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2011 Montana Legislature: Tuna vs. lions

It is the eve of the 2011 Montana Legislature, and here in the Missoulian newsroom we are ready for another epic “Lion vs. Tuna” session. A Democratic governor. A newly elected Republican majority in the House and Senate. Loads of freshman legislators. Loads of hot-button issues.

Thus, the video clip above, with thanks to first-time legislator [...]

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Trick-or-treating the governor

It’s one of the great things about being a newspaper reporter: the unexpected.

Which is how Missoulian reporter Gwen Florio found herself snapping this photo of Gov. Brian Schweitzer this afternoon, alongside a couple of trick-or-treating local high school kids.

The governor was doing a little door-to-door campaigning in the Rattlesnake when he was ambushed first by [...]

Schweitzer forgot to thank the gnome

Photo courtesy of Travelocity

OK, so at least a few folks in the newsroom say they’ve seen gnomes in downtown Missoula before. But this was no ordinary gnome posing outside the Missoula Club recently. It was THE gnome.

As in the little Travelocity elf who travels the world and hypes the online travel site. And he/she/it [...]

When the governor drops by the newsroom

One thing you learn right away about working in a newsroom in Montana: Anyone can drop by for a chat at just about any time of day or night.

My first week at the Missoulian, in September of 1979, Sen. Mike Mansfield showed up unannounced. And no one seemed to think anything was out of the [...]