Diversity & Respect
Looking back at City Council’s historic anti-discrimination vote At 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, Alex Jeffco, 22, and Sarah Olafson, 19, finally let out a collective scream of joy. For nearly seven hours the two huddled outside the Missoula City Council Chambers holding signs in support of a contentious—and historic— anti-discrimination ordinance that aimed to provide legal […]
Feeling exposed
Our intrepid reporter bares all to uncover the appeal of Montana’s only formal nudist group The only thing standing between me and a colony of nudists is a one-inch thick motel door and a dead-bolt lock—and I am not opening that door. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances or reward, nothing in this world can […]
Dying to Go Green
The natural burial eco-trend reaches Montana R.C. Hooker’s letter arrived at the Independent among the usual stack of press releases, letters to the editor and junk mail. In it, the Somers resident suggested a story idea that he thought might interest readers: a look at the current eco-trend toward green burials. In other words, burials […]
Perfect mess
Fourth of July Creek marks Smith Henderson’s debut novel, but millions of Americans are already familiar with the former Missoula resident’s work
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