Editorial

Good call on Reserve Street: Lower speed limit by C.S. Porter the practical solution

The stretch of Reserve Street that passes by C.S. Porter Middle School hasn’t been a good one to speed through at the posted speed limit – 45 miles per hour – for some time. It is located near a busy intersection with traffic lights that require people to slow down in anticipation o…

Nov 19, 2009 | 7:55 am | Loading…

Roadblocks undermine open records law

Nobody wants to pay the unreasonable fees often associated with public records requests in Montana – not news media, not regular residents and not even public officials themselves. The fact that these fees are often associated with equally unreasonable delays is a sign that the state ne…

Nov 17, 2009 | 8:05 am | Loading…

Protect kids from predators: Case of Internet sex solicitation is reminder that parents must inform their children

It’s one thing to know you should talk to your kids about how to use the Internet safely, and another thing to be presented with an example in your own community of just why it is so important.

Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Program to curb bullying a good step

The National Coalition Building Institute has extensive experience with anti-violence programs in schools throughout the nation. The nonprofit chapter in Missoula, too, has worked with students and educators here to help reduce the number of incidents in our schools – with great results.

Nov 13, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…

Training can combat drunken driving

The Missoulian has heard from plenty of people sick about Montana's pervasive culture of drinking alcohol to excess, and then turning a blind eye to the devastation it wreaks. They are ready to do their part to put a stop to this madness, and they want to know how to take action.

Nov 08, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Shield law an important tool for journalism

Tuesday's general election provided yet another in a long line of examples illustrating the role of news organizations and journalists in our democratic process. At their very best, newspapers provide the sort of information voters need to know in order to make informed choices.

Nov 06, 2009 | 8:10 am | Loading…

Open space tax incentives should become permanent

Every year, Montana landowners donate millions of dollars' worth of their family land to their fellow Montanans in the form of conservation easements - a tremendous gift that should never go unappreciated.

Nov 05, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…

Students have right to bully-free school

Every child in America has the right to go to public school without being harassed, intimidated or bullied, and every parent in Missoula should be able to see their children off to school every day with the assurance that their kids will be safe.

Nov 04, 2009 | 8:30 am | Loading…

Get big rigs off Highway 35

Each time yet another truck crashes on the stretch of Highway 35 that winds its way along the east shore of Flathead Lake, the folks who live on that road pay for it.

Nov 02, 2009 | 8:15 am | Loading…

Tester bill creates jobs, protects forest

Montana has waited for nearly 30 years for new wilderness with nothing yet to show for it. When the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act passed in March, not a single acre of the 2 million acres newly designated as wilderness was located in Montana.

Nov 01, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…

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