Feb

20

Montana Trivia

February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Over at the blog of the University of Nebraska Press there is a Montana trivia quiz Go ahead and give it your best shot!

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Feb

16

Playing Chicken in Missoula

February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

One of the most prominent on-line communities, MetaFilter, featured a post about the “chicken issue” in Missoula. Montana doesn’t often come into play in such communities, so this is pretty cool. My favorite part of this whole thing is the Radwood Chicken Experiment blog, which features the amazingly whimsical line: “I, along with my husband, [...]

Feb

14

Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Big Mike in Bozeman has links to two videos to celebrate Valentine’s Day; one is sweet, and the other is…um…funny. Sarpy Sam has some thoughts about the so-called “holiday” that I’m sure many people share. And I’ve got some links to some last-minute (and thrifty) gift ideas.

Feb

11

Moving To Montana

February 11, 2008 | 4 Comments

Time once again for another round of “Moving To Montana!” Today’s entry comes from Mark, a legal secretary living in Chicago:
I am seriously considering moving to Montana. Either Butte, Kalispell, Livingston or Bozeman. I love the mountains. I was raised in Pittsburg but left when I was 18, over 30 years ago and have [...]

Feb

5

The Berkeley Of Montana

February 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

We all know that Missoula has a reputation for being somewhat liberal, politically and culturally. So it comes as no surprise – via OpenSecrets – that Missoula leads the largest communities in Montana in campaign donations to John Edwards, arguably the most liberal of the major Presidential candidates (well, until last week, when he dropped [...]

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