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Curtiss: Equal pay, a voice for the vulnerable if reelected as county commissioner

April 18, 2018

"When crisis strikes, it's often women who end up picking up the pieces and that is why I am committed to

Montana Voices: The true value of a public education

April 18, 2018

Montana's public schools don’t just educate a public. They create one. The years in public school are the only time

Montana University System responds to Missoulian article: “We want our perspective to be shared”

April 17, 2018

While we value the press and the pillar it holds in our society, we simply want our perspective to be

Montana Voices: Readers back Slotnick in Missoula County commissioner’s race

April 16, 2018

Josh Slotnick will bring to the job of County Commissioner decades of experience working with people as an environmental educator

Firth’s take on tech: That’s it, I’m ditching Facebook … but not really

April 16, 2018

"If I were to ditch Facebook for the privacy issues that actually exist (as opposed to the ones that most

Montana Viewpoint: Pondering small history’s big stories

April 16, 2018

There is a stretch of road not far from where I live that is lined with abandon homesteads. Many of

Reader questions light sentence for drunk driver who killed Native American pedestrian

April 15, 2018

"Drawing on media-driven racist stereotypes, police are forgiven for fear-based impulse killings of a black man Sacramento, black victims of

Harmon’s Histories: Spring cleaning a matter of life, death and livers in 1880s

April 14, 2018

Yes, it’s time to clean the windows and toss out all the collections of winter. But the spring ritual doesn’t

Former economic development director backs Curtiss’ reelection as county commissioner

April 13, 2018

"With Jean’s leadership, we regularly secured millions of dollars directly to businesses for job creation and business planning. Jean’s willingness

Sustainable Missoula: County Courthouse LEEDs the way with energy savings

April 13, 2018

If we want a cleaner and more livable planet, we need to conserve resources and live more sustainably. Here in

Harmon’s Histories: Early Montanans dreamed of messages from other worlds

April 7, 2018

Never mind that they had trouble communicating with their fellow Montanans, the state's white settlers often dreamed of sending and

Montana Voices: Land board should embrace Horse Creek conservation easement

April 6, 2018

On April 16, the Montana State Land Board is expected to vote on providing hunters permanent access to 20,000 acres

Sustainable Missoula: Hitting the trail (and slopes) for climate action

April 6, 2018

Missoula residents see that our changing climate is already altering the places that we love. Anglers face longer, more frequent

50th years later: Martin Luther King Jr.’s message much broader than racial equality

April 4, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy stood not just for “opportunity,” but for positive measures toward economic equality and political power.

Reporter’s notebook: The real fake news is KECI reading Sinclair’s “fake news” script

April 2, 2018

Having to mention “agenda” and “news” in the same sentence doesn't do anybody any good. The media is supposed to

Firth’s take on tech: Local Internet providers could grow as new space race picks up

April 2, 2018

If Elon Musk succeeds, we just need to wait until, perhaps, early 2019 to be able to say Spectrum, CenturyLink

Montana Viewpoint: In politics, it’s a ‘wink and a nod’

April 2, 2018

The point is, do we want our elected officials to be responsible to the American people or to the titans

Harmon’s Histories: Whither the weather and those indomitable forecasters?

March 31, 2018

We all like to complain about the weather (an Easter weekend cold front?), but where oh where would we be

Letters: Missoula Chamber’s “wide roads” theory misses the point, and future

March 30, 2018

The Chamber offered the status quo opinion - that we need wide roads and lots of excess capacity for healthy

Sustainable Missoula: Celebrate (and tend) our urban forest year-round

March 30, 2018

While we’re admiring trees for their inherent beauty and enjoying their shade, these organisms are hard at work mitigating the

Reporter’s notebook: Voters shortchanged at Democratic, GOP candidate forums in Missoula

March 29, 2018

If this keeps up, whichever Democrat and Republican candidate survives the primary will be in for a rude awakening when

Montana Voices: For the sake of untrammeled land

March 29, 2018

Conservationists face an inherently different debate than other causes do. In other issues like taxes, laws can swing back and

Letters: Former Missoula council member supports Dudik’s reelection to Legislature

March 28, 2018

I am proud to support Rep. Kimberly Dudik in her reelection bid to represent House District 94 in the Montana Legislature. As a former

Firth’s take on tech: Bitcoin remains a risky and uncertain investment

March 26, 2018

My 14-year-old son was running his new super-fast gaming laptop in the basement 24-7 for the last two months mining

Montana Voices: Why we’re going to Gillette to defend the Clean Power Plan

March 25, 2018

Nearly every scientific study points to greenhouse gasses as the reason for increased temperatures. For the federal government to abdicate

Harmon’s Histories: Russell Street Bridge began as a ‘bridge to nowhere’

March 24, 2018

When Missoula County dedicated the new span across the Clark Fork on Oct. 8, 1957, the official name of the

Montana Voices: Missoula Indy questions Lee’s commitment to staff, product

March 23, 2018

Three weeks ago, Lee Enterprise’s corporate representatives were in Missoula. We asked them if organizing efforts, like the successful union

Sustainable Missoula: Spring’s sunshine heralds ease of solar power

March 23, 2018

Spring is a perfect time to think about “going solar,” and if you’re wondering whether now is the time to

Montana Viewpoint: Bundy-clan perspective on public land misses the mark

March 20, 2018

I am not sure by what arrangement, other than “we were here first” the Bundy’s have arrogated the use of

Montana Voices: Veteran questions Zinke’s “attack on the Antiquities Act”

March 19, 2018

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s proposals to shrivel multiple national monuments is nothing more than caving to the nefarious

Firth’s Tech: Flippy the automated robot is already taking American jobs

March 19, 2018

The robot was at least designed and built in America, so what we’re seeing here is what is actually happening

Harmon’s Histories: Distracted and delighted on a page from Montana history

March 17, 2018

Montana history is endlessly fascinating, in Jim Harmon's estimation. On one historic page alone, he discovered a Bitterroot Valley pea

Montana Voices: Kettlehouse Amphitheater creator backs Curtiss for commissioner

March 16, 2018

Nick Checota writes, "Jean Curtiss always answered my calls and was extremely responsive in helping us navigate a very complex

Budget cuts: Montana needs new revenue or faces “a generation of recovery”

March 16, 2018

Before we reach the levels of damage seen in Kansas, we must come together and find common ground. There is

Montana Voices: Seeley guest ranch supports Jean Curtiss for reelection

March 16, 2018

Jack Rich writes, "Jean (Curtiss) works in the trenches to find real solutions instead of indulging critics. She’ll work with

Sustainable Missoula: Schools, homeowners plant gardens for urban wildlife

March 16, 2018

in Missoula, we’ve made a commitment to create habitat in backyards, schools, businesses and any green spaces that can support

UM director hails Hawking’s accidental role as champion of assistive technologies

March 15, 2018

Imagine you’ve contemplated the great scientific theories of the past and arrived at new insights based on your own observations.

Montana Voices: Voter takes issue with Rep. Greg Gianforte’s record

March 15, 2018

Jeff Smith writes, "Let's look at the bright side of the tax cut you gave yourself and the other oligarchs.

Montana Voices: ‘What if?’ becomes ‘When?’

March 14, 2018

At Great Falls High School on Wednesday, students picked up pens to air their thoughts on guns, schools, violence and

Montana Voices: Voter places support behind Slotnick for Missoula commissioner

March 13, 2018

"I enthusiastically support Josh Slotnick who is running as a Democrat for the Board of Missoula County Commissioners. Josh has

Montana Voices: State teens demonstrate courage in walkouts over gun violence

March 13, 2018

Lynda Moss writes, "I support all the students in Montana and across the country who are voicing their concerns about

Montana Voices: When you vote, listen to the frightened schoolchildren

March 12, 2018

Public schools and kids. We could talk about colleges, or churches, or places of entertainment, but public schools are where

Firth’s Tech: Can artificial intelligence kill us all? Most likely, yes.

March 12, 2018

In fact, there is already a movie out about how this will happen: the 1984 Terminator movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Harmon’s Histories: In early Missoula, brick was the (second) choice for streets

March 10, 2018

As you drive down Railroad Street in Missoula, you encounter a bit of the city’s past: two blocks of brick

Montana Voices: State cuts will hurt those who need brain injury support

March 6, 2018

In the last year we have heard over and over about all of the state’s budget cuts and how they

Montana Viewpoint: Trump could learn a thing or two from Harry Truman

March 5, 2018

Diplomacy is important, you don’t needlessly antagonize your enemies and you certainly don’t antagonize your friends. You do not belittle

Firth’s Tech: Should my next vehicle purchase wait for self-driving cars?

March 5, 2018

If Google has gotten all the way to testing its self-driving vehicles on people jumping out of bags, then it

Harmon’s Histories: A visit to Stevensville always a surprise, 100 years ago or today

March 3, 2018

If you haven’t followed the old trail to Stevensville in years, you (like Arthur Stone, more than a hundred years

Heenan: Why doesn’t Gianforte reject payday loans like Montanans do?

March 1, 2018

John Heenan says a bill in Washington, D.C., supported by Rep. Gianforte, undermines Montana’s law that caps payday loan interest

Angel Gowns runway show a success, and a helping hand at a time of grief

February 26, 2018

One donated wedding dress can provide 10 or more infant burial gowns and tuxes. Amazing Grace Wedding Dress Rentals believes

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