But Aren’t You Innocent Until Proven Guilty? BY DAVID S. LEWIS News broke in 2016 about police booking photos, also known as mugshots. The gist of the relevant judicial ruling was that Montana law enforcement should make booking photos available to the news media, so that we in the press can use them to get your attention, so we can make more money—so we can buy … [Read more...]
Montana’s Nearest Sea Coast
In Travel Time, It’s Now the Sea of Cortez BY DAVID S. LEWIS They call it the Arizona Beach, but it isn't in Arizona—the state doesn't have a coast, not even a whiff of salt air, because Arizona is landlocked. Yet there’s a beach Arizona claims as its own less than an hour south of the Mexican border on the Sea of Cortez. And that beach, thanks to Allegiant Airlines … [Read more...]
The Children of Roswell
New Book Details a Montanan’s Connection to Roswell UFO Crash BY J. CAREY & DONALD R. SCHMITT Wake up, Jesse. Wake up, son. Your dad wants to show you something.” Coming out of a sound sleep, 11-year-old Jesse Marcel, Jr., tried hard to adjust his eyes to the darkness. He tried even harder to force himself from his bed and follow the silhouette of what he … [Read more...]
For David Morse, Filmmaking and Montana Are a Natural Fit
An Interview With One of Our Greatest Character Actors BY BRIAN D’AMBROSIO David Morse likes a challenge. He picks his parts like a pole vaulter launching himself to greater heights. Perhaps one of the most identifiable character actors in the industry, Morse has been a continually mounting presence in movies and on TV since his breakthrough as Dr. Jack Morrison in … [Read more...]
Michael Keaton Thinks I’m Timmy Oates
It’s a Seinfeld Episode, Only in Montana BY DAVID S. LEWIS 8/15/16 Twice now this has happened, where someone famous gets my name wrong — for years. The first time was playing baseball as a teen, and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts, our high school coach, kept calling me Danny. He was a friend of the family, mentored my brother Tim to Triple A with the Yankees, but … [Read more...]