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Alex Sakariassen

Alex Sakariassen

Alex Sakariassen is a Missoula-based journalist and copywriter with two decades of experience covering arts, politics, the environment and education in Montana. A 2008 graduate of UM’s School of Journalism and former staff writer at the Missoula Independent and Montana Free Press, Alex’s freelance work has appeared in an array of state and national outlets including the Choteau Acantha, Mountain Outlaw Magazine, the LA Times and the Huffington Post. At any given time, there’s at least a 62 percent chance he’s daydreaming about skiing.

Alex's Latest Articles

Beyond the balance sheet

By ● Education ●
MCPS is reviewing 14 non-school properties worth millions. But what looks like real estate decisions on paper poses harder questions about what neighborhoods are willing to lose.

A safety net unravels

By ● Health ●
After fleeing war and persecution, Missoula’s refugee families face losing the food and health care benefits that have long served as a bridge to rebuilding their lives.

The last lullaby

By ● Health ●
As a tradition falls silent at St. Patrick Hospital, doctors and patients reflect on the 10-year history of its Family Maternity Center — and what the center’s abrupt closure means for Missoula.

The price of policy

By ● Education ●
Missoula’s public schools are grappling with the fine print of new education laws — including a fingerprint requirement for volunteers that comes with high costs but no extra funding from the Legislature to cover them.

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