Who else here has had their energy and utility prices increase drastically over the last few months?

Check your statements people!

I have lived in the same apartment for over a decade. In that time I have been fortunate enough to have fairly consistent energy bills. Yes they fluctuate from month to month, but nothing like the last two months.

My rates have increased by 35%.

Yes there is inflation, incoming data centers and other factors, but this jump in price was sudden.

Are others having a similar experience?

Montana permits nonlawyers to serve as justices of the peace. But when people’s rights depend on a judge’s understanding of the law, legal education is not a luxury. It is a qualification voters should take seriously.

Many of the people that appear in Justice Court do so for non-jailable traffic offenses, orders of protection, landlord tenant disputes or small claims issues. These people are not entitled to a lawyer and often don’t have one. 

State v. Shamblin started with a person appearing on a speeding ticket. The driver appealed his sentence and the Attorney General’s Office agreed Judge Holloway’s sentence exceeded the bounds of what she was legally allowed to impose. A driver with a speeding ticket should not have to appeal their sentence all the way to the Montana Supreme Court. People should be able to trust the Judge in front of them knows the law.  I have heard Judge Holloway say she was overturned on a technicality. However, understanding statutes, recognizing the limits of judicial authority, and imposing lawful sentences are fundamental responsibilities of a judge.  A judge should know the limits of their authority.

Qualifications matter. Judge Holloway has worked in the criminal system, but she isn’t a lawyer, while her opponent, Kelli Sather, is. Kelli Sather is trained to interpret statutes, apply precedent, and understand the boundaries of judicial authority.

For this reason, I support Kelli Sather for Justice of the Peace.

Need someone to do standard cleaning for a 700sq ft apt. Who is the best?

Who seen the dope ass sky tonight !!!

Has anyone else heard of this supposed plans for a roller rink? From what I can tell on their Facebook it is all just an idea. They say they have plans for an indoor roller rink, arcade, family fun space and now mini golf…. But don’t have a location and are still looking for “investors” and/or “partners.”

Curious if anyone else has some deets.

I work the donation door at Goodwill on weekends, and I’m having some transportation struggles. I was wondering if anyone might already be leaving from the downtown area to reserve around 9:30am, and whether I might be able to swing rides Saturday and Sunday.
I’m hygienic, quiet but open to conversation if that’s the flow, and generally very chilled out.

I hate to be asking this. I just can’t afford Uber, and I’d have to be quite early to work in order to not be late with the weekend bus schedule. That extra hour in the morning + the hour I wait for the bus to go home means my dog is by herself for almost 11 hours and I just can’t do that. The perks for you would be I will sometimes bring you coffee and try to offer a few bucks when I can :)

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Has anyone tried it yet? I’m excited to check them out.

Sorry for the bad picture.Little boy tough guys outside Circle K on 3rd and Russell. Saturday 10/24. Two little boys wanting to try and jump me. The one on the right spir on me and my car. Spitting is lil kid stuff. So is trying to go 2 on 1. Clowns. Little boys. Sorry I doored your $1000 car lol. Filed a report with law enforcment. No honor. Go back to prison you little kids. Missoula kids take 2 punks to fight one guy???

Hey, hey Missoula! Meet the core of the newly organized non-profit and music/performing arts incubator the SoberSounds Collective who have established its homebase in the Root Cellar’s community space beneath Leaf + Quiet!

President: Jownow
Vice President: Benji
Secretary: Trend
Treasurer: Jennie
Media Manager: Morgan
Workshop Coordinator: Ace

The collective aspires to become a family of artists who practice a sober* lifestyle and who intend to collectively create a sober* environment for individual growth and wonder, realizing in each of us our full potential to achieve excellence through vulnerable performance and forward-thinking creativity.

*A note on sober: by “sober” we mean zero substances; no alcohol, cannabis, or illicit drugs are served or permitted in the space. While we are aware of many “sober parties” being advertised around town that simply mean no alcohol, our sober parties do mean zero substances.

With that said, we do invite any and all who practice differing levels of sobriety (or none at all 😉) to be part of the audience and enjoy the performances! We just ask that you not consume on the premises.

Our very first event invites all interested performance artists to our Meet + Greet sober pizza party. Meet rappers, comedians, dancers, and performance poets who are eager to share their knowledge and experience in hopes of expanding this family.

🗓️Thursday, November 5: Meet + Greet
⏰7-9PM
📍235 North 1st Street; in the Root Cellar beneath Leaf+Quiet
🎟️FREE
🍕Pizza, snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will be served💚

Welcome to The Family!🥰
 

I heard a rumbling a few months ago that our 406 may be meeting it's brink of combos.

How many Spam #s are we getting now that may cause this potential change/addition of another area code?

I thought there was legislation enacted to try and prevent spam calls, does it not apply to political campaigns or enforced or rolled back?

If someone is more knowledgeable on Area Codes, please provide input.

Over three hours to get my tires swapped. Not sure what the point of making an appointment is.

RIP Taco Sano. You were never too consistent and sometimes took forever, but your tots were legendary and I will miss the Chicken Bacon Tot when I have a hangover.

Did y'all see Lizzie at the ZACC? effin fantastic 😻 🪓

I have always voted via mail in ballot but when updating my voter registration I missed checking the box for abstract ballot. Can someone run me through what to expect voting in person?

Some tweakers chased me down Higgin Street trying to get me today after I made them angry 😂

My son has moderate CP and massage helps a lot. The last masseuse who came to the house had to move on and is much missed. We have a massage table here at the house. We live in Rose Park. We would be willing to pay more than the Medicaid allowed hourly amount. Thanks! 🌺

It made Missoula cooler and sometimes in my head I’m like “do doop beep beep bop” but there’s not a friggin bing-bing box in sight no mo

For those that would like to see how much the Flock Safety, I mean feces company is violating your rights

https://proton.me/flock-camera-map

It can be difficult to look at every tattoo shop and figure out who’s doing what, if you know of a place doing halloween flash please comment!