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Missoula Current
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![Montana Viewpoint: MLK Jr. positively changed white writer’s life](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-martin-luther-king.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Viewpoint: MLK Jr. positively changed white writer’s life
Jim Elliott writes, "There are incidences too, of actions taken whose motives were not understood at the time but revealed only later for what they were and how they changed lives. In this case, my life."
![Montana gas prices far below national average](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Traffic-transportion-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana gas prices far below national average
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Montana was priced at $2.72 per gallon yesterday while the most expensive was $3.09 per gallon.
![Viewpoint: Montana’s forest collaboratives are a devious charade](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-Michael-Hoyt-Photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Montana’s forest collaboratives are a devious charade
Michael Hoyt writes, "As practiced in Montana, the Forest Service’s encouragement and participation in the collaborative process is an exercise in form over substance."
![Winter’s icy grip on Missoula set to ease, replaced with snow](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-winter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Winter’s icy grip on Missoula set to ease, replaced with snow
While the watches and warnings have lifted, winter maintained its icy grip on western Montana on Monday morning, with temperatures at dawn hovering at -17 degrees.
![Missoula County shut out of property tax task force, but City Council gets seat](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-housing1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County shut out of property tax task force, but City Council gets seat
While the governor's new task force on property taxes will include commissioners from several Montana counties, the invite wasn't sent to Missoula County, even after it volunteered one of its own to the group.
![Climate Connections: Clear the air challenge inspires](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-transportation.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Climate Connections: Clear the air challenge inspires
Katherine Auge writes, "Every time we drive, we are making a choice with real measurable impacts on the health of our bodies, our community and our planet."
![Harmon’s Histories: In 1909, Missoula’s Lyric Theater catered to women and children](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Clipping-Headline-The-Missoulian-Jan-1-1909.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: In 1909, Missoula’s Lyric Theater catered to women and children
As 1909 dawned in Missoula, a refurbished theater called The Lyric claimed to be “one of the most modern moving picture houses in the West, with seating capacity of approximately 200 (and) first class in every respect.”
![UM survey: Wolf tolerance grows for most Montanans](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-wolf.jpg?w=980&q=75)
UM survey: Wolf tolerance grows for most Montanans
When it comes to wolf hunting, less than 60% of the general population now approves, down from 71% in 2012.
![Snow, frigid temps delay flights from MSO; schools open](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-12030-1705074016188.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Snow, frigid temps delay flights from MSO; schools open
The winter storm that delivered snow and sent temperatures plunging below zero degrees has prompted the cancellation or delay of several flights from Missoula Montana Airport.
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Citizen committee backs Garnet Ghost Town fee increases
The Bureau of Land Management needs to increase fees at Garnet Ghost Town or some services may be lost, the agency said this week.