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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">For anyone who hasn't yet heard the news, Lee Enterprises shut down the Missoula Independent on Tuesday morning. Would sure be nice to get a media co-op going in town. Now might be a fine time to ponder the idea. I know
there are some reputable news folks that will be looking for work soon. Anyway... Here's the article written by the Missoulian:
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Lee Enterprises abruptly shut down the Missoula Independent, the city's alternative weekly newspaper, Tuesday morning, prompting outrage and mourning on social media, and a demonstration outside the Missoulian late Tuesday</div>
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