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Missoula farm owner seeks $310K in Open Space Bond funds for agriculture preservation

The Missoula City Council will decide in June whether to approve using $310,000 from the voter-approved 2018 Open Space Bond to help a nonprofit purchase a long-running, 8-acre vegetable farm in the Target Range neighborhood and keep it preserved as agricultural land in perpetuity.

Breakthrough synapse-regenerating ALS pill moves to phase 2 human trials

A pioneering once-a-day pill that regenerates nerve cell connections damaged by ALS has been FDA-approved for ongoing clinical trials. The drug is now being given to those with ALS and could be a watershed moment in the treatment of the fatal disease.

Why in-person friendships are better for health than virtual pals

Simply having good friends isn’t enough. Research suggests that to truly thrive, we need to physically meet with our friends on a regular basis.

Melinda French Gates to give $1 billion to women’s rights groups

Decades of research on economics, well-being and governance make it clear that investing in women and girls benefits everyone,” French Gates said.

Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while – Birth control is good, actually

“STK33 is therefore considered a viable target with minimal safety concerns for contraception in men,”

Does your company us AI to screen and evaluate resumes? See how they can help you even if you’re not a business owner

If you’re using it now, do you think it’s contributing to better hiring? How?

Missoula Food Bank & Community Center Invites Summer Volunteers

Missoula Food Bank & Community Center is ramping up summer programming! As we prepare to serve over 60,000 free kids’ meals this summer, we have some big volunteer needs. Whether it’s helping to prep and pack all the meals in the kitchen at MFB&CC, or serving lunches to kiddos at one of our meal sites, we’ve got a job for anyone who is looking to support a hunger free summer through volunteerism!

French woman finds job by strapping CV to back – and going for a run

With just one run, her novel marketing strategy was seen 250,000 times on social media, been the subject of news articles and resulted in ten interviews

Eight Great Montana Road Trips

The series also highlights activities for adventurers, families, and history buffs alike with guides for stargazing and examining dinosaur bones.

The biggest culture shocks for Americans in France

“In America we tend to have the mentality that we live to work, everything in your life is centred around working and advancing your career. In France it’s the opposite: you work to live, so you go to your job but only so you can fully enjoy the time that is not spent at work.”

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