I’ve always assumed teaching elementary school was – well, pretty easy. How hard could it be? The kids aren’t old enough yet to be any good at being mean. The content is common knowledge.  And how long can it take to grade a spelling test? Child’s play. Over the course of this series, I’ve been schooled.  A former colleague who ended her career providing tech support in … [Read more...] about Elementary, Dear Watson: Nobody works harder than these teachers

More than two weeks ago, the Missoula Current launched its candidate profiles with a series of question and answers heading into the primary election. We'll be sending out a digital voter's guide in the coming days, timing it as absentee ballots are mailed. In the words of the first female judge to preside over federal court in Missoula County, “inform yourself” before you … [Read more...] about Reporter’s Notebook: Failing to answer City Council Q&A is a disservice to voters

The day started with a baseball game – Ronan defeated Thompson Falls 9-0, breaking T-Falls’ 14-game winning streak. But that wasn’t what drew 5,000 people from all over Montana and from out of state to Polson on the afternoon of Sunday, August 4, 1935. The main attraction was the inaugural Cherry Time Regatta, the first in a series of off-and-on speed boat races on … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Guy Lombardo, bee stings and hydroplane races on Flathead Lake

Here in Montana, we have a special relationship with our surroundings. We live close to the land and close to the wild animals that inhabit it, and we work fiercely to defend the wildness that defines our outdoor heritage and our way of life.  There’s so much in our state that’s worth standing up for.  Montana is home to rugged alpine wilderness and endless sagebrush … [Read more...] about Sustainable Missoula: Trump’s ‘extinction plan’ threatens Montana’s wildness