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What’s black and white and read 8 times?

ConocoPhillips’ 300-ton coke drums are shown at the Port of Lewiston, Idaho, earlier this year. Photo by LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian

Here at MissoulaEditor.com, we’re borrowing – OK, stealing – from our friend and colleague Gwen Florio this morning.

Florio’s blog, CopsandCourts.com has a great daily feature: “Cops and Courts Quote of the Day.” And there’s been no [...]

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‘The Missoula Song’ by Jewel

Jewel

Have you heard “The Missoula Song” by Jewel?

“Do ya, do ya, wanna wanna wanna wanna, do you wanna come on down to the city of Missoula? On a summer day, the Clark Fork River’s gonna cool ya …

“They’ll even school ya …

in Missoula …”

During her tour in June, Jewel wrote a song for [...]

Riding the Zootown wave

Quinton Barnett does a Pistol Flip in Brennan’s Wave in the Clark Fork River recently. The 17-year-old kayaker is hoping the trick will earn him a spot on the U.S. Freestyle Kayak Team during competitions in Missoula starting June 30. Photo by TOM BAUER/Missoulian

One of the most exciting additions to downtown Missoula in recent [...]

Looking like Missoula, and loving it

Western tanager. Photograph by MICHAEL GALLACHER

Years ago, I was at a journalism workshop where the keynote speaker talked about the importance of a local newspaper looking and sounding like its community.

I remind myself of that imperative every day.

“What does it look and sound and feel like to live in Missoula – in western Montana [...]

When Texans come to town

The SFA football team also did a shirtless afternoon walk-through at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. TOM BAUER/Missoulian

Today’s edition of “seen in the newsroom” would more accurately be called “seen from the newsroom.”

The entire northern wall of our newsroom is a window looking out over the Clark Fork River and downtown Missoula, giving us a lovely – [...]