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First Friday trick

So say you actually do want to see the new art on display and not the back of someone’s head. One trick is going to First Friday on First Saturday.
Bet you’ll have the gallery all to yourself. That was my experience a few months ago, anyway, and no one spilled wine on me. Hooray.
As far [...]

The blow test and paying for green energy

So tonight is the public hearing on the proposal to make refusing a breath or blood test a misdemeanor crime in Missoula.
No one seems to dispute the hard drinking culture around here and the easy time folks have deciding to drive after a couple brews. But one overarching question seems to be [...]

Walzer doesn’t weasel

The apology for poor judgment from Councilwoman Pam Walzer came in the form of a prepared statement, but it came without equivocation.
“I made a human error in judgment. I was wrong and fully accept the responsibilities and consequences. This is my first DUI.”
Sound familiar? It might not, as politicians go lately. A high profile [...]

Walzer takes the tests

Reporter Tristan Scott filed this update on Councilwoman Pam Walzer getting charged with a misdemeanor DUI. She pleaded innocent and has said she will comment during Monday’s council meeting.
Having taken a breath test and apparently a blood test as well — results aren’t yet public — it seems she can vote without hypocrisy in favor [...]

Tread softly around civil liberties

The Public Health and Safety Committee voted today to set a public hearing for March 8 on the proposal to make it a crime for a suspected drunk driver to refuse a breath test.
Jed Taylor was one of two people who offered public comment. He said driving drunk or drugged — or with a cell [...]

Smurf’ news on Hump Day

I don’t like that name for Wednesday, but it had to be a headline sooner or later. Just so we’ve got that out of the way.
First of all, a ton of people want to know more about Mayor John Engen’s Best Place Project. Engen announced it during the state of the city address he gave [...]

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