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'Take care of all the future Bitterrooters': Stevensville celebrates new charter school

About 60 second-graders counted down from 10 at the top of their lungs on Friday before student Siann Nelson used medical scissors to cut the ribbon marking the beginning of the Stevensville Health and Science Academy — the newest approved public charter school in the Bitterroot Valley. Stevensville’s charter

Disabled Students Deserve a Fully Accessible Campus

Disabled Students Deserve a Fully Accessible Campus

I was labeled physically disabled when I left the hospital after having back surgery at the age of 12. Within six weeks, I was back in middle school. Today, I am thriving at MSU and enjoying activities such as hiking, fishing and digging up dinosaurs, with my only accommodation being

“Sex Ed 2.0” breaks the taboo around discussions of sexual health

“Sex Ed 2.0” breaks the taboo around discussions of sexual health

Just inside the double doors of the Procrastinator Theater, condoms, Plan B and educational pamphlets covered a table, welcoming guests to a panel discussion on sexual health. Last Thursday, students, faculty and community members were invited to attend “Sex Ed 2.0: What We Didn’t Learn in High School.

Annual March for Life rallies pro-life support downtown

Annual March for Life rallies pro-life support downtown

The national March for Life event brought about 100 demonstrators to the Gallatin Valley Courthouse in support of the pro-life movement last Saturday. Participants held signs, joined in group prayers and marched down Main Street to protest the legality of abortion. “We’re out here for the anniversary of

‘I just wanted to give back’: Business professor doesn’t let cancer define his commitment

‘I just wanted to give back’: Business professor doesn’t let cancer define his commitment

For business professor Bill Tudor, teaching is at the center of his universe — and he doesn’t let his decade-long battle against cancer slow him down. Between classes and making time for his students, every six weeks Tudor goes to the hospital to receive infusions to treat his cancer.

Montana FWP encourages hunters to test for CWD

Montana FWP encourages hunters to test for CWD

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called ‘zombie deer disease,’ was first identified in Colorado in 1967. Since its discovery, CWD has been found in 36 U.S. states, including Montana in 2017. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that belongs to a group called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which are responsible

Letter to the Editor: America Beware

I grew up in a unique immigrant family — one that has a first-hand, lived understanding of socialism and communism. My dad’s family escaped Soviet Ukraine at the height of the Second World War, leaving what little they owned behind to find a better, safer life. I have two