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The Occupy Movement in Missoula could be coming to an end. The protesters have been camped out on the courthouse lawn since October 10th.

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A 27-year-old Missoula man is charged with providing alcohol to an 11-year-old boy who ended up "deathly ill" outside the man's tent at the Occupy Missoula encampment last week.

John Skinner pleaded not guilty Monday to endangering the welfare of a child

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The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to generate headlines, so what better time to see what Americans actually think of our esteemed financial institutions?

Forty-seven percent of Americans think Wall Street hurts the American economy more than it helps, whereas only 38 percent think the opposite is true.

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I spoke with Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtiss Wednesday afternoon about the protesters occupying the lawn outside the County Courthouse. That interview is attached.

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Many solidarity marches and demonstrations are taking place across the state and the country protesting  against corporate profits. There will be a  general assembly with Occupy Missoula tomorrow (10-8-11) and a “jobs not cuts” march coming up this Wednesday

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At the time of writing this article, some, if not many students may consider ditching their books and teachers at noon to show support against "unforgivable student debt and soaring tuition prices".

Also in an effort to raise awareness for the current "Occupy Wall Street" stand-off, the mission has now found it's way onto the University of Montana Campus. According to the Facebook event page, a small handful (42 at last count) are pledging to gather at the UM Oval following the walk out. This civilized protest is only a pre-cursor to many more planned events including general assembly scheduled for Saturday at 10am downtown next to the "XXXX's".

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Protesters critical of corporate influence over politics and who want higher taxes on wealthy individuals continued to march on Wall Street this weekend, resulting in some 80 arrests for disorderly conduct.

Members of the movement, dubbed Occupy Wall Street, claim many of the arrests were unwarranted, and videos taken by spectators show what appears to be particularly rough handling of the protestors by police.

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After a weekend off, I resume the position-by-position preview of this year's Montana Grizzlies with part 5.

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Protesters from Earth First and Northern Rockies Rising Tide are currently occupying part of Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer’s office inside the Capitol Building in Helena. The group has demanded that Governor Schweitzer publicly declare his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, tar sands oil and the megaloads coming through Montana. I spoke with Max Grainger, a member of the protest group just after noon today about the purpose of this act of civil disobedience.

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