Think Twice Before Driving Drunk

December 30, 2009 in Common Sense, Missoula, Transportation

by Ana J. Beard On Saturday Dec. 26, 2009 David James DelSignore hit four girls walking down Highway 200, killing two (Ashlee Patenaude, 14 years old, and Taylor Cearley, 15), and injuring the others. This tragic accident was due to DelSignore’s poor decision to drive home drunk. Because of this, the two surviving girls, all of their families, [...]

What’s Governor Schweitzer Got Against Parks?

December 30, 2009 in Bozeman, Brian Schweitzer, Economy & Business, Montana, Montana politics

by jhwygirl …or was it more a chance to cater to the Faux News crowd? Now cities and towns across the state are now wondering about some of their stimulus funds – stimulus funds granted via HB645…stimulus funds approved by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Brian Schweitzer himself….a governor who vetoed [...]

Remember this Week, Montanans

December 30, 2009 in Montana

by jhwygirl Let’s see the legislature avoid stricter DUI laws now. Is this state still going to facilitate the Montana drinking culture, or have we had enough yet? I was looking on the jail roster for Missoula’s detention center. I quit counting at fourteen the number of offenders incarcerated on their fourth DUI. Fourth? Don’t [...]