Posts Tagged ‘Missoula’
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. stand in [...]
update: just spoke with one of the organizers and it has been changed to the XXXXs on North Higgins. Mayor Engen will be present. The location was changed so it doesn’t appear that folks are upset with the City, which has been abundantly supportive of Missoula’s queer community.
by Jamee Greer
Saturday morning, cities across America [...]
by Jamee Greer
The Montana Kaimin’s talented new editor Bill Oram, along with reporter Jeff Osteen, write more about the puzzling efforts by administration officials to keep the media in the dark through web-only updates (the Kaimin has ended publishing for the year).
Both links are worth checking out!
Perspectives of many students have shifted in the wake [...]
by Jamee Greer
Excuse me, is your voter registration up to date? Have you moved at all since you last voted? It only takes a minute to fill out this card and we’ll turn it in for you.
The close of primary voter registration is this Monday, May 5th.
Between numerous non-profits, campaigns and upstanding citizens who carry [...]
by Jamee Greer
Candidate forum features Attorney General & Office of Public Instruction, talent show
MISSOULA – Following the success of last year’s City Council Candidates Gone Wild, which drew over 150 Missoulians together to hear candidate’s stances on everything from inclusionary zoning to urban fowl, Forward Montana presents the final installments of our primary season candidate [...]
by Jamee Greer
Members of Students for Economic and Social Justice who participated in last Wednesday’s sit-in are being suspended, although it sounds like for varying lengths of time.
At this point, the longest suspension has been five days.
Meetings between the students who were charged with disorderly conduct and the UM Administration will continue through the week.
For [...]
by Jamee Greer
Last weekend, several members of the student group Students for Economic and Social Justice received letters from University officials that they may be suspended for staging a sit-in in President George Dennison’s office on Wednesday, April 16th.
The group has been working with UM Administration for the last two years to make sure all [...]
by Jamee Greer
Walking back and forth across Higgins Bridge today, I watched the raising of the Wilma’s new sign – a retro throwback that looks great, but sort of reminded me of something. Joe Nickel points out exactly what that something is on his blog, nickellbag.
Customers waiting in line ahead of me at Posh Chocolat [...]
by Jamee Greer
As if there wasn’t already enough on the internet to distract me from schoolwork, Missoula’s blogosphere is kinda stepping on the gas with fresh startups lately. It couldn’t be happening at a better time, as my friend Audra has helped structure my procrastination by introducing me to Google Reader, keeping each of my [...]
by Jamee Greer
A new arrival to the Westside, I’ll be showing up this Tuesday for the first NS/WS Neighborhood Meeting of ‘08! Fellow neighbors from from the Northside and Westside, now’s your chance to get involved!
Of the twelve members of Missoula’s City Council, six were once involved with the Neighborhood Councils. It’s a great [...]
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 have really earned [...]
by Angela Goodhope
Robin Prosser was Montana’s leading medical marijuana patient-activist – until she took her own life last October. She also was a good friend of mine. I first got to know her when she went on a month-long hunger strike in 2002, to publicize her predicament, [...]
by Matt Singer
If you haven’t yet, take five minutes and read Tristan Scott’s deeply moving story about the life and untimely death of Forrest Clayton Salcido, a homeless veteran in Missoula who was viciously murdered a week ago.
The death so far seems to have been the focus more of quiet conversations than of a unified [...]
by dharmagrrl
THIS JUST IN: In England, Brighton to be more specific, if you play music that promotes violence against gays or lesbians in your club or pub, you will be shut down, according to a licensing proposal announced today.
Now this is a fine example of how laws speak to the values of a society. Brighton [...]
This was a comment to Rebecca’s post on the gruesome and horrific murder of Forrest Clayton Salcido, a Navy veteran and member of Missoula’s homeless community.
I contacted Ellie Hill, the Executive Director of Missoula’s Poverello Center, and received her permission to repost her comment as a way to promote awareness on the problems veterans [...]
By Jamee Greer
(While many members of Missoula’s community enjoy the benefits of warm homes in the winter and luxuries like wireless internet access, we should remember that some others do not. Support Missoula’s homeless shelter, the Poverello. Donations can be made by clicking here, and those with spare time and tight budgets can volunteer [...]
by Jamee Greer
There are sure some great local blogs starting on really important issues lately! I wanted to mention a blog belonging to a good pal of mine, and fellow ASUM Transportation board member, Jordan Hess.
Discovering Transit in Montana is a great site to check out, even if you’re not a planning nerd!
While we’re on [...]
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