Despite the seemingly idyllic nature of life in a mountain resort town like Whitefish, these communities often experience higher rates of mental health challenges and suicide than the national average.
"As we celebrate women, we also acknowledge our responsibility to ensure every human life is treated with dignity, honor and respect from our first breath to our last."
Zach Brown writes, "Montana can’t afford to lose any more of our senior long term care facilities, and I am grateful that Senator Tester is fighting for this important issue in the U.S. Senate."
Missoula County looks to drill a monitoring well in Frenchtown to better understand the source of bacteria in area groundwater and replace a second test well at the Wye.
The Idaho Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would let counselors and therapists refuse care that conflicts with their “sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles.”
Terry Minow writes, "Due to this loss of eligibility, Montana stands to lose millions of federal health care dollars that support our rural hospitals, local pharmacies, nursing homes and treatment centers."
With the opening of a new clinic in Missoula, military veterans in western Montana and surrounding areas will now have an easier time getting qualified for Veterans Affairs benefits.