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Missoula Current
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![Viewpoint: Families, freedom, and fairness](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/03/031619_Caferro_2-1-of-1-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Families, freedom, and fairness
Mary Caferro writes, "Once again Gianforte is ignoring the promise of everyday Montanans."
![Viewpoint: Rattlesnake recreation area needs its own management](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/01/water-rattlesnake.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Rattlesnake recreation area needs its own management
The Rattlesnake National Recreation Area should be assigned its own management area, not only for its unique character and history, but because it is only one of two Congressionally designated areas on the Lolo National Forest."
![Climate Connections: Prioritizing Montana Schools in Climate Action](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-climate.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Climate Connections: Prioritizing Montana Schools in Climate Action
Drafty classroom windows, a leaky roof, a failing boiler, and a backlog of facility maintenance needs ... These are all too familiar realities for teachers, students, and staff in Montana’s K-12 schools.
![Harmon’s Histories: Missoula Valley fashioned when ‘nature was in a pleasant mood’](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-Photo-Orchardists.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Missoula Valley fashioned when ‘nature was in a pleasant mood’
The 1900 census placed Missoula’s population at 4,329. A newspaper writer of the day forecast that in 10 years or so, “it would be a city of between 15,000 and 20,000 inhabitants if conditions remain as favorable as they are now.”
![Ads push new climate disclosure rule for public companies after Montana joins challenge](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/02/Bitterroot-Valley.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ads push new climate disclosure rule for public companies after Montana joins challenge
Republicans in Montana, including Gov. Greg Gianforte, Attorney General Austin Knudsen, and the state’s three federal representatives, have widely panned the ESG movement as an attack on energy companies and gun manufacturers, among other groups.
![Impacts of Pyramid closure feared; county calls emergency meeting](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-Loren-Rose.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Impacts of Pyramid closure feared; county calls emergency meeting
Hours after Pyramid Mountain Lumber announced its plans to wind down operations on Thursday night, Missoula County and a number of other concerned partners arranged an emergency meeting in hopes of finding a solution.
![City unveils code amendments aimed at housing, vertical construction](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/05/Construction.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City unveils code amendments aimed at housing, vertical construction
The City of Missoula this week rolled out the second round of proposed zoning amendments, including several intended to streamline certain housing types and vertical mixed-use construction.
![Spring gardening: Pruning guide for a blossoming season](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/02/flowers-biodiversity.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Spring gardening: Pruning guide for a blossoming season
Armed with these spring pruning insights, gardeners can ensure a flourishing and vibrant landscape in the months to come.
![Large Missoula County employer, Pyramid lumber, to close](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/Pyramid-lumber-wood.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Large Missoula County employer, Pyramid lumber, to close
One of Missoula County's last remaining lumber mills on Thursday evening announced its plans to close, ending a run that began in 1949.
![MRA to fund survey on Midtown property ahead of purchase](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-midtown-development.jpg?w=980&q=75)
MRA to fund survey on Midtown property ahead of purchase
Citing a range of possibilities and a unique opportunity, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Thursday approved a request to fund due diligence on a vacant 10-acre property in the Midtown district.