Not many Montanans know exactly what the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) does, but this tiny state agency wields considerable influence over our pocketbooks, businesses, and lifestyle. The purpose of the PSC is to regulate the quality and viability of service that investor-owned monopoly corporations provide in Montana. These monopolies include power companies, … [Read more...] about PSC candidate Brett Rosenberg sees jobs, clean future in pursuit of renewables

It’s called “Sousa in Missoula” and it’s billed as “a centennial celebration commemorating Lt. John Philip Sousa’s historic visit to Missoula in 1919.” The performance by the Missoula Community Concert Band is scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at MCT. It comes nearly a century to the day after the well-received November 5, 1919 concert held at Missoula’s … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: A century later, John Philip Sousa returns to Missoula

Missoula children love to be outside. We know this because when the Missoula Writing Collaborative collected 500 place poems from every fourth-grader in Missoula to put into a digital story map, students overwhelmingly wrote about outdoor landscapes: rivers, gullies, trails, parks, sledding hills and tree forts. We also know that Missoula children love to write about their … [Read more...] about Sustainable Missoula: Children need writing to express hopes, fears for future

Maybe the most interesting thing about Columbus’ “discovery” of America was that he thought he had landed in India, which was where he was headed when he began his trip in 1492. The Italian explorer, sailing under a Spanish flag, missed India by thousands of miles, landing on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, now home to the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. … [Read more...] about Montana Viewpoint: The fake news that made Columbus (in)famous

The soup was puree of cauliflower, followed by boiled salmon with hollandaise. Entree choices ranged from “Spring Chicken, Saute a la Creole (to) Catelette de veal, aux fine herbes.” The first 150 guests were seated for dinner at 6 o’clock as hundreds more waited. “The dining room force (was) composed of colored waiters, who went expertly about their task, attired in full … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Join us for an evening at Col. Broadwater’s magnificent resort