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Discovering Urbanism: Safety for all street users

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:31:00 -0500

Over the past several decades, transportation engineers have been able to introduce scores of automotive safety provisions, from roadway clearance measures to elements of the vehicle design itself. Street trees are removed from the sides of roads to prevent collisions. Families have long since traded up [...]

GreaterFalls: Speech & Debate Judges Needed

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:58:41 -0500

Want to spend a little time being part of a very interesting and encouraging event? Judges are needed for a huge Speech & Debate tournament coming to Great Falls this weekend. I’ve done it a couple of times before, and it really is neat.
This is the e-mail that [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: Pollution Altering Alpine Lakes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:32 -0500

What seem to be pristine alpine lakes high in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park are getting greener, and not in a good way. A [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: Pollution Altering Alpine Lakes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:19 -0500

What seem to be pristine alpine lakes high in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park are getting greener, and not in a good way. A [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: Pollution Altering Alpine Lakes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:00 -0500

What seem to be pristine alpine lakes high in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park are getting greener, and not in a good way. A report in the current edition of Science finds that those lakes are being swamped with nitrogen from the atmosphere, caused by pollution from cars, factories, feed lots [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: Is UM Green Enough? Yes, and Growing Greener

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:48 -0500

UM has now launched its new Climate Change Studies minor program, the first of its kind in the nation. Last spring, the Green Thread Initiative held its first workshop to help professors introduce climate and sustainability topics into their curriculum, allowing more environmental dialogue throughout campus. Faculty members across campus [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: Is UM Green Enough? Yes, and Growing Greener

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:29 -0500

NewWest.Net Missoula: It's a License Plate--It's Supposed To Be Boring

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:17:53 -0500

I love art. You love art. John loves art. We all love art. But a vehicle's license plate is no place for art. That's what I've been bitching about for years in Montana, as the debate periodically bubbles up about the ever-fancier license plate design. "I want more clouds." "I' [...]

Piece Of Mind: A bailout under a blue cross

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:07:00 -0500

Upon hearing of the passage of H.R. 3962, the so-called “reform” bill, the voice I wanted to hear above all others was that of Rep. Dennis Kucinich. He has been the one true reformer among the Democrats. It was Kucinich who offered up an amendment to the bill that would [...]

GreaterFalls: Free Massage Raffle

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:50:38 -0500

From my friend Beatrix:

The Montana Herb Gathering is holding a fundraiser to help us incorporate as a non-profit (if you can believe it, just becoming a non-profit organization costs over $800!). As part of this fundraiser I have donated and am raffling off a 3-hour massage package worth $150.00.
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GreaterFalls: Dog Story Update

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:19:20 -0500

Remember the yorkie vs pit-bull story a few weeks ago? It’s generated quite a discussion over at Electric City Weblog.

Sad story, no matter the details. But it raises some very tough questions about where to assign blame, the role of animal control, and city laws regarding pets.

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NewWest.Net Missoula: Montana Biofuel Boon: FDA Embraces Camelina

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:35:37 -0500

Camelina isn't a household word. Neither is biofuel. But the two words combined add up to an eco-friendly, Montana-grown commodity that can help feed livestock and ease the nation's dependence on fossil fuels. Camelina sativa, a sleeper oilseed crop, is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, the heart-healthy nutrients that many humans' [...]

Electric City Weblog: The Rush to Therapy

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:58:45 -0500

I was a bit taken aback to hear all the chattering about “mental health” in the wake of Nidal Malik Hasan’s shooting rampage in Fort Hood. On first blush — and certainly in the wake of actually hearing evidence that shows terrorist associations — I certainly had the thought “domestic terrorism,” [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: A Line in the Gravel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:55 -0500

The lot across the alley from my house is subdivided in half, with one house facing the street and another smaller one facing the alley. We were all glad when the past resident--a woman who used to stand in the alley for a half hour at a time, trying to [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: A Line in the Gravel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:35 -0500

The lot across the alley from my house is subdivided in half, with one house facing the street and another smaller one facing the alley. We were all glad when the previous resident--a woman who used to stand in the alley for half an hour at a time, trying to [...]

NewWest.Net Missoula: A Line in the Gravel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:25 -0500

prairiemary: HEAD FAKE (ARTISTIC)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0500

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When I was about six and the movies still meant going to a theatre to see a double feature, one major and one minor, plus a newsreel, a cartoon and maybe a couple of shorts, there was a funny short about Fibber Magee and Molly, who were normally on the [...]

Left in the West: Rehberg flirts with the lunatic fringe

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:23:52 -0500

Look who voted against the healthcare reform bill in the House, and why!

Rep. Denny Rehberg, who joined all but one of his fellow Republicans in voting "no" Saturday on the major health-reform bill that passed the U.S. House, said the measure is an ill-advised "trillion-dollar government takeover of health" [...]

Electric City Weblog: A City Farce

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:37:20 -0500

Neighborhood Council 7 heard last night a horrifying story of a Great Falls resident whose small yorkie was mauled and killed by a pit bull in the lower north side.

It was quite a tragic story. The victim had his dog on his porch, off his leash — one of those [...]

Electric City Weblog: Seriously

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:23:14 -0500

At some point, don’t we have to wonder where the money is going to come from? Take this:

By one measure, the government already plays an outsize role in our so-called free-market economy–and it has little to do with the recession. Economist Gary Shilling has calculated that 58 percent of [...]