Archive for April, 2010
by Pete Talbot Walls come and go. The sieve-like wall that separates Mexico from the U.S. is being fortified, and an additional “virtual fence” is in the works. The Berlin Wall is history. The Great Wall of China endures. Israelis are building walls to keep Palestinians out. So how about a wall along the Missoula-Ravalli [...]
by jhwygirl A Tar Sands Shipments Open House will be held Tuesday, April 27th, 6:30-7:30pm at the University of Montana Campus in the Third Floor of the UC, Room 330/331. It is sponsored by Northern Rockies Rising Tide, UM Climate Action Now, and the entire No Shipments Network. It’s purpose is to look at the [...]
by jhwygirl Cowgirl took a hoof to my congressional candidate Tyler Gernant today, with a title that misguidedly uses the word “analysis” and a proof-positive that is pretty much pot-kettle-black. {Sigh} So let’s do some analysis. Not like I hadn’t looked at the numbers – I made mention of that in a comment to a [...]
by jhwygirl I shoulda’ checked my email first, before writing the post below. This photo comes courtesy Missoula resident and transportation advocate John Wolverton:
by jhwygirl The sheer disregard that this proposal has for what is one of the more scenic drives and accessible recreational and prime fishing corridors in western Montana blows my mind. There are so many things wrong with this proposal as it is now – a weak environmental analysis, prepared by Exxon, without any scoping. [...]
by Pete Talbot Hey! Since corporations can now give unlimited amounts to federal campaigns, why not allow political parties the same latitude? At least that’s the Republican Party’s take on the recent Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court. Special interests don’t have enough influence in national elections and policy, the GOP’s thinking goes. Now, [...]
Heads we win, tails you lose By JC Finance regulation is all over the media recently, and it seems that some legislation is finally moving in Congress. But what do we really know about all of this? For most people, health care reform was pretty arcane stuff, but we knew that somehow it had the [...]
by jhwygirl Got mine the other day….and what is really neat is the Missoula County has created an online ballot tracking system that allows absentee voters to track their ballot online. How cool is that?! First in the state, I hear. County officials believe the online tracking system will also help reduce the call volume [...]
by jhwygirl In what is the first various-and-sundry-like post I’ve ever seen from one of Montana’s very best bloggers, Wulfgar! weighs in with his thoughts (and advice to Democrats and Republican’s alike) on the congressional primary races. Interesting stuff he’s saying…and you know – and I am NOT saying this to be critical of anything [...]
“I challenge white male privilege in this election” by JC Well, that didn’t take long! Two days ago 4&20′s own Pete Talbot wrote up a quick profile of Montana’s Congressional race. And of course, by doing so, he had a few things to say about Melinda Gopher. First off, the platitudes: “I really like Ms. [...]
by Pete Talbot (Before I get into the meat of this post, I must say this to all Democratic congressional candidates: Spend your campaign dollars in Montana. A quick look at Denny Rehberg’s campaign expenditures shows the majority of his money going to consultants in Virginia and Tennessee, a researcher in Philadelphia, a phone bank [...]
by jhwygirl Missoula County Transportation Planning Division will be doing a non-motorized traffic count in May, but it’s going to take some volunteers – and the more the better. This flyer has more information on the count, along with the short 1-hour training schedule dates (which are April 29th and May 6th). The traffic counts [...]
by jhwygirl That, from Democratic primary candidate Melinda Gopher: There is one intractable fact and I will hammer this home: Dennis McDonald is not electable. I am hearing it from Democrat, Republican and undecided voters alike. His advancement in the June primary will most assuredly guarantee another Rehberg win in the fall. A.J. Otjen is [...]
by jhwygirl Well, boy – where to begin with this one (meaning I’m trying to quell the rant that lurks within)? Nestled between what really was a big news week here in Missoula was The Indy’s Matthew Frank with an article exposing all the ugly details of DirecTV call center’s union busting activities. And God [...]
by jhwygirl It’s a weekend…what the hell – here’s one to start it off: Billings man skips bail on 5th DUI. Bail? On a 5th DUI? How wasn’t mere arrest on that some sort of parole or probation violation on the 4th (which would have been a felony charge)? We have a judicial system that [...]
by jhwygirl I certainly hope the Dems in Kalispell are paying attention to this. Democratic candidate for HD8, Dane Clark, of Kalispell was handing out tea party pamphlets, packin’ heat (because rumors of agent provocateurs, it seemed prudent) and passing out campaign lit for Mark French, Republican primary congressional wingnut racist bigot from Sanders County. [...]
By CFS While hundreds of people gathered in front of Missoula City Council Chambers for Monday night’s meeting a local homeless man died only a block from all the commotion. The Missoulian reports that police found a 46-year-old man behind 130 W. Broadway, the location of La Parrilla and Fed Ex, at around 7:10 in [...]
by JC Via TPM: “Our plan is not to shout them down… but to infiltrate them and push them farther from the mainstream.” The scheme reads like a sequel to “Being John Malkovich”: Levin’s group of protesters plan to get in the heads of tea partiers at the Tax Day Tea Parties nationwide Thursday and [...]
by Pete Talbot (UPDATE: City Council passes anti-discrimination ordinance on a 10-2 vote. Renee Mitchell and Lyn Hellegard were the two council members to vote against it. Jhwygirl blogged live from council chambers here and here. I went to the rally at Caras Park and then marched to council chambers with the masses.) It’s been [...]
by jhwygirl Picking this up where Taryn Nash, daughter of Tei Nash speaks: Hello members of the city council, the Missoula community and my friends. My name is Taryn Nash. I am a Missoula native and I’m currently in Spokane right now attending physicians assistant’s school, but will be coming back in 3 months. I [...]
by jhwygirl We’ll be giving this my best girl scout try….. Good lord – we’ve not even gotten to the purpose of tonight, and Halverson is out there calling the city the Soviet Union. Mayor Engen is saying that no one is going to applaud tonight – because what it does is ramps up emotions. [...]
by jhwygirl The Missoulian and Keila Szpaller have been doing a great job of covering the city’s proposed anti-discrimination ordinance since it’s very inception. Today I noticed a story Myths and facts of Missoula’s proposed anti-discrimination ordinance, which takes down, amongst them, the whole “bathroom issue” craziness. Keith McHenry writes writes an especially direct letter [...]
by JC Pretty simple, really. (Click on the image to see a blowup and read the fine print.) What this list doesn’t show you would be what your ISP prevents you from seeing, or restricts access to viewing, or slows down the data for, or filters out due to bogus copyright claims. You know, all [...]
by jhwygirl Haven’t met Willis Curdy yet? Curdy came late to the HD100 race in 2008….and this time around, given his hard work last time, along with his very impressive resume, he’s clearly the winning candidate. We liked Curdy before, we like him even more now. Curdy is a 4th generation Montana, small business owner, [...]
by jhwygirl How does allowing discrimination against a particular group of individuals help their freedom? How does it impinge yours? What kind of religion actually promotes hate? Isn’t God and religion about love? How does a government and its citizens standing up against discrimination discriminate upon someone’s religion?: One more – What I want to [...]
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