring extraordinary events, to operate as normal through the ski season after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday resolved some initial issues in complex [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:09pm EST
  

• Porch Productions Benefit for Film on Foster Care

  Anyone who has had any contact with the foster care system knows that it is, well, in need of help. Missoula-based Porch Productions is currently working on a documentary film in which it follows six Missoula children as they "age out" of foster care. It's a worthy and important topic, [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:51am EST
  

• Mr. Coffee, Meet Mr. Fist

  For most of us functioning adults, we just can't start the day without that steaming mug of joe. It's not just the caffeine, but it's also the ritual, the comfort of the warm cup between the hands, the jolt of heat and aromatic bitterness with every sip. There's also the' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:32pm EST
  

• Mr. Coffee, Meet Mr. Fist

  For most of us functioning adults, we just can't start the day without that steaming mug of joe. It's not just the caffeine, but it's also the ritual, the comfort of the warm cup between the hands, the jolt of heat and aromatic bitterness with every sip. There's also the' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:32pm EST
  

• Mr. Coffee, Meet Mr. Fist

  For most of us functioning adults, we just can't start the day without that steaming mug of joe. It's not just the caffeine, but it's also the ritual, the comfort of the warm cup between the hands, the jolt of heat and aromatic bitterness with every sip. There's also the' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 6:32pm EST
  

• Moonlight Bankruptcy: is it Yellowstone Club, or is it Tamarack?

  For U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ralph B. Kirscher, the opening hearing in the Moonlight Basin bankruptcy case, scheduled for this Tuesday in Butte, promises more than a little bit of deja vu: it was just a year ago that some of the same lawyers appeared in the same courtroom to [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Moonlight Bankruptcy: is it Yellowstone Club, or is it Tamarack?

  For U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ralph B. Kirscher, the opening hearing in the Moonlight Basin bankruptcy case, scheduled for this Tuesday in Butte, promises more than a little bit of deja vu: it was just a year ago that some of the same lawyers appeared in the same courtroom to [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Moonlight Bankruptcy: is it Yellowstone Club, or is it Tamarack?

  For U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ralph B. Kirscher, the opening hearing in the Moonlight Basin bankruptcy case, scheduled for this Tuesday in Butte, promises more than a little bit of deja vu: it was just a year ago that some of the same lawyers appeared in the same courtroom to [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Moonlight Bankruptcy: is it Yellowstone Club, or is it Tamarack?

  For U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ralph B. Kirscher, the opening hearing in the Moonlight Basin bankruptcy case, scheduled for this Tuesday in Butte, promises more than a little bit of deja vu: it was just a year ago that some of the same lawyers appeared in the same courtroom to [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Young Men and Fire: Timothy Egan's "The Big Burn"

  The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 324 pages, $27 In August of 1910, the largest fire ever to sweep across forests in the United States claimed trees, buildings, and lives across a stretch of three million acres in the Rocky Mountains.  Timothy [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Young Men and Fire: Timothy Egan's "The Big Burn"

  The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 324 pages, $27 In August of 1910, the largest fire ever to sweep across forests in the United States claimed trees, buildings, and lives across a stretch of three million acres in the Rocky Mountains.  Timothy [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Young Men and Fire: Timothy Egan's "The Big Burn"

  The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 324 pages, $27 In August of 1910, the largest fire ever to sweep across forests in the United States claimed trees, buildings, and lives across a stretch of three million acres in the Rocky Mountains.  Timothy [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Young Men and Fire: Timothy Egan's "The Big Burn"

  The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 324 pages, $27 In August of 1910, the largest fire ever to sweep across forests in the United States claimed trees, buildings, and lives across a stretch of three million acres in the Rocky Mountains.  Timothy [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Grizzlies On the Move, Back to the Wide-Open Prairie

  Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well east of the Rocky Mountain Front were quick to notice their new neighbor this summer. As early as the beginning of July, ranchers and other landowners along the prairie began intermittently spotting a solitary grizzly bear journeying east away from the mountains. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:47pm EST
  

• Grizzlies On the Move, Back to the Wide-Open Prairie

  Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well east of the Rocky Mountain Front were quick to notice their new neighbor this summer. As early as the beginning of July, ranchers and other landowners along the prairie began intermittently spotting a solitary grizzly bear journeying east away from the mountains. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:47pm EST
  

• Flu Update: H1N1 Cases Down, But is Uptick Ahead?

  As flu pandemics go, H1N1 sometimes seems hard to compute, given all the information flooding our way. Is it a panic? An impending storm? A party theme? Yes, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that some people are hosting "swine flu parties" where people who know someone with H1N1 purposely [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  

• Moonlight Basin Files for Bankruptcy Protection

  Moonlight Basin, the troubled Big Sky, Montana ski resort, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, just a day before a foreclosure hearing that could have put the property in the hands of its primary lender, Lehman Bros. Moonlight took a loan of $100 million from Lehman Bros. in [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:15am EST
  

• Moonlight Basin Files for Bankruptcy Protection

  Moonlight Basin, the troubled Big Sky, Montana ski resort, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, just a day before a foreclosure hearing that could have put the property in the hands of its primary lender, Lehman Bros. Moonlight took a loan of about $100 million from Lehman Bros. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:15am EST
  

• Moonlight Basin Files for Bankruptcy Protection

  Moonlight Basin, a new ski and golf resort in Big Sky, Montana that just a few years ago was one of the hottest properties around, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in its latest effort to avoid a shut-down of the property. In the bankruptcy filing, Moonlight seeks [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:15am EST
  

• Grizzlies On the Move, Back On to the Wide-Open Prairie

  Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well east of the Rocky Mountain Front were quick to notice their new neighbor this summer. As early as the beginning of July, ranchers and other landowners along the prairie began intermittently spotting a solitary grizzly bear journeying east away from the mountains. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:47am EST
  

• Grizzlies On the Move, Back On to the Wide-Open Prairie

  Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well east of the Rocky Mountain Front were quick to notice their new neighbor this summer. As early as the beginning of July, ranchers and other landowners along the prairie began intermittently spotting a solitary grizzly bear journeying east away from the mountains. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:47am EST
  

• Grizzlies On the Move, Back On to the Wide-Open Prairie

  Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well east of the Rocky Mountain Front were quick to notice their new neighbor this summer. As early as the beginning of July, ranchers and other landowners along the prairie began intermittently spotting a solitary grizzly bear journeying east away from the mountains. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:47am EST
  

• Grizzlies On the Move, Back On to the Wide-Open Prairie

  Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well east of the Rocky Mountain Front were quick to notice their new neighbor this summer. As early as the beginning of July, ranchers and other landowners along the prairie began intermittently spotting a solitary grizzly bear journeying east away from the mountains. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:47am EST
  

• Kids, Road Rage, Gun Laws, Union Conservationists, and More

  I used to play basketball, but not too much since the day my coach took me aside, patted me on the head, and said, "Bill, you're short, but you're slow, and you really need to follow your shots." Well, that was a long time ago, and I admit to never [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:14am EST
  

• Kids, Road Rage, Gun Laws, Union Conservationists, and More

  I used to play basketball, but not too much since the day my coach took me aside, patted me on the head, and said, "Bill, you're short, but you're slow, and you really need to follow your shots." Well, that was a long time ago, and I admit to never [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:14am EST
  

• Kids, Road Rage, Gun Laws, Union Conservationists, and More

  I used to play basketball, but not too much since the day my coach took me aside, patted me on the head, and said, "Bill, you're short, but you're slow, and you really need to follow your shots." Well, that was a long time ago, and I admit to never [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:14am EST
  

• Denver Writer, Formerly an Out-of-Shape Hiker, Wins the National Outdoor Book Award

  The Denver Post reported this weekend that Denver writer Mark Obmascik's Halfway to Heaven: My White Knuckled and Knuckleheaded-Quest for the Rocky Mountain High won this year's outdoor literature prize from the National Outdoor Book Awards Foundation: "The book is about climbing Colorado's 14,000-plus foot mountains, all 54 of them, [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:00am EST