Articles Written By: Lovell Beaulieu
Brace yourselves, Montanans. Between today and Sunday, you are going to be inundated with images of an American calamity. Maybe you already have been. You will be bombarded with pictures and words describing the destruction caused by the forces of nature and the follies of mankind. You will be reminded repea...
Chances are slim to none that a person who is being wheeled down the hospital hallway en route to surgery is thinking about anything other than the surgical equipment that is about to invade his or her body tissues. Is this going to hurt? Did my physician get a good night’s rest? Will I be put under...
POLSON - There’s a fairly good chance that when everyone — and this pretty much describes everyone who was there that night — in the Showboat Theater was seen leaving the intimate establishment smiling, they had a thoroughly grand time watching the featured film. The film, Timberjack, ma...
Max Baucus knows how to work a room. That was my initial impression when I met Montana’s senior senator, a Democrat, who was in Pablo this past week to meet with the Tribal Council of the Salish and Kootenai Indians. Baucus and several key members of his staff were at the council’s meeting for...
Time flies when you’re having fun. I’ve been editor of this newspaper for a little more than a month, and I have acquired a lot of information about the area and its people. I’m still learning the terrain but I’ve met dozens of interesting people and listened to several lectu...
"From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun There's more to be seen than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done" From "The Circle of Life," The Lion King, Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Elton John Alice Nenemay Camel arrived on this planet 90 ...
Over the course of the past month, the world has witnessed major sporting events such as the World Cup, Wimbledon and the Tour de France. In Michael Taylor's competitive arena, count the World Shotgun Competition. Taylor, who has a ranch in Winnett, Mont., and lives in Rollins, returned last week from ...
If the lightning storm that flickered over Flathead Lake this past Thursday night was a metaphor for the play, "That's The Poop," beware of the water. Indeed, the play, performed by the Port Polson Players and now running through Aug. 8 (Wednesday through Sunday) at the John Dowdall Theatre on the lake in...
On a late, warm and muggy night in the summer of 1989, a friend and I walked up and down Bryden Road in Columbus, Ohio, believing we could change the world. The friend, Cornell McCleary, was a street-savvy individual who grew up on the tough streets of Philadelphia. Cornell understood better than most how...
The image many people have of a courtroom proceeding comes straight from Judge Judy and Law and Order. One is real and entertaining, the other surreal and dramatic. A lot of people draw their conclusions on the law mostly from their living room sofas. Nielsen TV ratings aside, that’s not how it work...
