Tag, You’re It—Never Stop Playing

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How one continuous game of tag has kept the friendship of 9 men going strong since high school.

Would-Be Robber Changes Mind, Leaves With Food Instead

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Police Chief Troy McGee said, “In Helena, I don’t recall recently something like this has happened.”

Going Home to Newtown

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As Sean Beaudoin prepares to return to his devastated hometown, he attempts to ascribe a meaning to the events of last week.

Road Trip: Tips for Making Lifetime Memories

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Jay Palter takes his 9 year olds on a summer road trip the whole family will appreciate now and remember, always.

A Gay Cowboy’s First Castro Pride

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One gay cowboy’s mind is opened by the diversity of celebrants at the 1987 San Francisco Gay Pride parade.

I Hate Miami: Does Sports Teach Hostility?

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Andy Hinds fears that sports culture may be teaching our kids aggression, based upon a cultish and arbitrary legacy.

TEX

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Andy Hinds and his father share memories of Andy’s bootlegging, fist-fighting, cowboy grandfather, “Tex.”

10 Things I May or May Not Have Learned From My Dad but Probably Should Have

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Andy Hinds lists the top 10 reasons his father is a shining exemplar of masculinity.

Bush-Nominated Judge Sends Racist Email About Obama

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Jake DiMare wonders what Judge Cebull was feeling when he hit send?

Parallel Universe, MT Population: 1

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Oliver Lee Bateman writes, “I lived in a state of parallel play alongside the denizens of what struck me as a strange, distant world.”

The Montana Indians’ Purest Howl

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Poverty, alcoholism, under-education, marginalization by the government, hope, basketball.

The Horse Whisperer Gives Parenting Advice

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“Make it difficult for the horse to do the wrong thing and easy to do the right one.” Oh, hey, that works for kids also.

Let Go of Your Kids

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What is our natural role as parents?

Stillness

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What happens when we stop everything?

R.I.P. Walter Breuning

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“We’re going to die. Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you’re born to die.”

Are Stay-at-Home Dads Macho?

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In the fourth of a five-part series on love and relationships, Tom Matlack and author Laura Munson debate the question: Are stay-at-home dads macho?