Missoula Current
Missoula conservation district: Smurfit berms must be removed
The Missoula Conservation District has added its voice to those calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the berm that separates the Clark Fork River from the Smurfit-Stone mill site.
Montana Viewpoint: A bad recipe for fair elections
Jim Elliott writes, "The vote is the most important right in our Republic and spreading baloney about “invalid” elections with inaccurate science is purposely undermining voter confidence in our elections."
Built to last: Old federal building now bears John Engen’s name
With public ownership now in hand and renovations set to begin, city and county leaders announced their intent to rename the sprawling downtown federal building as the John Engen Local Government Building.
Missoula County, city to begin work on historic federal building
Work to renovate the historic federal building in downtown Missoula will begin soon as the city and county prepare co-locate services in the facility.
Miss the Griz game? Here’s the photos…
Saturday night's 34-7 domination of No. 7 Sacramento State lifted the Montana Grizzlies to first place in the Big Sky Conference.
Missoula pot dispensaries back Daines’ SAFER banking bill
A bill introduced by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Montana and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, would allow dispensaries to conduct modern commerce with actual banks – a move that would render cash nearly as obsolete as it is anywhere else.
Viewpoint: Mr. Speaker?
Jim Nelson writes, "It’s what he stands for the that keeps me awake at night. Mr. Speaker is an evangelical, white Christian nationalist."
Harmon’s Histories: Reform schools once the sentence for ‘wayward’ Montana youth
They were considered unrepentant and hopeless - absolutely incorrigible. Some had “wayward and vicious” dispositions, and were constantly running away from home. So what did Montana do with its hopeless teenage miscreants a century ago? Sent them to “reform school,” of course.
Roundtree and the Somethings: Music that moves and inspires
William Munoz writes, "What we humans are blessed with are people like the members of the Jacob Roundtree and the Somethings who create an art form that inspires, challenges and moves."
Stone-Manning: Collaboration to play large role in BLM efforts
When diverse groups collaborate, they can solve parts of their own problems, and sometimes, they can also help out struggling agencies like the Bureau of Land Management.