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A Most Spirited Voice

Mary Hickman is a caroling institution outside the Orange Street Food Farm in Missoula. When this longtime Salvation Army bell-ringer was reassigned to a different store, people missed her. Her …

Food / People / Short Story / Stories

The Five-Second Rule

1-2-3-4-5. You still gonna eat that? Here’s a fun story by Ruth Eddy about people who will and why and the science that says it’s OK.    

People / Short Story / Stories / Veterans

Mike Warner’s Iraq

Mike Warner turned 18 in basic training and 21 in Iraq, where he served with the U.S. Marine Corps, Bravo Company, 2nd Tanks out of Camp Lejeune. One of the …

People / Short Story / Stories

Running Through Heartbreak

Gina Brown’s daughter, Cassie, was 22 when she died. Gina was heartbroken. That was true as she trained as a distance runner. During one of her routes, she stopped at …

People / Short Story / Stories

Missoula’s Thom Pak: The King of Dim Sum

At the River Wok Asian Grill on Broadway in Missoula, there’s one guy doing everything. Thom Pak created the menu, takes your order, cooks your food, serves it, cashes you …

People / Short Story / Stories

Where’s the Weirdest Place You’ve Put Your Hand?

Producer Sean Robb wants to know. Maybe it’s up a turkey or digging into a kid’s bloody nose? Maybe your dog swallowed something and you had to fish it out. …

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