Ochenski: “Reefer Madness” Finally Comes to an End in Montana
Authoritarian governments have always tried in vain to keep citizens from indulging in activities they deem corrupting influences – or...
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Montana Press
- Nov 19, 2021
- 6 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Jack Munroe
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jack Munroe made a distinct mark on the smoky city of Butte, Montana. When the world...
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Montana Press
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Montana Legend: Publisher Dale Burk
Stoneydale Press publishing legend Dale Burk passed away Sept. 16, 2020 in his Stevensville home at age 83. With his passing, Montana...
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Montana Press
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
Sam Platts: A Country Tradition
Sam Platts entertains in a style that echoes the familiar lines of traditional country music. As the leader of Sam Platts & the...
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Montana Press
- Nov 15, 2021
- 9 min
Montana's Publishing Houses: Books in the Big Sky State
From memories and artfully crafted photography books to the poetry of wide open spaces...
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Montana Press
- Nov 11, 2021
- 9 min
WINTER BOOKS Events & Discussions
Upcoming titles, author discussions and launch events across Montana.
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Montana Press
- Jul 12, 2021
- 13 min
Unsolved Montana: Who Killed Donna Lemon?
On Monday, July 9, 1973, at approximately 7:42 p.m., the body of a young woman...
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Montana Press
- Jun 10, 2021
- 7 min
The Taste of Montana: An Innovative Business Model for Made-in-Montana Products
“An exquisite meal is so much more than just tossing random ingredients together. It takes patience, imagination...
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Montana Press
- Jun 9, 2021
- 6 min
Montana’s Co-Poet Laureate: Mandy Smoker Broaddus
M.L. Smoker describes her earliest memories of writing as analogous to the sound of a bell penetrating deeply into her cosmos...
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Montana Press
- Jun 7, 2021
- 8 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Life-saving Vaccine Scientist Maurice Hilleman
A 1941 Montana State graduate with dual degrees in chemistry and microbiology, Hilleman is credited with saving the lives of millions...
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Montana Press
- Apr 20, 2021
- 8 min
Rez Gothic: Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Jones repeatedly tags readers with smack-dab prose, wicked humor and nightmarish circumstances of real and imagined immortality.
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Montana Press
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
Montana Spotlight: Xeriscaping in Missoula
Lavender, tick weed, black-eyed Susan, common yarrow, mountain-ash, spiraea, and much more fill the lawns of Montana's low-water gardeners.
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Montana Press
- Apr 7, 2021
- 14 min
Capitol Watch: Governor Greg Gianforte Brings Religious Values to the Political Arena
In this ongoing series, Montana Press will continue to present a biographical profile of Montana’s new governor, exploring his history...
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Montana Press
- Apr 4, 2021
- 15 min
Jennifer Pentilla: A Montanan Forever Lost in New Mexico?
She loved camping and hiking and the thrill of sleeping outdoors.
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Montana Press
- Mar 20, 2021
- 10 min
Circling the Globe with Author Amanda Eyre Ward
The variety of settings fueling Amanda Eyre Ward’s compelling fractious family novels have also helped rescue the author from her own...
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Montana Press
- Mar 17, 2021
- 5 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: The Terry Cowboy Band
Terry and Prairie County stake claim to one piece of Montana’s most idiosyncratic history – a band of musicians who invited themselves to...
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Montana Press
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Montana Arts: Amanda Heimbuch and Country Girl Clay
Amanda Heimbuch, owner of Country Girl Clay in Glendive, provides mud-caked testimony that behind every polished and impressive mug,...
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Montana Press
- Mar 11, 2021
- 13 min
Capitol Watch: Governor Greg Gianforte’s Connections to Petra Academy
In this ongoing series, Montana Press will continue to present a biographical profile of Montana’s new governor, exploring his history...
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Montana Press
- Feb 17, 2021
- 5 min
Famous and Not Forgotten: Taylor Gordon
Emmanuel Taylor Gordon’s life began between six and seven o’clock on Saturday morning, April 29, 1893, at White Sulphur Springs, Montana,...
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Montana Press
- Feb 13, 2021
- 13 min
Capitol Watch: Behind the Tech Empire that Launched Montana’s New Governor
Last month, Greg Gianforte became Montana’s 25th governor. Born in 1961 in California, he grew up in a suburb outside of Philadelphia and...
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