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It’s a doggy-doggy world in Missoula courtrooms

I’ve always been charmed by a non-English-speaking person’s misunderstanding of the common phrase “dog-eat-dog world.” But his translation – “doggy-doggy world” – seems right on the money when it comes to some judges’ courtrooms in Missoula. The first time I saw (make that heard) Acting Justice of the Peace Suzanne Geer’s dog [in [...]

Jack-o-lantern contest and more at Missoula County Courthouse!

There are all kinds of goodies for sale today at the Missoula County Courthouse, and a pumpkin-carving contest to boot.

It’s all on behalf of the Employees Council, a group that helps out courthouse employees in need. They’re selling baked goods and candy and spiced cider.

The jack-o-lantern designs feature a Denver Broncos [...]

Get all cozy at the Missoula County Courthouse today

The Missoula County Courthouse is not normally what you think of as a warm and fuzzy place.

All that marble and brass, for one thing, not to mention that it’s the site of the punishment part of crime and punishment.

Today, though, a riot of color in the main lobby made the courthouse [...]