Recently added articles from Missoulian:
Group rallies for health reform
Oct 29, 2009; ... Dodie Moquin pays $300 a month for nothing. The payment is actually for catastrophic health care insurance, but barring the catastrophe, the money buys her nothing. Not even peace of mind. "I get nothing for putting up $300 a month," Moquin said Wednesday at a health care ...
Smoking ban a bit hazy on reservations
Oct 29, 2009; ... RONAN--Rick and Vicki Wheeler recently got their first letter from the Lake County Health Department saying someone had complained that people were still lighting up in their Ronan bar, The Club, despite a statewide smoking ban that took effect on Oct. 1. Rick Wheeler says they demanded ...
Realtor explains reappraisal appeal options
Oct 28, 2009; ... BIGFORK - In the days following the state's mailing of property tax reappraisals earlier this year, Bigfork Realtor Scott Hollinger found himself spending half his work days fielding calls from concerned, confused and angry waterfront homeowners seeking help. With many people's property ...
Turnout up as deadline looms
Oct 28, 2009; ... Pat Packer and her husband filled out their election ballots last week in the comfort of their own home. On Tuesday, Packer drove to the fairgrounds and dropped off the ballots at the Fine Arts Building, the new election season headquarters for the Missoula County Elections Office. She ...
Senators mull over 'public option'
Oct 28, 2009; ... HELENA - Montana's two U.S. senators on Tuesday declined to say specifically whether they support the new government health insurance plan proposed this week by their majority leader, as part of an overall health reform bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday the ...