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MSU installs wind turbine on campus
Montana State University has a 50-foot wind turbine on campus as part of the Montana Wind for Schools program.
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Groups oppose levy for University System
Montanans should send the state University System a message by defeating the proposed 6-mill property tax levy on the November ballot, a coalition of 12 conservative groups said Friday.
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Baucus appoints health care advisory council
Sen. Max Baucus has appointed a 29-member Montana Health Care Advisory Council to make recommendations for improving the nation's health care system.
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Jones running as alternative to two parties
Libertarian Stan Jones isn't likely to be Montana's next governor, but he's certainly offered the most far-reaching proposals in the three-way race.
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Campaign ad watch: Attorney general candidates hit air waves, TV
The hard-fought electoral race for state attorney general hit Montana's air waves last week, as advertisements for both candidates began popping up on television and radio.
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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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