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State earns praise for effort to curb underage drinking
Montana is doing a commendable job chipping away at underage drinking, the acting U.S. surgeon general told state officials Tuesday, yet Montana stubbornly ranks near the top nationally in teenage alcohol use.
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New DVD releases: 'Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus'
"Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" Teen sensation Cyrus and her pop-star alter ego Hannah Montana headlined a sold-out concert tour, which then turned into a sold-out movie at ...
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New Web site links Montanans to rental housing
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has announced a new Web site designed to link Montanans to a wide range of rental housing choices.
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Montana High Schoolers Vie for Virtual Business Victory with Qwest Foundation Grant
The Qwest Foundation today announced it has donated $4,000 to High School Business Challenge , a program that educates high school students about business principles.
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Ad watch: An analysis of recent campaign advertising
Editor's note: This is first Ad Watch of this Montana political campaign by the Gazette State Bureau.
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"Deep Draw Fire Wildland Fire"
The lightning storm that passed through western Montana early Saturday morning on August 9, 2008 sparked 18 natural caused fires.
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Tulsan killed on Montana highway
Montana authorities have reported that a Tulsa man was struck and killed this week by a tractor-trailer rig after he walked onto Interstate 90 on Homestake Pass in Jefferson County.
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An Honorary Montanan
I've been telling you about some ugly things here at the Salzburg Festival - let me tell you something good.
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Baucus takes ambassadors on tour of Montana
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus is giving five ambassadors a tour of Montana and a look at the state's business offerings.
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Marine Dies
For the third time is just nine days, a Montanan died from injuries sustained in Iraq.
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Author's study of populist movement zeroes in on Montana
HELENA - According to New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated liberal political columnist David Sirota, Montana is a battleground state ... but not in the conventional sense of the phrase.
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Montana schools fail No Child marks for yearly progress
As report cards go, Montana's schools are in for a doozy later this month. Preliminary reviews of the state's No Child Left Behind test results say that 71 percent of the schools passed their adequate yearly ...
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"Cascade Fire 080908 8:00 PM (Cascade Wildland Fire)"
The Cascade Fire is six miles west of Red Lodge, Montana. Brad McBratney's Type 3 Fire Team Organization is fighting the fire.
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AG candidate Steve Bullock stresses need for state to crack down on prescription drug abuse
Steve Bullock, the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, said Thursday that Montana must do more to combat prescription drug abuse, the state's fastest-growing drug crisis.
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Montana Republicans open five campaign offices
The Montana Republican Party says it is opening up five campaign offices in conjunction with John McCain's presidential campaign and local GOP groups.
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Western Montana Lives - Leni Holliman was an important voice in Montana radio
Leni Holliman had a hurricane-sized laugh that won't be forgotten. Once unleashed, and buoyed by her indefatigable cheerfulness, her laugh became a raucous thing of wonder.
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Museum fundraising takes off on wrong foot
Former First Lady Betty Babcock said Wednesday that the group trying to raise $13 million privately for a new Montana history museum faces difficulty because the lack of a unified effort behind it.
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Institute renews $700,000 grant for cancer research in Montana
The National Cancer Institute renewed an annual $700,000 grant to the Montana Cancer Consortium, according to a news release from Sens.
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$4M grant to aid obesity program
A Montana program to fight obesity will receive a federal grant for more than $4 million over the next five years.
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Energy calls Rehberg back to D.C.
U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg flew back to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to join fellow House Republicans to stump for emergency energy legislation - while Democrats labeled the trip a "political stunt." Congress is ...
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