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Missoula Current
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![Dry January leaves Montana snowpack at half of normal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/02/attachment-snow.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dry January leaves Montana snowpack at half of normal
While January brought a few snowstorms and a few cold days, it wasn’t enough to improve the winter snowpack, which is still about half of what it should be across Montana.
![Viewpoint: State’s decision on gravel pit defies logic](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/07/attachment-gravel-pit.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: State’s decision on gravel pit defies logic
Dicki Giuliani writes, "The approval by DNRC and DEQ to use this land for a gravel pit is completely contradictory and undermines a monumental decision made by the State of Montana in 2009."
![Viewpoint: Judicial branch needs understanding of state law, not federal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/09/attachment-Supreme-Court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Judicial branch needs understanding of state law, not federal
Ed Regan writes, "We need someone who knows Montana law and will remain impartial in their ruling."
![Fort Missoula to create immersive display of WWII detention era](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/02/attachment-fort-missoula.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Fort Missoula to create immersive display of WWII detention era
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula plans to begin renovations on a detention barrack and begin designing an immersive exhibit to fill the space next year.
![Sportsmen, wilderness advocates react to Lolo draft management plan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/02/attachment-forest.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Sportsmen, wilderness advocates react to Lolo draft management plan
The Lolo National Forest released a 236-page draft management plan that deals with everything from timber and recreation to wilderness and wildlife across the 2 million acres of national forest surrounding Missoula.
![Viewpoint: Different rules for different people?](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Different rules for different people?
James Nelson writes, "Abraham Lincoln believed that unpunished willful and repeated violations of the rule of law would destroy democracy."
![Missoula City Council tables Israel-Hamas resolution over fears of division](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Israel.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula City Council tables Israel-Hamas resolution over fears of division
Citing community safety and divisiveness, members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday tabled a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, saying the measure would force the city to take sides in a conflict it doesn't understand.
![Missoula Public Health director leaving job](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-health-department.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula Public Health director leaving job
Missoula Public Health on Wednesday said its current director will be leaving his job at the end of February, ending a tenure not yet three years old.
![Viewpoint: Don’t be duped by reservation hunting initiative](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/02/hunterWithBinos-e1559250513154.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Don’t be duped by reservation hunting initiative
Shelly Fyant writes, "Don't be duped into signing this ballot Initiative that didn't pass in the Environmental Quality Council oversight committee."
![Study: Rent grew 9% in Missoula in 2023; less than other metros](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Housing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Study: Rent grew 9% in Missoula in 2023; less than other metros
While the national economy defied predictions of a recession and is now riding an upward curve in many categories, the cost of housing continues to plague consumers, according to a national study released last week.