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Montana is ranked as the 10th-Smartest State this year…which sounds great, until you realize that we ranked 4th last year, and 3rd in the year before that. I believe Lisa Simpson referred to this as “the dumbening.” Heh…

Do you watch your local news? Do you watch news from another city? What times do you watch? Do you prefer a certain news anchor over others?
I’m an avid news watcher, especially now that it’s my job to be informed. I alternate between KXLF and KTVM just to keep fresh with [...]

Until I arrived in Montana a couple of years ago, I knew very little about Lewis & Clark’s famous expedition…but I’ve learned a lot since then. And here’s a new way to appreciate their journey: Photos of the Lewis and Clark Trail in Montana. You can also view the gallery of the animals [...]

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Every Christmas, I take about an hour to just go for a drive…gives the Wife and Kids time to plan their post-Christmas shopping strategy, and I enjoy just driving around town with very little traffic and observing what businesses are open. Today I did it a little different, though…instead of just driving around Great [...]

Hie thee over to the blog of Wulgar!, which is titled “A Chicken Is Not Pillage,” surely one of the more amusing blog names I’ve ever encountered. Wulfgar! sends some holiday shout-outs to family, friends, and blog-buddies. Thanks, Wulfgar!

There is a new book out that keeps catching my eye because of the reviews that its getting and the author itself. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond. Jared’s previous book Guns, Germs and Steel was an excellent read so I am interested to read this one after [...]

UPDATE: Woohoo! We are officially below ZERO right now, for the first time this season! Heh…Drudge is blaring that Chicago will be “sub-zero” tonight, with a link to wunderground to show that Chi-Town might hit -3 overnight…phfffffft…meanwhile, here in Big Sky Country, wunderground says we could get to -15. Nice & brisk, [...]

The master list of Montana bloggers, courtesy of MT Blogger Supreme, Craig, of MT Politics…

> read the rest (click here) all done

Am I wrong to think that parking at MSU-Bozeman isn’t as bad as people think. I’m OK with walking 5 minutes to/from my car, but it seems that a lot of people think they have a right to park in front of their building. But maybe I too should be outraged at the price I [...]

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    In the Helena valley, music brought three middle schools together in harmony this week. The bands from Helena Middle School, C.R. Anderson, and East Valley Middle School joined forces for a music festival, with the 8th-grade students split up into two groups to practice sets of four pieces.Triona Matheson, a percussionist, said, "We all play together as […]
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    According to the Montana Department of Commerce, 50 cities and counties across the state will not be getting money that was promised them.During the last legislative session, Congress approved spending $20-million dollars on rural projects. The state has spent $16.5-million of that, but is holding the remaining 10% due to the budget situation.State budget di […]
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    Montana's Water Policy Interim Committee is speaking out about the federal government's jurisdiction over Montana's water and has sent a letter to Montana's U.S. Congressional delegation.State law says Montana's water resources are state property and should be used for the people of Montana. Language before the U.S. Congress in the C […]
  • Belgrade resident Wolery sentenced for attempted sexual exploitation of teen
    The United States Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that Rayne Allen Wolery, a 30-year-old resident of Belgrade, was sentenced in a Helena courtroom to a term of 180 months in prison, supervised release for 10 years, and forfeiture of computer and cell phone. Wolery was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to attempted sexual exploitation of ch […]
  • Montana unemployment rate ticks up
    The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly by 0.1 points in January to 6.8% while the national unemployment rate fell from 10% to 9.7% in January."The U.S. economy showed positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the second half of 2009, but employment growth lags behind a recovery in GDP," says Labor Commission […]
  • St. Peters, county health agency team up to offer free mammograms
    The National Cancer Institute estimates about 40,000 American women died of breast cancer last year. Saint Peters Hospital in Helena is teaming up with the Lewis & Clark County Health Department to help with early detection by offering free mammograms for uninsured and low-income women.Saint Peters recommends women start getting an annual mammogram when […]
  • Sarah Palin returning to Montana for teen fundraiser
    Former Alaska Governor and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is making another trip to the Treasure State.Palin will be in Missoula on September 12 for a fundraiser for an organization called Teen Challenge;the faith-based organization helps teens deal with life's problems by teaching them Christian values.Money raised during the event will go towar […]
  • Custodian found dead in Butte school
    The body of a 49-year-old man was found at Kennedy Elementary School in Butte on Saturday.The man worked as a custodian for the school district, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff John Walsh said.The body was found in a classroom by a teacher Saturday morning.The man was identified as Doug Weisenberger.The body was taken to the state crime lab for an autopsy, but it a […]
  • Superintendent's gun fires during class in Reed Point
    Reed Point High School students got quite a shock when a history lesson about a gun misfired on Friday. The gun actually went off in the middle of class and the bullet went through a wall. No one was hurt.Superintendent Dwain Haggard says he was teaching a history lesson and was showing off his .50-caliber Hawkens, an antique replica muzzleloader, when the g […]

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