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Missoula Voices: Pediatrician supports I-185; alarmed by teenage vaping

September 21, 2018

Without prompt action to reduce the appeal of these new tobacco products to teens, we’ll be raising the next generation

Sustainable Missoula: Continued access to open, public lands requires vigilance, investment

September 21, 2018

Here in Missoula, we have incredible access to public lands. That didn’t happen by accident. When we’re climbing to the

Community Voices: Affordable housing belongs in Missoula’s wealthy neighborhoods, too

September 20, 2018

Building multi-family housing is currently illegal in Missoula's wealthiest neighborhoods: the Rattlesnake, and the Lewis and Clark and University districts.

Montana Voices: 1972 ConCon delegates wrote the nation’s best state constitution

September 20, 2018

Following ratification, the delegates to Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention formed a society and have since met annually with family and friends in

Montana Viewpoint: Nation’s framers added “saucering effect” to Constitution

September 19, 2018

Allegedly, when Tomas Jefferson, who had been representing the nation in France while the Constitution was written, asked George Washington

Community Voices: TIFs are a tool for revenue growth, not a raid on city revenues

September 17, 2018

I know a thing or two about Tax Increment Financing from my past life as director of redevelopment (and community

Montana Voices: No sexism on display at U.S. Open, just rules strictly enforced

September 16, 2018

Ever since the U.S. Open women's final, media and social media have been filled with outrage about the blatant sexism

Harmon’s Histories: Early stagecoach rides required bullets and bravery

September 15, 2018

Over time, passenger travel by stage, then rail, and later private car became safer and safer. Today we have so

Montana Voices: Using wildfires as an excuse to plunder forests

September 14, 2018

President Trump recently blamed environmental protections for the loss of homes and lives in wildfires in California, and followed up that groundless

Sustainable Missoula: Gardens help Missoula’s Native American population get healthy

September 14, 2018

Our hope is that through the experience of growing their own fresh and nutritious food, this year’s community garden participants

Montana Voices: Trickle-down authoritarianism and plaid-shirt guy

September 13, 2018

The removal of “plaid shirt guy” – Billings high school senior Tyler Linfesty – from President Trump’s rally in Billings

Montana Voices: Senate hearings revealed Kavanaugh’s lack of judgment

September 13, 2018

The Senate hearings for Brett Kavanaugh "illuminated his shortcomings in judgement, lack of fair-mindedness, and made it painfully clear that

Missoula voices: Vote for Tom Winter for HD 96 this November

September 12, 2018

Tom Winter is a small business owner who understands how to balance a budget. He’s an independent thinker and will

Harmon’s Histories: Hang on for a wild stagecoach ride across Montana Territory

September 8, 2018

Weary of those summertime road construction delays? You'll reconsider your grumbling after reading Jim Harmon's tales from western Montana's early

Sustainable Missoula: How SponCon became a treasured family tradition

September 7, 2018

I attended my first SponCon as a spectator and volunteer. Fun day, big mistake. As someone who watches Project Runway

Daines: Kavanaugh has my ‘full confidence’ as next Supreme Court justice

September 6, 2018

This week, the nation has a chance to learn firsthand about Judge Kavanaugh and the qualifications he brings to the

Montana Viewpoint: Too many singing the union blues dues

September 4, 2018

Monday was Labor Day, but organized labor doesn’t seem to be doing so well. Since 2012, six state legislatures have

Labor Day 2018: Who wants to join a union? A growing number of Americans

September 3, 2018

Only 10.7 percent of American workers belong to a union today, approximately half as many as in 1983. That’s a

Montana Voices: From out on the sidewalk, an open letter to Montana teachers

September 3, 2018

Teachers, every day for the next 180 school days you have the opportunity to change a life. Every day, the

Harmon’s Histories: Pop quiz! Test your knowledge of Montana schools

September 1, 2018

School's in session and it's time to test your knowledge of state history. To wit: What were the biggest challenges

Sustainable Missoula: Franklin School fifth-graders thrive in Zero Waste classroom

August 31, 2018

My name is Kim Johnson and my team teacher Rae Baerlocher and I are starting our second year team-teaching a

Community voices: Missoula resident offers counterpoint to Ramos’ view on taxes

August 30, 2018

Unfortunately, what Jesse Ramos is good at is using sound bites and making complex problems appear simple. Property taxes are

Missoula Councilman Ramos: High taxes are turning city into elitist enclave

August 30, 2018

"Country clubs have a pool, our city funds our aquatics park; country clubs have walking bridges over streams and sand

Montana voices: Open space vital to Missoula County’s future

August 29, 2018

As important as open spaces are today, ask your mind to look 20 years into the future. If you look

Montana voices: I-185 will save lives

August 29, 2018

It was difficult to repeatedly see these horrible diseases, and their devastating consequences on patients and their families. Initiative 185

Montana Voices: John McCain led with loyalty, truthfulness, independence

August 27, 2018

John McCain’s character, the positive characteristics that he personified, forged his destiny, marked his life and carried him through his

Community voices: Ramos opposes non-union wage increase, including City Council

August 26, 2018

I think that if we as elected officials experience a pay cut when we raise taxes we will be able

Harmon’s Histories: Missoula’s England Avenue, Bickford & Bancroft streets hail from hardy stock

August 25, 2018

William Bancroft had a cat's mythical nine lives, Walter Bickford was a bit of a dandy and Abner England was

Montana High Tech Business Alliance: Why don’t women participate in our roundtables? It’s complicated.

August 24, 2018

Despite all the good that comes from the Montana High Tech Business Alliance's VIP meetings, this week we faced a

Sustainable Missoula: Manufactured home rehab team seeks to preserve affordable housing

August 24, 2018

The challenge in our community is that a large portion of homes in our manufactured housing stock were built in

Montana Viewpoint: Socialism’s good or ill is all a matter of perspective

August 23, 2018

The word “socialism” is getting tossed around a lot these days without much thought for what it actually means. It

Climate change and wildfires: How do we know there’s a link?

August 22, 2018

Once again, the summer of 2018 in the Northern Hemisphere has brought us an epidemic of major wildfires. Yet it

Harmon’s Histories: Thompson Falls takes up arms to stop nightly burglaries

August 18, 2018

Nearly every business in Thompson Falls had been hit. The burglaries went on for more than a year. Word on

Councilman Ramos: Missoula doesn’t have “a revenue problem,” but “a spending problem”

August 17, 2018

As the budget process plays out, Missoula City Council member Jesse Ramos writes, "We are hitting the taxpayers with another

Sustainable Missoula: River City Roots Festival needs you on the Green Team

August 17, 2018

We’re looking for community members to join the Green Team by volunteering a shift or two at the Festival –

Montana Voices: Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places

August 15, 2018

Forty years ago the U.S. Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act so that Native Americans could practice their

Sustainable Missoula: Missoula families deserve cleaner cars

August 10, 2018

When it comes to kids and grandkids, there’s one thing we can all agree on: we want them to be

Montana Voices: Equal opportunity for health has local implications

August 10, 2018

Too often, health care is limited to responding to health problems of individual patients rather than working to mitigate structural

Harmon’s Histories: A tip of the hat to those Western Montana Fair pioneers

August 9, 2018

Mrs. Lulu Weller won a $5 premium for her cornbread and Miss M. A. Ives took the $10 prize for

Montana Voices: Food stamp recipients could lose access to farmers market benefits

August 9, 2018

In 2017, Montana SNAP transactions at farmers markets contributed over $50,000 to local farmers and ranchers. At Double SNAP Dollars

Montana Viewpoint: Political party purity has its limit, and it has been tested

August 7, 2018

Some Democratic candidates are being urged to go progressive. Others urge Democrats to seek—once more—the middle ground. The problem is

Montana Voices: Misguided Farm Bill puts stewardship programs at risk

August 6, 2018

Unless the conference committee that will soon negotiate the 2018 Farm Bill acts decisively, the largest, most effective program for

Harmon’s Histories: Even howitzers could not repel Montana’s epic grasshopper invasions

August 4, 2018

It’s a name given to an alcoholic drink, a British two-seater biplane, a town in Arizona and even a glacier

Sustainable Missoula: Summer Smart helps residents adapt to changing climate

August 3, 2018

When we launched this effort back in 2015, we recognized that Missoula was under-prepared for dealing with changing summer conditions.

Community voices: Our county courts deserve the best

August 2, 2018

In a recent Guest Editorial my political opponent, Mr. Beal, suggested that I cause harm to women who are victims

Happy ‘lungiversary,’ Cece, and many happy and healthy returns

July 31, 2018

My niece Cecelia is one of the 70,000 people on this planet who have cystic fibrosis. You have to beat

Montana Voices: House version of Farm Bill misses the mark in vital SNAP program

July 31, 2018

About 120,000 Montanans, more than 10 percent of our whole, rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for basic food

Firth’s take on tech: Cryptojacking the new, insidious online criminal threat

July 30, 2018

Cryptojacking is a much better deal for the online criminal as it just keeps on giving. What cryptojacking does is

Harmon’s Histories: Gold-nugget chickens, a fabled bicycle crash & bad Helena whiskey

July 28, 2018

Montana history has more than its share of eccentric, even larger-than-life tales. Consider the case of the Butte chickens filled

Sustainable Missoula: Making the case for Zero Waste by 2050

July 27, 2018

As Montana’s economy continues to grow and our technologies continue to evolve, so do the number of challenges surrounding the

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