tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post1630030559910331051..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: Hard times at the MissoulianDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-18001230648794929042009-03-25T16:49:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:49:00.000-07:00Anonymous 1249,The Billings Times has the contract...Anonymous 1249,<BR/>The Billings Times has the contract for the city's legal notices, not the county's. Last session, the Legislature opened up county legals to free weeklies but left city legals alone, which means neither we nor the Independent can bid on city legals. The Independent's Matt Gibson was working on a bill this session to get city legals opened up to free weeklies, but I'm not sure Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-65783256799417420402009-03-25T12:49:00.000-07:002009-03-25T12:49:00.000-07:00I thought the Billings Times had the contract for ...I thought the Billings Times had the contract for the legals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-16725279777389296712009-03-24T11:57:00.000-07:002009-03-24T11:57:00.000-07:00Actually, it is different because only one newspap...Actually, it is different because only one newspaper is in this rotation.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-10639799282745823692009-03-24T10:16:00.000-07:002009-03-24T10:16:00.000-07:00Its no diferent than Yellowstone County rotating i...Its no diferent than Yellowstone County rotating indigent burials between the local funeral homes rather than giving the business to the lowest bidder/provider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-59229001485498494082009-03-23T09:05:00.000-07:002009-03-23T09:05:00.000-07:00Nice to see the little guys win one! Especially af...Nice to see the little guys win one! Especially after Lee Enterprises used anti-competitive agreements with advertisers like supermarkets and such to prohibit free weeklies from distributing at those same supermarkets. What goes around, comes around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com