Archive for January, 2009
by jhwygirl Rep. Ted Washburn of Bozeman has proposed to eliminate same-day voter registration. Under the provisions of HB88, registration would close 30 days before an election, and the Friday before a school election. Why, pray tell, do school elections get those extra days and regular elections don’t? A hearing is set for HB88 before [...]
by jhwygirl Legislators (and lobbyists) are going to be busy: There are 183 public hearings this week. Below are some highlights (for me, at least) on a day-by-day basis: Monday: Missoula’s Senator Dave Wanzenried has SB4 which proposes to create a permanent water policy subcommittee of the Environmental Quality Council. Water issues are important and [...]
by problembear it’s still the same old story; a fight for love and glory…or in the case of wall street it’s a fight for greed and stupidity. CBS 60 Minutes will cover the greatest price fixing scheme ever perpetrated when they reveal that wall street speculators were behind the huge gas prices last year…. anyone [...]
by jhwygirl I voraciously read and watched and twittered (tweeted?) the Missoulian trial coverage. As a news addict, and being what it was, it was an unsettling feeling. The coverage – the writing, the video stuff? – was so excellent that I compare my recent addiction to my need to check the news every 5 [...]
by jhwygirl Their website says: The Missoula County Public Schools’ Board of Trustees generally meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. The meeting is normally held at the Business Building, 915 South Avenue West, but periodically the location varies. While the main page lists the meeting dates for 2008, clicking on [...]
by jhwygirl Please consider this an open thread. First off, Missoula went and had itself an earthquake yesterday. Thanks Freeranger! Secondly, we’ve got some bloggers getting back in gear, and others shifting into second…. Pogie got a number of posts up this week, including one critical of the Billings Gazette’s decision to glorify a local [...]
by jhwygirl …you know – one of the two that murdered Forrest Clayton Salcido? I just want to say that Missoulians are getting some great coverage of a trial I’d just as well wish never had a reason to happen. Both the Missoulian and NBC local televison KECI have sent reporters to Havre for the [...]
by problembear during the current economic collapse there will be a few winners, some survivors and a passel of losers. who will survive? and why? what makes some businesses more successful than others? if you get an extra good feeling about entering a grocery store in missoula chances are that store is Orange Street Food Farm. [...]
by jhwygirl via the Great Falls Tribune. I’m with Grampsx2, who wrote in the comments that it’s “not always about the almighty dollar.” Marquand did some great stuff during the election, reporting some great detail in his blog about the Montana GOP’s voter suppression activities. We blogged about it here. Marquand is a top-notch journalist. [...]
by jhwygirl Frequent readers know I’m a fan – and in tonight’s Bushed! segment, Keith nailed Bush on the USFS’ attempt at revising Plum Creek Timber’s easements, calling it “Rape of the Environment-gate,” and another one of his administrations “pillages” of nature. You can watch it here.
by jhwygirl Oh Lord…where to begin? Let’s start: It’s Montana! It’s going to snow! Slow the ^#*% down! How’s that for starters? Oh, and QUIT WHINING! I can not BELIEVE that people are calling Mayor’s office to complain and city council members are chastising his office for his so-called poor handling of the matter. Snow?! [...]
by jhwygirl It’s official – Democrats have made yet another fine addition to the U.S. Senate. Congratulations are in order, Senator Al Franken, from the Great State of Minnesota! While one vote short of a supermajority, Democrats now hold 59 seats in the Senate, Republicans 41. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming……
by jhwygirl This week’s schedule for the House is here, and for the Senate is here. Rep. Sue Dickenson, of Great Falls, has two bills associated with recycling in the Natural Resources Committee – HB21 and HB35. Missoula’s HD-92 Rep. Robin Hamilton has his HB62 set for hearing – it will require mandatory safety and [...]
by jhwygirl Well, the 2009 Legislative Session is finally here. The biennial budget, of course, being the main task – but with the economy teetering on a free-fall, it appears lawmakers are in agreement that the budge discussions may not have the popcorn-and-fireworks that they did in the (some say) embarrassing 2007 session. I think [...]
by jhwygirl Most of you have probably heard of the controversy stirred up by Sentinel High School and its desire to put up whatever in the hell it wants. Binky Griptight, an occasional 4&20 commenter, has gotten himself a blog – and has a spot-on analysis of the sign issue and the students take on [...]
by Pete Talbot I didn’t see this in any Montana media outlets and just stumbled across it in Google news. Then I noticed jhwygirl had the story in her “Various and Sundry,” so I guess it’s old news. Still, I’m toying with the idea of not paying any of my bills this month, and I’ve [...]
by jhwygirl Please consider this an open thread. You all know I’d pay you if I could! Want to win a trip to the inauguration? Plane tickets, hotel, tickets to the swearing in ceremony and attendence to one of the balls can all be yours if your essay (it’s a writing contest) is picked. They [...]
by jhwygirl The Project for Excellence in Journalism is reporting that the internet surpassed all media sources but television as the source for national and international news. Their source is a study done by the Pew Research Center Quite a jump there from 2007. If there were any main news stories that could have caused [...]
by jhwygirl The Center for Public Integrity (link there, over on the right, under Citizen’s Info), has listed NewWest Network as one of its Top 10 Websites for 2008. So congratulations are in order, I’d say! Congratulations Courtney, Jonathan, and Robert – and everyone else. Quite an accomplishment, I’d say. Not only has the Center [...]
by problembear obviously this has to be the funniest pic of 2008. as for other categories keep in mind that i am a bear of very little brain so please send your comments with your picks….i do tend to miss a lot…. funniest montana blogger in montana ’08 funniest montana blog ’08 funniest montana pet ’08 funniest montana [...]
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