Congratulations to our colleagues at Montana Public Radio, who raised a record $591,000 during their spring fundraising drive – which ended Sunday with the ever-popular, ever-rambunctious “Pet Wars.” (My church always donates money in honor of our mostly legendary “church mouse.”)
Here’s the good news, as provided by Montana Public Radio and the University of Montana:
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We want to hear about your Easter egg hunt.
But we’d also be happy to hear about your spring celebration, too, as long as it’s an event that happens over the Easter weekend.
So if you’re putting on some sort of event the public is invited to, please send your information to newsdesk@missoulian.com in the next couple [...]
Are you a C-SPAN watcher?
I’ll admit, I pause when “channel surfing” and find that C-SPAN is airing the ever-rowdy “Prime Minister’s Moments” from British Parliament.
Of course, most of the cable channel’s programming is from the U.S. Congress, which while rowdy can’t hold a candle to the Brits.
On Wednesday, Missoula will be paid a visit from [...]
Newspapers all across the nation are in the midst of Sunshine Week, our annual campaign to educate the public about the importance of our nation’s rights to a free press and public access.
At the Missoulian, we launched the week with a call to Montana legislators to support Senate Bill 217.
Here’s our editorial:
At about this [...]
Congratulations are in order this afternoon for a bright, budding group of young journalists at the University of Montana, and for one of their profs.
Here’s the news release from UM:
The Broadcast Education Association will honor University of Montana students and faculty during its international Festival of Media Arts in April. The annual awards honor audio, [...]
Be sure to tune in to Missoulian.com tonight at 7 for our live chat from the University of Montana-University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball game.
This is the game of the season – so far – for the Griz. Win tonight and you’ve got the lead in the Big Sky.
So you’ll want to hear the play-by-play [...]
The Missoulian’s Griz and Lady Griz basketball beat writers – Bob Meseroll and Bill Speltz – are on the road this morning with photographer Michael Gallacher, en route to Bozeman for Round 2 of this year’s Griz-Cat games.
In addition to the stories, columns and photographs they’ll have for Sunday’s Missoulian and for Missoulian.com later today, [...]
There’s strong financial news this morning from Lee Enterprises, parent company to the Missoulian and our sister newspapers here in Montana: the Ravalli Republic, Helena Independent Record, Montana Standard and Billings Gazette.
Here’s the news release from the folks at Lee’s HQ in Davenport, Iowa:
DAVENPORT, Iowa (January 18, 2011) — Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE) reported [...]
Wanted: Your home building, remodeling stories
Missoula County Courthouse, 1910
Are you a homeowner, builder, architect or interior designer who would like to show off the home you recently built or renovated?
The Missoulian is looking for stories to share in our upcoming Montana Designs publication.
If you would like to participate, send your contact information and a brief description of the project [...]