A Few Thoughts… On sergeants, generals and firefights
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
In Missoula is a house on North Street referred to by its occupants as the Food Shack. It’s home to college students, recent graduates and …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
In Missoula is a house on North Street referred to by its occupants as the Food Shack. It’s home to college students, recent graduates and …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Now that Reader Publisher Ben Olson and contributing writer Sandy Compton have given their two cents about Taylor Swift and her worshippers (see Nov. 17’s …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Questions: Why does halftime at the Super Bowl last 100 years and feature stuff football fans have no interest in? Is it just me, or …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
It’s time to write something clever about the new year. Or at least something. We get an extra day in 2024, and we get to …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” asserts the song. The reference of lyricists Edward Pola and George Wyle and performer Andy Williams was, …
By Reader Staff
Since its founding in 2003, independent publishing house Blue Creek Press has supported authors, promoted creativity and provided readers with a diverse catalog spanning genres from fiction …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, long, long ago — at least a decade, maybe more — I was enlisted by a couple of teachers from a …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
They’re making hay in southwestern Montana; cutting record harvests in the Big Hole, Horse Prairie, and the Beaverhead and Madison valleys. These water-rich bottoms are …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
It’s the summer solstice and I’m walking through my lower briar patch. If you know me, you may know what I mean. If you don’t, …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Memorial Day weekend is passed. Soggy campers weathered the weather, and cemeteries sprouted flags and flowers in remembrance of loved ones.
Twenty-eight years ago last …
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