Dying to Go Green

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

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

Shackled

Shackled

Wall City News follows Bare Bait Dance’s admirably ambitious past, but struggles to find its rhythm

Blue-collar bold

Blue-collar bold

Francis Switzer is one of the rare artists who can literally let his work speak for itself

Attitude is everything

Attitude is everything

For Steve Teran, it’s high heels over toe shoes, brash spectacle instead of abstract meaning, Britney Spears ahead of Martha Graham. And he’s fiercely serious about all of it.