Missoula children love to be outside. We know this because when the Missoula Writing Collaborative collected 500 place poems from every fourth-grader in Missoula to put into a digital story map, students overwhelmingly wrote about outdoor landscapes: rivers, gullies, trails, parks, sledding hills and tree forts. We also know that Missoula children love to write about their … [Read more...] about Sustainable Missoula: Children need writing to express hopes, fears for future

Maybe the most interesting thing about Columbus’ “discovery” of America was that he thought he had landed in India, which was where he was headed when he began his trip in 1492. The Italian explorer, sailing under a Spanish flag, missed India by thousands of miles, landing on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, now home to the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. … [Read more...] about Montana Viewpoint: The fake news that made Columbus (in)famous

The soup was puree of cauliflower, followed by boiled salmon with hollandaise. Entree choices ranged from “Spring Chicken, Saute a la Creole (to) Catelette de veal, aux fine herbes.” The first 150 guests were seated for dinner at 6 o’clock as hundreds more waited. “The dining room force (was) composed of colored waiters, who went expertly about their task, attired in full … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Join us for an evening at Col. Broadwater’s magnificent resort

"Are people more important than the grizzly bear? Only from the point of view of some people." Ed Abbey I have lived in grizzly bear country for almost 40 years now. I've encountered a few, never been charged, and never felt that deep down, sphincter-throbbing fear that this indomitable animal can produce if in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I do know quite well … [Read more...] about Reader commentary: Arrogant humans must learn to coexist with grizzlies