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A Metaphysical Moment: Canyon River Spa

Friday Dec. 3

When Canyon River Spa was destroyed by fire in January 2010, Heather Ripplinger’s vision of a holistic and proactive full service spa did not go up in smoke with it. “Everything was destroyed. Only a few things were salvaged such as the copper…

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One Life. Six Words. What’s Yours?

Friday Dec. 3

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But, what about six? Does an image exist that could with striking poignancy and precision illustrate that which can be so concisely conveyed in a mere half dozen words? I’m not convinced it can. The…

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Is a Dollar Really Worth a Dollar?

Friday Dec. 3

What’s a dollar worth? This question constantly comes up on my weekly radio show. A question that prompts several answers, all accurate, depending on your point of view. The dollar is worth less but it’s also worth more than it used to be…

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Casa Sanchez: The Little Casa That Should

Friday Dec. 3

The advantage of being a newcomer to these here parts is that each restaurant doorway, be it high-falootin’ or simple fare, is a threshold to discovery. Will this become a favorite new place? Will the tastes and smells and atmosphere amaze or…

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Sex and Intimacy During The Cancer Journey

Friday Dec. 3

Cancer is hard. Everybody knows that the journey is long and at times can be treacherous. There are many treatment decisions that are made to help people survive the disease but there are also side effects from the life saving treatment. The list can…

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Janie McGrory

Friday Dec. 3

Janie McGrory Painting with oils, acrylics or watercolors, it is obvious that intense color, magical places and the love of animals and nature permeate Janie McGrory’s work.  A self-taught artist, she spent her early years in New York City and…

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Project ART!

Saturday Nov. 27

Help us keep the arts thriving in the Gallatin Valley! The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, together with local schools and non-profits, will be collecting art supplies this holiday season to distribute among anonymously chosen children and…

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Keep Connected

Wednesday Nov. 3

Isn’t there a book with a title something like “I Learned Everything I Needed To Know in Kindergarten?” Well, sometimes it seems we haven’t progressed too far from that point of innocence and discovery. I was reminded of this by several…

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Handling Holiday Grief

Wednesday Nov. 3

With the winter holidays around the corner, those new to loss and grief may find the anticipation and isolation building up to them can be debilitating and confusing. The expectations may feel overwhelming, but the message of hope is this: you have…

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Climb On

Wednesday Nov. 3

There was a time I considered myself a totally “radical” climber – too cool even for myself.  I’m a female first of all, only 4’11’’ and there I was excelling at this extreme sport that was completely challenging both physically and…

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A Metaphysical Moment With Astrologer Dawn Miller

Wednesday Nov. 3

At first glance Dawn Miller is the quintessential girl next-door- blonde, blue eyed, cheerful. She is confident, well spoken and extremely intelligent. It is difficult to put a finger on it but there is something unexpected, even a little surprising…

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Bar None, This is Some Tasty Barbeque

Wednesday Nov. 3

At first glance, both Bar 3 restaurants are a tad off-putting. The Bozeman property on 7th seems shabby and tired. Peeling paint and smoky windows don’t exactly shout “come in and sit a spell.” And the Belgrade location! Tucked into the…

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Winter Farmers’ Market

Wednesday Nov. 3

As summer tans fade and sun streaked hair darkens, backyard gardens are depleted, most resign themselves to frozen, canned, or foreign grown produce to sustain them through the long, cold Montana winter, but fresh locally grown produce is not a…

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The Last Best Place

Wednesday Nov. 3

On a recent Saturday morning bike ride, sun shining, heart pounding and trees ablaze in an exhibition of fall hues, I was struck by a gratifying reality: I have grown up in the best place in the world. While it stands to reason that this statement…

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Robin Hickman Photography: A Studio For Your Story

Wednesday Nov. 3

With the popularity of the digital camera, we’re all photographers. In fact, photos have become so common-place that it’s easy to forget just how much a well-crafted portrait can mean to us, how often a brush of the hand over a moment caught…

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Greg Keeler

Wednesday Nov. 3

Greg Keeler is a professor of English at MSU, an accomplished poet and artist. The Following is from the preface of a novel I wrote this past summer called Painting Water.  Though it is my narrator, Clinton Stanford, speaking here, his experience…

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