The Columbine touched down at 5:29 p.m., 16 minutes ahead of schedule. Police estimated 30,000 people were on hand at Missoula County Airport to welcome President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Missoula. It was said to be the largest crowd for any event, ever, in Missoula. To appreciate the size of the crowd, the total population of Missoula was only slightly more than … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: It’s been a while (64 years) since a president (Eisenhower) visited Missoula

Throughout my 45 year career in real estate I worked with builders, nonprofits, and local and state governments to provide housing that Missoula families can afford. We have had some successes, but unfortunately high demand, stagnant wages and huge increases in the cost of building new housing have created the worst housing crisis Missoula has ever seen. A pet peeve of mine … [Read more...] about Community Voices: Adam Hertz understands Missoula’s housing crisis and complexity of solutions

Most times I make my decision on how to vote on a ballot initiative by looking to see what groups support it. Sometimes, it works the other way and I will cast my vote based on which groups oppose it. That last is the case on my decision to vote for I-185, the initiative to pay for an expanded Medicaid program by increasing the tax on tobacco products. The two major … [Read more...] about Montana Viewpoint: Big Tobacco’s big lies are nothing new

Charles Dickens described late October as a time when “the stream forgot to smile, the birds were silent, and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything.” An 1888 article in Deer Lodge’s newspaper, the New North-West, called October “a grave, almost mournful month full of an unspoken sadness,” adding: “It is fitting that its last hours should be dedicated to weird and strange … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Prepare to consult cabbages, and guard the gate, as Halloween nears