Missoula Independent dies, Florence makes landfall, Manafort flips and other headlines

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The swift, sad death of Missoula's alt-weekly
How the struggling Missoula Independent went from being purchased by a newspaper titan to being destroyed by it.

IN OTHER NEWS...

CathyCare
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and her opponent, Lisa Brown, share their thoughts on health care. (Spokesman-Review)

Power play
Spokane County Treasurer Rob Chase tries to stop the Avista sale. (Spokesman-Review)

Remember Freeman
It's the one-year anniversary of the Freeman shooting. (Spokesman-Review)

Flip This 'Fort
Paul Manafort has agreed to a plea bargain that includes being a cooperating witness for Robert Mueller. (Washington Post)

He is, after all, still a "Brett"
A Ronan Farrow/Jane Mayer #MeToo allegation hits Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (New Yorker)

Florence More-Than-Gale
Hurricane Florence makes landfall. (New York Times)