June 9, 2016 ~ By Sharon Cohen/APFor the world, the photograph of a Syrian 3-year-old in a red T-shirt and black sneakers, his lifeless body washed up on a Turkish…
May 24, 2016 ~ By Jared Goyette/PRIIt’s the kind of story that seems rare nowadays, when people increasingly isolate themselves online and unfriend those who have opposing views, rather than…
April 4, 2016 ~ By Kim Briggeman/MissoulianThe two eighth-grade Hmong girls were lost in a world beyond their comprehension. Turns out their student teacher at Missoula’s Franklin Elementary School was,…
March 22, 2016 ~ By Martin Kidston/Missoula CurrentMissoula may be several months away from accepting its first refugees, but Soft Landing Missoula and other community groups are already working to…
March 18, 2016 ~ The International Rescue CommitteeThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) said today that it is laying the groundwork to re-open an office in Missoula, Montana. From 1979-1991, the…
November 17, 2015 ~ By Kim Briggeman and the Associated PressIt arose from images depicting the brutality of the refugee crisis. About 10 mothers sat in Mary Poole's living room and…
