The Missoulian from Missoula, Montana • 1

UNI voter-pledge drive mm mm mm' with homemade soups in full swing 5 it FOOD MONTANA missoulian.com WEDNESDAY, October 29, 2014 Copyright 2014 $1 Boost flavor, texture MVt. ttif i I I rm -sv (p -T-miiinimimn nr-jAri iSiiim MISSOULA AREA TEACH A OIIIL TO LEAD' ospitals screen all afienfs for Ebola 1 1 III ifc -are 1 Liberian man's death in Texas prompts precautionary procedures DAVID ERICKSON david.ericksonmissoulian.com Western Montana health professionals have been diligently screening all patients for the deadly Ebola virus for the past several weeks as a precautionary measure. If you receive treatment and register as a patient at any INSIDE Missoula-area hospital, you will Read more have to answer questions about on what's whether you have recently trav- happening eled to Ebola-affected countries nationwide in West Africa, had close contact with Ebola, with someone who traveled to Page A1 2 those areas, had contact with blood or other body fluids of a patient known or suspected to have Ebola, or directly handled bats or monkeys from disease-endemic areas. Community Medical Center, Providence St. Patrick Hospital, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital See EBOLA, Page All IURT WILSON PHOTOS, MtemllM Helped along by Ellie Hill, Lewis and Clark Elementary School kindergarten student Rory Trafford reads a self-introduction to a group of local women leaders Tuesday afternoon during an after-school class called "Teach a Girl to Lead," taught by Smith at the school.

The program is designed by the Center for American Women and Politics and hopes to inspire the next generation of women leaders. Little leaders with Sft fl Uv tin jt FORMER FRENCHTOWN MILL SITE Site a hot topic in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race v. -v Program encourages girls to voice their opinions in their community KATHRYN HAAKE kate.haakemissoulian.com Watch out, John Engen. Rory Trafford, a kindergartner at Lewis and Clark Elementary School, wants to be a superhero.

But if that doesn't pan out, she'll settle for mayor of Missoula. So she said in the "Teach a Girl to Lead" class Tuesday afternoon. Led by Missoula Rep. Ellie Hill, the nationwide program encourages girls and young women to take on leadership roles in their community. This particular class of about 10 elementary-age girls was chock-full KIM BRIGGEMAN kbriggemanmissoulian.com The Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

mill at Frenchtown hasn't produced anything for nearly five years, but it's making political hay in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. Sen. Al Franken, formerly of "Saturday Night Live" fame, last week launched a television ad attacking Republican challenger Mike McFad-den for his part in closing Smurfit-Stone mills, including the former linerboard plant west of Missoula. McFadden took a leave of absence as co-CEO of a financial advisory company to attempt to unseat Franken, Minnesota's junior U.S.

senator who's running for his second six-year term in the Nov. 4 election. The latest poll has Franken ahead by 9 points, down from 13 a couple of months ago, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The 60-second spot refers to the largely See SENATE, Page All Ely Young shakes hands with Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtiss See DREAMS, Page A9 on Tuesday afternoon during the after-school program. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Baucus, Hanes settle in at Embassy, residence in China Author O'Brien talks of war, truth, telling memorable stories RMBTlNCHINA 3 1 1 y- Hi EMILY FOSTER emilyfostermissoulian.com BEIJING It's been seven months since former Democratic U.S.

Sen. Max Baucus became ambassador to China, and his wife Melodee Hanes said it has been the biggest adventure of their lives. "Max tells me often that this is the best job he's ever had," she said while attending his tireless trade. And all he is uncertain of. O'Brien met with a group of freshmen at the University of Montana on Tuesday, where he spoke candidly about the war, the glorification of soldiers, See BRIEN, Page All "This is true." That opening line in a mid-story chapter questions everything the famed author learned in the Vietnam War about guilt, fear and loss.

All the things he felt during the passing of his father. All he has come to know about writing, MARTIN KIDSTON martin.kidstonmissoulian.com Tim O'Brien was stuck writing another book when he took a break in the late 1980s and penned "The Things They Carried," a story that explores meaning in three simple words: a performance by the Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre in Beijing on Monday. The Missoula-based ballet company is on a See CHINA, PageA9 ON M1SS0ULIAN.COM 6 "'1 003 24689 INSIDE Classified C5 Obituaries B3 Comics A8 Opinion B4 Foods C1 Puzzles C11 Markets A5 Sports D1 Montana B1 TV listings C2 TODAY'S FORECAST Showers likely High 53 Low 38 Page D6 U.S. economy: The Fed is expected to announce the end of bond-buying today. Local news: Stay up-to-date by watching The 4:06 at its namesake time each week day.

To subscribe to the Missoulian, call 1-866-839-6397 I i finite 1 1 wis row 4.