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Rehberg invites Montanans to listening sessions
Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, is inviting area residents to share their comments during a series of public listening sessions to be held in four counties on March 19-20. "I visit each of Montana's 56 ...
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If Montana Anti-Assisted Suicide Law is Unconstitutional, What Difference Does Terminal Illness Make?
Saturday, October 11, 2008 This is all so phony: Compassion and Choices has filed a suit to declare Montana's law prohibiting assisted suicide to be unconstitutional as against Montana's right to privacy.
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Man killed in crash on Montana 82 near Somers identified
The man killed Thursday afternoon in a four-vehicle crash on Montana 82 near Somers has been identified as 24-year-old Trenton James Thornton of Kalispell.
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Economist: Montana likely to outperform nation
HELENA, Mont. - The director of the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research addressed a legislative committee Thursday and said, had he been speaking a year ago, his talk may have been ...
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BNSF coal train derails east of Huntley
Twelve cars of a BNSF coal train derailed early Friday near Anita , Montana, about 35 miles northeast of Billings.
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Cell phones change election polling
Four weeks away from the counting of 2008 election ballots, and phones lines are burning.
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Support statea s future with education levy
Small, stooped, with a wry sense of humor, Winfield Emerson Page was one of the early stock market "day traders." Page was essentially nocturnal.
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Judge rules against candidate in ballot case
A federal judge has denied an independent candidate's request to have his name placed on the November ballot in Montana's U.S. Senate race.
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Northeast, southeast best areas for pheasants in Montana
Montana's general pheasant season opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 1, 2009, with varied outlooks for pheasants across the state.
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Judge labels GOP's voter challenge as 'political chicanery'
U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy issued a scathing order Wednesday lambasting the Montana Republican Party for challenging the registrations of thousands of Montana voters, but he stopped short of an ...
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Power line's a hard sell
No matter where NorthWestern Energy Corp. proposes building a major power line through southwest Montana, it's an unpopular sell to people whose homes and land it would pass by.
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Montanan wins Army contest
Growing up on a cattle ranch near Melrose and serving three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan didn't hurt Staff Sgt.
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Schweitzer, Brown spar over energy in debate
Montana gubernatorial candidates Republican Roy Brown, left, and incumbent Democrat Brian Schweitzer shake hands as they take the stage for a debate at Montana State University-Billings Tuesday, Oct.
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Trout return to Buttea s Silver Bow Creek for second year
Scientists have again found live trout in Silver Bow Creek, the waterway making a comeback after a century of contamination by mine waste.
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Protect the Vote: "Malicious and Stupid" Montana Republicans
Last week I posted on the Montana Republican party's efforts to disenfranchise 6,000 voters in six predominantly Democratic counties.
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Dems file to block GOP voter challenges
The state Democratic Party filed suit Monday to block Republican Party efforts to challenge the registration of more than 6,000 Montana voters, calling it an "illegal vote-suppression scheme" targeting likely ...
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'Log, Baby, Log': A Bailout for Montana's Timber Industry
Over the years, there have been plenty of proverbial canaries in the coal mine who repeatedly warned about a looming economic crisis, a virtual perfect storm that would be equal parts over-consumption, ...
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Cascade County not affected by GOP voter challenge
Cascade County was not among the six traditional Democratic counties blanketed by election challenges from the Republican Party.
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Montana Human Rights Commission sides with county employee who alleges age discrimination
The Montana Human Rights Commission has ruled in favor of a longtime Butte-Silver Bow employee who alleges age discrimination.
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GOP may expand its voter challenge
A state Republican Party official said Friday the party plans to expand its challenge of registered Montana voters who have changed their addresses, beyond the 6,000 voters challenged in six counties this week.
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