Pepe Lepew

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The Crime of the Century

Four major tobacco companies were subpoenaed and steadfastly refused to budge an inch that they knew cigarettes were addictive and were killing people. They all claimed they did not believe this.

One thing about Montana I genuinely get fed up with

I hate to come like the Church Lady. But, Jesus, this made me angry. Really angry. To get to school, my kid walks down a little country lane and crosses a...

Your Valentine’s Day open thread

Have a loved one, a child, anyone, someone, some green-eyed exotic GODDESS FREAK of nature from beyond the planet Neptune you want to dedicate a message to on Valentine's Day?

You want to ignore the hate groups, but after Spokane …

In 2009, the director of the Northern Idaho Human Rights Education Institute was forced to move from Coeur d'Alene about 35 miles west to Spokane because white supremacists kept hassling her. Then in Spokane, she found a noose on her lawn.

Here come the big rigs … to drink our milkshake

These guys remind of Daniel Plainview promising the people of Little Boston that they will become rich if they let him drill on their land. Only after he's walked away with millions and their left with a pittance do they figure out how they have been bamboozled.

Adventures in Investigative Journalism, Part II Vol. 2

.... I went to the sheriff asking what the 9-1-1 call was about. Sure enough, after Andy's "expose," came out, Bill's neighbour completely freaked out and called the Sheriff's. They...

Adventures in Investigative Journalism, Part II, Vol. 1

This is hands down the most bizarre story I ever covered in my unremarkable career as a newspaperman. It dragged on for three or four years. It was a...

Adventures in Being an Investigative Journalist, Part 1

And why isn't there more of it? SueinCa's post about being a fraud investigator inspired me to write this post, and a bit of nagging from a very, very persistent...

St. Mary Peak and my little gesture for Hume and CarlVee

Hi, haven't posted here for a bit. When the sun is out, I'm not at the computer as much. We hiked up to the top of St. Mary Peak yesterday....

13-year-old climbs Everest. Amazing? Or disturbing?

I don't know how to feel about this story -- or about the 16-year-old girl sailing solo around the world. Actually, what this 13-year-old did was quite amazing. He not...