Where They Stand
We’ve broken out the jquery skills this election season to bring voters in the Bozeman area a special feature that lets them see where their… Read More »Where They Stand
Michael Becker
Michael Becker is the Web Editor of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He has been a blogger and professional journalist since 2005, covering subjects ranging from nonprofits and crime to engineering and technology.
Verizon stores to carry iPads starting Oct. 28
Image via Wikipedia Verizon stores will begin selling the iPad on Oct. 28, according to a press release on Apple’s website. Verizon will only sell… Read More »Verizon stores to carry iPads starting Oct. 28
Scholastic publishes annual reading report, finds kids like digital devices and e-books
The good people at Scholastic — the company that peppered my elementary school years with book fairs — have released their 2010 Kids & Family… Read More »Scholastic publishes annual reading report, finds kids like digital devices and e-books
Mmm, toasty!
Swiss researchers say that long-term exposure to heat from devices like laptops can permanently darken and mottle your skin, a phenomenon seen most often in… Read More »Mmm, toasty!
New site collects tweets from Montana public officials and candidates
A new website sponsored by the Montana Policy Institute is aggregating the tweets made by Montana’s elected officials and candidates for public office. The website,… Read More »New site collects tweets from Montana public officials and candidates
The Chronicle’s Weekend Edition and other website updates
Two weeks ago, the Chronicle launched a weekend version of its website.
Bozeman’s unknown, underground factory
At about 9 a.m. most days, Sharon Harvey unlocks an uninteresting wooden door in an alley downtown, climbs down a steep and wobbly metal staircase and starts her day as the last employee of the Allied Manufacturing Company.
AMC was founded in the 1950s by Bozeman’s notoriously secretive businessman William J. Sullivan. The factory makes two products, both invented by Sullivan: a jeweler’s solder called Tix and Crazy Ducks, a magnetized novelty that has been sold by the millions since 1956.
Tainting the news stream
Advertisements placed into KBZK’s stream of news on Facebook have prompted me to go over the Chronicle’s rationale about not putting ads in its Facebook stream.
Facebook comments get tea party member Ravndal and candidate Priest in hot water
Facebook comments are in the news again. We in Bozeman have a history with Facebook controversy, you know, so it’s nature we’d have an interest in the latest online comments to get people in hot water.
Bullock launches website to highlight prescription drug abuse in Montana
Attorney General Steve Bullock’s office has launched a new site, Invisible Epidemic, to teach Montanans about the “growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse.”