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Montana Letters: A big win in the Big Hole, but work remains

By Skye BordenFebruary 21, 2019

February 21, 2019 By Missoula Current

Anglers from around the world travel to the Big Hole River region, just for the chance to spend a couple days along its Blue-Ribbon trout streams. It’s a place to find stillness and peace, and it’s also a place where families and friends escape to recharge and reconnect. Clean, cold water is the lifeblood of this community. And yet, despite the risks, the Bureau of Land … [Read more...] about Montana Letters: A big win in the Big Hole, but work remains

Reader’s opinion: Pass HB 192, protect victims of revenge porn

By Kayla Sheridan February 20, 2019

February 20, 2019 By Missoula Current

It’s frustrating to hear statistics like: 1 in 50 people will be victims of revenge porn within the general public and now suffer mental health implications. Of these people, many are also often ashamed or scared to come forward. Victims of revenge porn often lose their jobs or find themselves unable to get a job as a result of this nonconsensual sharing of someone’s photos. … [Read more...] about Reader’s opinion: Pass HB 192, protect victims of revenge porn

Conservative Missoula councilman recruits candidates for 2019 municipal election

By Jesse RamosFebruary 19, 2019

February 19, 2019 By Missoula Current

Missoula is a special place. From the people who inhabit our city to the places that make our city unique and vibrant to the values we share with our neighbors, this place we call home is a treasure.  But Missoula is at a crossroads. Too many Missoulians are being pushed away by the lack of affordable housing, high taxes and poor economic opportunity. We can do better. That’s … [Read more...] about Conservative Missoula councilman recruits candidates for 2019 municipal election

Social workers: Montana cannot afford to end Medicaid expansion

By Ann Truesdell February 19, 2019

February 19, 2019 By Missoula Current

Thousands of Montanans have chosen a career in social work to help individuals and families across this state in life-changing ways. The day in the life of a social worker changes every day and no two social workers in Montana have the same exact job description. But one thing is clear for all of us – we know how important health care access is. As social workers, we are … [Read more...] about Social workers: Montana cannot afford to end Medicaid expansion

Montana Viewpoint: Money for nothing – it’s not an economic argument

By Jim ElliottFebruary 18, 2019

February 18, 2019 By Missoula Current

There is no other nation whose citizens are better equipped to make moral judgments about total strangers than Americans. After all, a good part of the first Europeans here were the Puritans whose religion was based on what one skeptic said was “The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” So, when it comes to our government helping the poor, we are the experts … [Read more...] about Montana Viewpoint: Money for nothing – it’s not an economic argument

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