Superintendent addresses Academic Freedom

February 21, 2009 in Missoula, Missoula School Board, Montana

by Ana J. Beard It isn’t hard to forget that our new Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) superintendent, Dr. Alex Apostle, has spent the last 7 years, before coming to Missoula, as a private real estate investor in Arizona when he says things like “my job [as superintendent] is very similar to remodeling a house.” It’s [...]

Way better than Rehberg

February 21, 2009 in Democrats, Dennis McDonald, Denny Rehberg, Montana, Tyler Gernant

by Pete Talbot Meet Tyler Gernant, potential Denny Rehberg opponent. First he has to file (he has an exploratory committee now) then he has to win the primary, then he’d face Rehberg in November, 2010. But hats off to anyone who gets out early, does the background work and then takes a shot at Denny. [...]

Various & Sundry for the Weekend

February 21, 2009 in Montana, Various & Sundry

by jhwygirl Please consider this an open thread I don’t have much. It’s been a tough week. One thing I did pick up and that has been bouncing around in my head is this NPR interview with David Denby, author of Snark. I’m not much of a fan of over-kill snark. I don’t see it [...]