Archive for January, 2008
by jhwygirl No one around here (or there) was happy when we found out that Baucus removed the income caps on the subprime buyout stimulus checks….but Roll Call (subscription required) paints a dire picture of the precarious position that the current bill has in the Senate. Let’s frame it: First – Bush, together with House [...]
by Jamee Greer I have to say that I’m not surprised by two things on the front front page of today’s Montana Kaimin – 1.) That the Babs Building on 4th Street SW is possibly turning into condominiums, and 2.) That the Kaimin broke this story. The staff at The University of Montana’s student paper [...]
by Rebecca Schmitz Rudy who? That’s the question this morning. “America’s mayor” hasn’t done so well in…America. But another, better candidate will be leaving the race. According to the AP just now, John Edwards is ending his campaign. There will be an announcement later today.
by Rebecca Schmitz Er…I mean Hooters. I wonder if Missoulian reporter Lori Grannis had a hard time keeping a straight face while writing her article about Missoula’s newest restaurant. The careful efforts of the owner, Steve Edgar, to distinguish his property from all the other American chain restaurants serving mediocre food without mentioning Hooters’ obvious attractions are unintentionally hilarious. Some choice quotes: [...]
by jhwygirl Just had to say it, and damned if that doesn’t feel good.
by jhwygirl For the second time in as many years, the At-Risk Housing Coalition (ARHC) will hold its annual Project Homeless Connect event on January 31st, 2008. The At-Risk Housing Coalition was formed by Women’s Opportunity and Resource Development (WORD) in 1993 to initiate a community-wide program to address and bring awareness to our community’s [...]
by Rebecca Schmitz Once again, one of the nicest people in Montana politics has been treated shabbily–by his own party. Even though he’s currently on his honeymoon in China, I hope someone told Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger about this latest snub before it occurred. John McCain unexpectedly gave chairmanship of his Montana campaign to former [...]
by jhwygirl The check is in the mail, right? Whoa-hooo! Yipee-ki-yeah! Right? Wrong. At least that’s what I was thinking when the idea of passing out a “stimulus check” was first being tossed around…$300….$800….and now, where it sits at $600. “It’s a bailout of lazy fat mortgage lenders who didn’t do their job right in [...]
by Pete Talbot There are about a half-dozen contested races, so far, for the Montana Legislature. The filing began Tuesday and ends Thursday, March 20. The secretary of state’s office updates the list online, daily. In our neck of the woods, there is a state senate primary, which Matt covered over at LiTW. But the [...]
by Jamee Greer Recent UM grad, and pal of mine, K’Lynn Sloan is rockin’ MTV as a Choose or Loose Citizen Journalist this election year — featuring reports on the political scene here in the MT. Check out her videos, and read her blog. www.streetteam08.com
by jhwygirl When a 4-year funding for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act (SRS) was stripped from an energy bill last month just before the close of congress, 34 of Montana’s counties lost out on $93.3 million in funding. Missoula’s share was nearly $2.7 million. Our FY 2007 SRS payment was $752 [...]
by jhwygirl Jake passed on peacefully yesterday morning. He was family – my brother’s dog. My brother had rescued Jake about 10 years ago from an in-ground pool, where he found him swimming – tired and desperate – sometime after midnight. My brother was – still is- friends with Jake’s original owners – but Jake [...]
by Jay Stevens Here’s science hard at work on your everyday problems: a study performed by a Harvard University mathematician on late busses, and whether you should stick out a wait, or move on. The answer, of course, is obvious. You wait it out. If the bus goes by while you’re tramping to another stop, [...]
by Pete Talbot Who and whom, affect and effect — these are just a couple of grammatical quandaries that always give me pause. And I appreciate the corrections that alert readers offer in their comments. I really do. What I don’t appreciate are the additional remarks such as “you f*cking idiot” or “you illiterate slut.” [...]
by Rebecca Schmitz In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wanted to post a link to what is, in my opinion, Dr. King’s most moving speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop“. He gave it the night before his assassination on April 4th, 1968. Beacuse of that, his final words are some of the [...]
by jhwygirl Missoula rock star and occasional book reviewer for New West Chris La Tray has entered the blog world with Stumbling the Walk. Wonder how he picked that name? Chris is bass man for The Lazerwolfs. His bios describe him as an “extreme volume tree hugging dirt worshiper,” and a “data collection consultant” who [...]
by jhwygirl State Republican Chairman Erik Iverson paints an absolutely rosy picture of the state’s Republican chances to grab up – at least – 3 of the 5 seats which comprise the State Land Board. Iverson said he believes Montana Republicans have an excellent chance to control the Montana Land Board for the first time [...]
Patrick Duganz, a local newspaper (The Missoula Independent) reporter that I’m a real fan of, has entered the blogosphere with his own Duganz at 23. Just a few days old, he already has a self-admitted stalker. Happy B-day Patrick – and welcome aboard!
by jhwygirl Cabela’s is attempting to make peace with Montanans over a recent outcry over their real estate franchise Cabela’s Trophy Properties. They presented a $50,000 check to Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission on Thursday, and pledged an additional $12,000 per year for the next five years. The story reports that the commission accepted [...]
by jhwygirl Word is out (and video too!) about Obama’s interview, Monday, with the Reno Journal Gazette, where he compared himself to (gasp!) (or is it “gag!“) Ronald Reagan. Could he have just jumped the shark? I’m sure Edwards and Hillary fans are hoping so. I know I’m not gonna throw him any rope. Obama [...]
by Pete Talbot Although billionaire Michael Bloomberg denies it, it’s looking more-and-more like he’s going to make a run for President. What does that mean for Montana? Another billionaire Independent (well actually, Reform Party, but you get my drift) helped hand Montana to Bill Clinton in 1992. Clinton received 37.6%, George Sr. had 35.1% and [...]
by jhwygirl A friend forwards me the nearly-daily updates from the Ravalli County Planning Department, headed up by Karen Hughes, a former planner with the Missoula County Office of Planning and Grants. They are seemingly (no, actually, as I hear it) working overtime to provide the public with as much information as possible with regards [...]
by Jay Stevens Intrepid Missoulian reporter, Michael Moore, has decided to dip his toe into the blogosphere, with The Other Michael Moore. Following in the fine tradition of Ed Kemmick and the Missoulian‘s Western Montana 360 (degrees), Moore has decided to air his laundry in public! And, in an even more daring move, it’s on [...]
by Rebecca Schmitz In the comments of my previous post, I linked to an article in today’s Missoulian about the efforts of folks in Lakeside to establish “planning districts”–zoning–as a way to combat poorly planned development. Towards the end of Michael Jamison’s article is the description of a proposed subdivision in an un-zoned area of [...]
by Rebecca Schmitz Jhwygirl has written extensively and persuasively about the need for county-wide zoning in Montana. Yet another reason is emerging from the Fire Suppression Interim Committee meetings. The Committee, created by the 2007 Legislature, seems to have come to two conclusions already. First, Montana’s taxpayers, urban and rural, are forking over millions and [...]
by jhwygirl Today’s Great Falls Tribune is reporting that Billings Republican, Kirk Bushman, 41, has announced that he will formally announce his run for the Senate seat currently held by Max “Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee” Baucus next week. He’s not even planning on coming to Missoula for the announcement. So, ah, good luck [...]
by jhwygirl During Wednesday’s city council Public Safety and Health committee meeting, a discussion was had regarding recruitment of police. I’ll let Bob Jaffe give it to you: We confirmed a couple of police officers and had an interesting discussion about recruiting and retention of our officers. According to the Chief, we now have one [...]
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