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Missoula City Council members signed their names to a letter Monday night beseeching students at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to continue their advocacy for solutions to gun violence in America. (more…) Continue Reading →
The Missoula City Council and all in the audience at Monday night’s council meeting stood to honor Missoula veteran Marvin Strombo for the compassion he showed a Japanese family who lost a son and brother in World War II. Earlier this year, Strombo fulfilled a commitment he made seven decades earlier to return a Japanese flag found on the body of an enemy soldier after a ferocious 1944 battle on the island of Saipan. (more…) Continue Reading →
Several members of the Missoula City Council have suggested that the number of local casinos has reached a saturation point, leaving in question the future of another casino proposed for North Reserve Street. Concerns that local casinos were snatching up coveted all-beverage licenses also came up. (more…) Continue Reading →
Missoula’s gun lobby and its supporters sought to defeat an ordinance requiring background checks on all firearm sales and transfers within the city limits on Monday night, long before the scheduled hearing on the issue began. But while opponents and the National Rifle Association mounted a strong opposition, arguing that the ordinance would be both unenforceable and unconstitutional, the Missoula City Council voted 8-4 to approve the new law. (more…) Continue Reading →
