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Doctors argued Burrell’s for-profit college threatens the high-quality WWAMI doctor-training program, which each year educates 30 students, all from Montana, in partnership with the University of Washington’s top-ranked medical school.

"We’ve seen a lot of people come and go, just pack up and go," she said. "But if you manage your money and put away the extra you make, you’ll be fine. It’s a downturn, the oil field, been in it for years, it’s up and down. You’ll be fine."

Food insecurity hits families in Montana hardest during the holiday months. One of Missoula’s largest charitable organizations is doing what it can to help.

While parties on all sides agree the state needs more practicing doctors, recent announcements from two separate groups looking into building for-profit medical schools have spurred talks about whether it’s the right model for Montana.

Montana is in the midst of a physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and the hope is that the medical schools would help address that as they graduate doctors.

Gone are the days of waiting in a half-hour-long line of oil tankers to turn onto Main Street. The bars aren’t overflowing on the weekends.

Based in Missoula, Hestia In-Home Support has a vision of changing health care for people who need it, specifically, elders and their families.

"The ownership here has chosen to stay with some the hand way of doing things. It provides more jobs,"

The governor said he is "very concerned" that Weyerhaeuser "may not fully appreciate Montana’s culture" of open and free access to thousands of acres of commercial timberlands.