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Missoula Current
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![Viewpoint: Healthcare, Medicaid and homelessness](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-Lara-Salizar.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Healthcare, Medicaid and homelessness
Lara Salizar writes, "Providing Medicaid coverage and comprehensive healthcare is a strategic investment in the strength and resilience of communities."
![East Missoula corridor project lands $24M in funding](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/02/east-missoula.jpg?w=980&q=75)
East Missoula corridor project lands $24M in funding
Plans to improve the Highway 200 corridor through East Missoula have been long in the making but funding announced on Tuesday will move the project forward.
![Missoula health officials watching measles outbreaks in U.S.](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/04/vaccine-shot-prep.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula health officials watching measles outbreaks in U.S.
An increase in the number measles cases reported in the United States and other countries have health officials in Missoula County on watch.
![Viewpoint: Buffalo again – more diabolical BS](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/05/Bison-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Buffalo again – more diabolical BS
Steve Kelly writes, "The long-term preservation of this unique wild genome is important to buffalo, to indigenous peoples and to the world."
![Montana Viewpoint: The Republicans I grew up with](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/04/Jim-Elliott-headshot-2015-249x350-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Viewpoint: The Republicans I grew up with
Jim Elliott writes, "Much to the dismay of my family, I became a Democrat. I am proud of that, but I am prouder, still, of those Republican legislators—many of them my friends—who have stood fast for their principles rather than abandon them to avoid conflict and political retaliation."
![DEQ working group considers social cost of climate change](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/03/Climate-March.jpg?w=980&q=75)
DEQ working group considers social cost of climate change
As a working group debates how Montana should evaluate permits on projects that could worsen climate change, the Department of Environmental Quality is advocating for more agency say.
![Harmon’s Histories: Oh my! Bears in logging camp, Yellowstone among treasured photos](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-John-Lee-with-Model-T-Ford-ca-1924.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Oh my! Bears in logging camp, Yellowstone among treasured photos
Hello, history fans! I’m still on my quest: encouraging all of you to write down, or do some audio recordings, of your family history. Otherwise, all of that knowledge will be gone when you pass.
![Viewpoint: Leaving policy making to lawmakers](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-Michael-Hoyt-Photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Leaving policy making to lawmakers
Michael Hoyt writes "Rather than ignoring environmental realities and devastating public lands, the carpetbaggers in our state government and out-of-state corporations must respect Montana’s Constitution and leave policy making to Montana citizens who genuinely care about protecting the place we live."
![Viewpoint: Food, soils vital to healthy living](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/agriculture.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Food, soils vital to healthy living
As a society we are becoming more aware of the significance of clean air and water, rich soils, healthy foods, and the connection to human and planetary health.
![Affordable housing, new ownership models help Missoula with housing](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-housing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Affordable housing, new ownership models help Missoula with housing
A boost in affordable housing and new tools to achieve homeownership in non-traditional ways has helped take a bite out of homelessness and given more low-income earners new opportunities, according to several local organizations.