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Washington Post – Montanans used to live and let live. Today bitter confrontations dim Big Sky Country.

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The October death by suicide of the ninth local teenager in 16 months prompted offers of counseling, training for teachers and visits from national suicide prevention experts.

“Our community is going through a divorce right now,” Mark Johnson, the mayor of Kalispell, told local officials gathered at city hall to find a path forward from the tragedies, recounting a high school student telling him the hostility around him was a reminder of his parents. “The adults are arguing about what’s right and what’s wrong,” he said in an interview. “The kids are watching it happen. They don’t feel they’re on firm footing.”

The coronavirus pandemic had cleaved neighbors into camps for and against masks. A popular Facebook group featuring wildlife photos and local events had degenerated into a forum for politics, bullying and suspicion of the new people moving here.

Montana – Where Facts Were No Match for Fear – New York Times

Civic boosters in central Montana hoped for some federal money to promote tourism. A disinformation campaign got in the way.

“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”

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