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Missoula Current
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![Viewpoint: Davis for mayor to address challenges](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/09/letters.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Davis for mayor to address challenges
Marilyn Marler writes, "I want a mayor who is a direct communicator with a positive voice, and a mayor who has experience with policy and people in Missoula and across the state."
![City of Missoula expands bear zone, requires bear-proof garbage bins](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/better-bears.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City of Missoula expands bear zone, requires bear-proof garbage bins
While the number of reported bears in the Missoula urban interface is down compared to last year – likely due to a better food crop – the issue still remains a problem, both for the bears and for some people.
![Avian Influenza detected in Glacier County poultry flock](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/chickens-wikimedia.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Avian Influenza detected in Glacier County poultry flock
he Montana Department of Livestock last week confirmed that Avian Influenza had been detected in a poultry flock in Glacier County, marking the state's 18th affected flock linked to the outbreak that began last year.
![Energy Team explores carbon offsets to help Missoula reach net zero by 2025](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/08/attachment-Solar.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Energy Team explores carbon offsets to help Missoula reach net zero by 2025
Members of the Energy and Climate Team could take steps to research and present a carbon offset and sequestration program to the City Council in a push to help Missoula reach its goals around carbon neutrality by 2025.
![Judge blocks Montana from enforcing bill restricting drag shows](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/07/attachment-drag.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge blocks Montana from enforcing bill restricting drag shows
A federal judge in Helena has blocked the state of Montana from enforcing a new state law restricting drag performances, while the suit challenging the law continues.
![Viewpoint: Eric Melson for Ward 1 will get things done](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/elections-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Eric Melson for Ward 1 will get things done
Bobby Grillo writes, "We need grounded perspectives on City Council, and as frustrations grow from ineffective approaches that cost taxpayers money and staff time."
![A Prescription for Good Health: Selecting the Right Medicare Plan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-money-health-care.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A Prescription for Good Health: Selecting the Right Medicare Plan
Dr. Julie Stroud writes, "Right now is a critical time for the over 250,000 individuals in Montana who rely on Medicare for their health insurance. Evaluating your own health care needs can help you select a plan that will cover you when you need it the most and fit within your budget."
![Harmon’s Histories: Congress is a ‘quarreling mob,’ then and now](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-Clipping-The-Missoulian-April-30-1894.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Congress is a ‘quarreling mob,’ then and now
“The thing for the present Congress to do is to adjourn and adjourn quickly. There is no possibility of its accomplishing anything of advantage to the people now, if there ever was.” Sounds like something you could easily read in today’s newspaper accounts. But it’s from a Missoulian newspaper editorial written in April 1894, when Democrats controlled both the White House and the Congress.
![The Bay Area movie lovers keeping community cinema alive](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-California-movies.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Bay Area movie lovers keeping community cinema alive
California movie lovers are finding inventive ways to come together and showcase films as beloved local theaters struggle.
![Missoula County unmoved by state lawsuit as school mill debate heats up](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/02/School-development.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County unmoved by state lawsuit as school mill debate heats up
Missoula County on Thursday described the state's lawsuit against it involving school equalization mills as a “smoke screen” that has little to do with school funding and everything to do with padding the state's coffers.