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Archive for February, 2012

Amazing photos from … Council Chambers!

See? I told you I’m having a little problem with Instagram. Click. Click. Click.
I walked into Council Chambers this morning and just shot the gee willikers out of it.
Councilwoman Cynthia Wolken was cleaning out the council workroom, and she found this old T-shirt she was showing Councilman Bob Jaffe. I pretended to be a tourist [...]

Maynard waits for spring

Here’s Maynard, one of my neighbor dogs.
I’m still fooling around with Instagram, and Maynard was happy to pose for a quick photo shoot last night before the Council meeting in exchange for a bowl of kibble.
At the meeting, Councilman Dick Haines just reamed the University of Montana for being myopic and failing to see [...]

The North Hills and more weekend wonders

I’ve walked that loop on the North Hills the last couple weekends, the one that curls down to the homestead and then back up to the old peace sign.
Saturday, a blast of wind almost pushed me and a friend off the ridge, but in the end, it was worth it. I’ve been playing around [...]

Blue Skies Campaign rallies against coal

Here’s a couple pictures of demonstrators getting ready to march downtown Missoula to protest coal and its transport by train. I’ll add a link to the story once it’s up. *And here it is!
– Keila Szpaller
*Added!

Be an election judge!

Why? Because you get to knit and play Sudoku!
Just kidding. It’s your patriotic duty, according to a couple elections judges who love the work.
Here’s that story. This year, some 600 judges are needed, and the county is 175 short. Call 258-4751 ASAP to help.
As for being short, we were short on space yesterday, so the [...]

A full house in Council Chambers

First things first: There’s nothing like starting off a Missoula City Council meeting with the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Super cute.
Secondly, the loan forgiveness to the North Missoula Community Development Corporation passed, but I didn’t get to hear the whole conversation. I was pretty bummed because I wanted to hear from all the new [...]

More questions about Burns Street Commons

Tonight, the Missoula City Council takes up forgiving a portion of a loan for the Burns Street Commons.
It’s a new council, and I’m pretty interested in the discussion ’cause I don’t feel like I can predict how some of the new folks will vote or the questions they’ll ask. Anticipation!
The deal seems to be raising [...]

Open government … for open wallets?

If you missed it yesterday, a district judge ruled the state must provide salary data to a private think tank in Bozeman.
In her decision, (District Judge Dorothy) McCarter noted that the Montana Supreme Court has interpreted the public’s right to know broadly, “stressing that all citizens have an absolute right to observe and examine the [...]

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