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Q. What do you call an elephant with a carrot in each ear?
A. Anything you want ’cause she can’t hear you.
A few weeks ago, the Missoula Community Food Co-op held a grand opening party in its grand new space, and co-coordinator Kate Keller said it was a smashing success.
One highlight? A member in a carrot [...]
The Missoula County Commissioners are taking on the megaloads in District Court. And they sound pretty punchy about it.
Here’s Commissioner Michele Landquist, from the story:
“You don’t work for years and years to achieve what we’ve all achieved in the tourism and recreation dollars, the industry it’s become, just to sell it to any company that [...]
Let’s catch up on some events that took place around Missoula the last few weeks. Finally, right?
First, the Many Faces of Women fundraiser for WORD, Women’s Opportunity Resource and Development, yielded money and fun. Executive director Stacy Rye noted the first count of gross at $23,500.
“I only have a rough idea of the net so [...]
Have you driven, ridden, on Russell Street lately?
I did this weekend, and it almost seemed like you could drive with your eyes closed ’cause there were no potholes to weave around. At least not on the section I was on. Super smooove.
Um, so last week was a whirlwind. I talked with some folks concerned about [...]
That’s the name of a group that’s formed on FaceBook. Are any of your friends fans? You can see their updates on your page if you “like” them.
I mentioned ”Mountain Water for Missoula, not the Carlyle Group” in this story about the way the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is helping some cities and towns write ordinances to [...]
Montanans for Responsible Legislation called yesterday in a Missoula City Council committee meeting for Missoula police chief Mark Muir to resign.
“It is the apex of inappropriate behavior for Missoula chief of police Mark Muir to use Missoula money, Missoula city resources, and the uniform of the Missoula Police Department to oppose a concept [...]
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Here’s Gwen Florio’s story today about Roger Dowty’s marijuana and olive oil caps. It sounds like he too believes the raids will, err, weed out the illegitimate operations.
“I loved it,” Dowty said of the warrants executed in search of evidence of involved in large-scale marijuana trafficking [...]
That news here.
Federal raids hit medical marijuana shops around Montana Monday morning, causing an uproar in a community already roiled by high-profile attempts to regulate it.
“The timing is impeccable,” said Chris Lindsey, a Missoula attorney who specializes in medical marijuana cases, about the fact that the raids unfolded as a state Senate committee deadlocked on [...]
Rep. Keith Regier, a Republican from Kalispell, compares women to cows.*
*Updating credit line. YouTube says the clip was uploaded by MTChoice.
– Keila Szpaller
Man, these potholes are costing people a lot of money. One of them as big as a desk chair? Shaking up a toddler? Here’s the story of people filing damage claims and getting turned down.
Some folks are having to buy four new tires when just one is busted, but Four Seasons seems to be thinking [...]
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