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The Yard Sign Dilemma

Political yard signs are popping up all over Missoula. Some folks have just one sign, others have a dog-pile of signs that barely seem to fit on the small patch of lawn they sit on. It’s easy to see why someone would put a sign in their yard for a close family member or friend. It’s even easy for me to see why someone would put up a  sign for someone that they agree with strongly, but many times, you’ll even see opposing candidates (usually primary level) on the same lawn.

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Kid Spends $2,000 on "Free" App, Is Apple Cheating the Public? [Poll]

In December of 2011, an English boy named Jack Drager spent four days racking up an enormous debt while buying digital animals on his parents iPad. The final tally was 1,300 pounds or approximately 2,084 dollars all spent on the app Tap Zoo. Tears flowed when Mom and Dad found out about the spending, but things turned out all right. In the end, Jack got some free animals because Apple agreed to refund the bill. Apple also changed its policy and now forces players to input a password while making in-app purchases.

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Missoula needs Partying Parents!

SENIOR GRADUATION PARTY URGENTLY NEEDS PARENT VOLUNTEERS

The Missoula Senior Graduation Party is scheduled for Saturday, June 2, and the organizers are extremely short of volunteers this year. Planning for the party started in January with a kick-off meeting for parents to

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The Dangers of Texting While Walking [VIDEOS]

Not recommended for gum-chewers.

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Should Public Breastfeeding be a "Right?"

The city of Seattle just made it illegal for a shop-owner (or anyone for that matter) to ask a breastfeeding mother to cover up, move to another location, or stop suckling their young. The law is an

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The Great Easter Candy Debate

Every year for the past eight years, my wife and I have a debate at Easter time. I think Cadbury Creme Eggs are delicious and unique, whereas my wife claims that they are messy and disgusting. She’s into Peeps, which everyone knows are no good for eating. I’m sur

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Transgender Miss Universe Vs. Donald Trump

UPDATE: According to TSM, Donald Trump is allowing Jenna Talackova to compete.

 

About a week ago, Miss Universe Canada officially announced that Jenna Talackova would no longer be able to compete because she did not “meet the requirements.” If you’ve ever tried to compete in the Canadian Miss Universe competition (who hasn’

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Tacocopter Grounded by Federal Regulations

Never heard of the Tacocopter? If you guessed that it is a helicopter that brings tacos you’d be right. Actually, the official advertising calls the Tacocopter a flying robot (I would have loved to see tacobots!) but now we’re just getting into semantics. Designed to fly tacos to hungry denizens in the Ba

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Tax Day Is Not April 15! [poll]

Still not enough time?

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Double Front Attempts Guinness World Record Tuesday

The chicken served at the Double Front Cafe has been a legendary Missoula staple for nearly 51 years. Tomorrow, the team at the Double Front hopes to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by cooking and serving 2,000 chicken dinners. J