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Felix at the DQ. Photograph by LINDA THOMPSON Missoulian photographer Linda Thompson saw my earlier blogpost on the Higgins Avenue DQ’s opening tomorrow, and reminded me that we’re not the only ones looking forward to the return of spring and then summer – and trips to the neighborhood ice cream shop. Pull into the DQ parking [...] Advertisement
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens, with an assist by NorthWestern Energy crews, catch a black bear as it falls from a tree in downtown Missoula. The resulting photo was photography editor Kurt Wilson’s favorite of 2010. KURT WILSON/Missoulian Growing up, my family had one never-to-be-broken New Year’s Day tradition. Black-eyed peas. For good luck. Pass up the [...] First: This blogpost is not about politics. Second: Contrary to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s warning to the standing-room-only crowd at this afternoon’s Teen Challenge fundraiser in Missoula, the media did not “sneak in” to her speech. We were not there as “moles,” in her words. Third: I only mention this because that sort of talk – [...] America’s most famous mama grizzly is bound for Griz Nation on Sunday. Former Alaska Gov. and GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin will speak at a fundraiser in Missoula on Sunday afternoon. The beneficiary of her appearance is Missoula’s Teen Challenge. And that’s got us here in the newsroom thinking it’ll be fun to see the No. 1 [...] Photograph by LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian Missoulian photographer Linda Thompson had a confession to make yesterday: She wasn’t so sure she even liked going to the Western Montana Fair when she began a weeklong assignment to shoot portraits of fairgoers. Now, she’s sweet on the fair. Kind of sentimental about it, in fact. Even a little sappy about [...] Photograph by LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian We’re taking readers on a drive this Sunday in the Missoulian, kind of like those Sunday drives your parents were always taking when you were a child. This Sunday, though, our guides will be the Flathead Valley’s HIP group, as in History is Posh. These kindly folks took photographer Linda Thompson and reporter [...] Photo by LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian My son’s first two-syllable word was “tractor.” He watched them, hour after hour, at our home in Moscow, Idaho, where we lived surrounded by in-town wheat fields. He begged us to take him to the John Deere dealership and the Latah County Fair, where he would spend hours admiring all the [...] Barry Webb and a friend at the Polson Senior Citizens Center LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian Coming this Sunday in the Missoulian is a story sure to warm, and break, your heart. You’ll meet Barry Webb, a fixture – and joy – of life in Polson for more than 60 years. As told by reporter Vince Devlin and photographer [...] Kira Means, 14, takes a break after an afternoon of recording at Club Shmed Studio last Sunday. LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian Two incredible young women grace the cover of Friday’s Entertainer. Their stories will make you feel good. Theirs are the kind of stories we love sharing with Missoulian readers. Both young women are singers. Both have voices [...] With his cruiserweight championship fight against Carlos De Leon in 1980 playing on the big screen behind him, Marvin Camel autographs photographs of himself during his boxing days that he later gave away in between bouts. KURT WILSON/Missoulian We’ve got an awesome Sunday newspaper coming your way, with stories that will surprise you, tug at [...] |
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