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Missoula Current
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![Viewpoint: Climate Change, wildfire and the air we breathe](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/07/smoke-and-Missoula.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Climate Change, wildfire and the air we breathe
Viewpoint: "Extreme heat and wildfires are aggravated by greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. Since the 1980s, the number of acres in the US burned by wildfires has increased three-fold, and climate change has caused at least half of this."
![70-lot RV park proposed for Seeley Lake set for county consideration](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Seeley.jpg?w=980&q=75)
70-lot RV park proposed for Seeley Lake set for county consideration
A recreational vehicle park proposed for the town of Seeley Lake will go before Missoula County commissioners this week for consideration, and a pledge to monitor nitrogen waste in groundwater for perpetuity.
![Missoula coalition creating pathways for young mothers in clean energy jobs](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/11/tech.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula coalition creating pathways for young mothers in clean energy jobs
In a push to launch a new training program for young mothers in the clean-energy field, a new coalition will enjoy the support of federal funding and a number of federal agencies as it connects with local employers to diversify the workforce.
![Ecologists model migration corridors between grizzly recovery areas](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/06/GYEgrizzly_Frank-Van-Manen-USGS.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ecologists model migration corridors between grizzly recovery areas
Wildlife crossing structures could provide safe passage, and new maps show some of the best places to focus on building crossing structures.
![Mayor: ‘We will see tax increases this year;’ Missoula city budget enters final stretch](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/06/attachment-homeless-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mayor: ‘We will see tax increases this year;’ Missoula city budget enters final stretch
Calling housing, inequity and climate a city-wide goal shared by the vast majority of residents, Mayor Jordan Hess on Monday framed his new executive budget based upon the state's new property appraisals and said a tax increase was inevitable.
![Viewpoint: Be cautious of e-bike revolution](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/09/attachment-Electrict-bikes.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Be cautious of e-bike revolution
Bill Schneider writes, "E-bikes, aka e-motorcycles, are motorized vehicles and should be driven on roads with other motorized vehicles, not on non-motorized trails."
![Missoula County, city to share cost of Wye infrastructure plan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/07/Wye.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County, city to share cost of Wye infrastructure plan
The Metropolitan Planning Organization will help fund the creation of an infrastructure plan for the Wye to ensure it includes trails, transit and connectivity.
![Plans for Midtown, fairgrounds eye broad pedestrian access](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Midtown.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Plans for Midtown, fairgrounds eye broad pedestrian access
With the Midtown plan now in place, city officials expect private investment to follow. And as the fairgrounds continues to evolve, ensuring it blends seamlessly into the surrounding neighborhood has emerged as a key goal in both plans.
![Viewpoint: Alliance wins court challenge against illegal motorized use](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/12/BLM-Road.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Alliance wins court challenge against illegal motorized use
Mike Garrity writes, "For decades the Forest Service has gotten away with calling hundreds, if not thousands, of roads on national forests “closed” when they’re not."
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Harmon’s Histories: UM’s thespians nationally known for 100 years … their bear cub, too
In 1908, UM's Quill and Dagger Society was “revived” with the production of “Tulu,” to be followed by “two other light productions, ‘The Box of Monkees' and 'Mr. Bob.' " Soon after, the Quill and Dagger Society became known as the “Montana Masquers” student group, and in 1918 “the group became the Masquer Theatre Organization, then later the Montana Masquers.”