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News Voices/Letters Bored readers, no hope and Mark McLaverty .....................................4 The Week in Review Jeff Gordinier, new candidates and a good cause .....................6 Briefs Deer, coffee and haunted houses.........................................................................6 Etc. Why are Baucus and Tester so eager for another pipeline?.....................................7 News City, county file for dismissal of fatal informant case ...........................................8 News New report cites how costly crop subsidies endanger local lands.......................9 Opinion Trying to explain the unexplainable in Ravalli County .................................10 Opinion Time to stand up for wildland firefighters.....................................................11 Feature The hatemonger next door .............................................................................14
Arts & Entertainment Arts A eulogy for Dead Hipster Dance Party ................................................................18 Music P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S., Bauhaus Montana and Sir Mix-a-Lot ......................................19 Books Christine Byl on working in the dirt .................................................................20 Film Author Pete Fromm takes us behind the scenes of As Cool As I Am ....................21 Film Inequality spins a tragic, entertaining tale ..........................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................23 Flash in the Pan Chili meets cheese ............................................................................24 Happiest Hour Tuesday Date Night.............................................................................26 8 Days a Week We prefer hugs over hate.....................................................................27 Mountain High The Tread of the Undead Zombie 5K.................................................33 Agenda Forward Montana’s Trick or Vote campaign....................................................34
Exclusives
Street Talk..............................................................................................................4 In Other News......................................................................................................12 Classifieds ..........................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...........................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y.............................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle...............................................................................................C-7 Camp Sleepover .................................................................................................C-9 This Modern World...........................................................................................C-11
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