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Our crew at 406mtsports.com, the premier one-stop spot in Montana for high school and college scores, stats, features, analysis, predictions and more, is raring to go for another season.
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With months more of political spin ahead in the Jon Tester-Tim Sheehy U.S. Senate race, Lee Montana has partnered with PolitiFact. What do you want us to fact-check for you?
When we ask somebody, “How are you doing?,” we have to mean it.
The well-being of our communities, of our neighbors, that’s what matters most amid potentially life-altering news. Not whether you have a subscription.
In her latest What keeps you up at night? podcast, columnist Lynn Schmidt shares her concerns over Project 2025 and the current state of America's politics.
In my summertime leisure, I can think of few places I’d rather be than at the ballpark.
Before heading off to North Korea last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a “peace” offering to Ukraine. He pledged an immediate cease-fire and peace negotiations if Ukraine withdraws from four partially occupied regions and abandons its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. His other stipulation, of course, is that the West lift sanctions. This offer was patently ...
They don’t call this the Last Best Place for nothing.
It’s summer intern season in the world of journalism — and we’ll be reaping the benefits into August with four extra sets of eyes and ears.
My wife, Cassandra, wouldn’t go hiking with me until we learned about bear spray. Here’s what we learned in a day of training.
The 2024 Montana primary election is nearly upon us. What happens next is up to us.
This was my fourth trip to Butte since moving to this Last Best Place, and every time I’m there, I like it just a little bit more.
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Coming this weekend, Lee Montana will publish a special pullout section in all print editions to help you learn the 2024 candidates and their positions — in their own words.
We're adding two new full-time reporting positions in Montana. Here's where, and why.
The only cure for school violence, truly, is in prevention. It’ll be on the ballot this year.
The University of Montana’s 67th annual Dean Stone Awards offered further proof that journalism has a bright future.
There was once a time when everything we did in journalism was for a print newspaper. How times have changed.
There is indeed power in words, and more than we value in today’s society. They connect people to issues, to each other, to our history.
My responsibility, as an editor managing opinion and commentary, is to encourage a civil discourse and exchange of ideas. It's not to point and tell you what to do.
Progress is being made in combatting sex discrimination in the workforce, but there are concerns gender-affirming care for minors. Learn more on the Utterly Moderate podcast.
Gardeners have tried for years to cultivate Montana’s favorite wild berry without success. The real thing insists on thriving only in places where we have to work hard to reach.
Harlan Cohen, a bestselling author and journalist who has visited over 500 high school and college campuses, talks about how to help teens and young adults cope with rejection.
The claim that some places are too soft-hearted for their own good took a hard-nosed hit last week at a Missoula Economic Partnership gathering.
We can only report on the known facts at the time. We would rather be accurate than first. Anything less would be a disservice to Nex Benedict, the editorial states.
Last week’s five-hour meeting of the Missoula County Public Schools trustees was heart-wrenching. A looming $8 million budget deficit may result in the layoffs of about 100 teachers and staff, according to Superintendent Micah Hill. That could include the arts education director and career/t…
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Say what you want about the aggravations of airline travel, but the officers of the Transportation Security Administration are showing their worth.