Category: government
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Trying
I remember when Sen. Conrad burns tried to fix the jurisdictional issues that plague American Indian reservations and was completely shut down by the Indians and the Democrats. Now the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/09/28/news/state/60-sexassaultpanel.txt">Democrats are talking about trying to fix the problem</a> in the same way they fix all problems, throw money at it.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Committee members,…
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Molasses
Don't you just love our Government. They move just as fast as molasses in January.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The U.S. International Trade Commission has begun investigating restrictions on the nation's beef trade by governments such as Japan and Korea as a precaution against mad-cow disease.<br />n<br />nThe Senate Finance Committee requested the probe, saying the U.S. livestock…
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I Wonder
There seems to be a lot of talk about the women <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/08/17/news/state/55-quads.txt">having identical quadruplets</a> here in Montana the other day. I really have to wonder though, if Canada's single payer health care system that so many in the US want to emulate, is so great, why did these people have to drive down to…
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Another Country Heard From
Karen has finally talked about her thoughts on <a href="http://www.karbonkountymoos.com/2007/07/15/tarred-with-the-same-brush/">losing her cattle to the Federal Government</a>. Most of the points she brings up I raised here in my posts on this issue but I did miss a couple that she brings up.<br />n<br />nYou might remember when the State of Montana was going to <a…
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High Prices or Words Have Meanings
<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ETHANOL_REFINERIES?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" >Oil industry scales back refinery plans</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A push from Congress and the White House for huge increases in biofuels, such as ethanol, is prompting the oil industry to scale back its plans for refinery expansions. That could keep gasoline prices high, possibly for years to come.<br />n<br />nWith President Bush calling for…
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Doing Something
Maybe <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>'s idea about a buffer zone around Yellowstone National Park for brucellosis isn't the best idea in the world, but at least he is doing something. Our <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/06/01/news/state/50-buffer.txt">Congressional delegation is just spewing mealy mouth words</a> that mean nothing with no action behind them.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Rehberg said he is seeking more…
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The Government Frowns on BSE Testing
You might, or might not, remember when a Federal Judge ruled that <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/plugin/tag/creekstone+farms+premium+beef">Creekstone Farms Premium Beef could test the cattle they slaughter for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym></a> at the end of March. The Judge also stayed his ruling to give the Government the chance to appeal his verdict.<br />n<br />nNo surprise, the <a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=DEB0317E-AD16-A481-450588E69AFE2A63"><acronym…
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Definitions
I see the rest of the cattle tested around Bridger have all <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/29/news/state/15-bridger.txt">come up negative for Brucellosis</a>. Cattle producers in Montana keep dodging the bullet here which I am glad to see.<br />n<br />nI would like to point out how flexible the definition of good news can be. <a href="http://www.karbonkountymoos.com/2007/05/29/finally-some-good-news/">Karen reports as good news</a>,…
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Choices
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/13/opinion/gazette/60-upsdowns.txt">Ups and Downs</a> from the Billings Gazette.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>DOWN: Fuel economy stalls. While gas prices soar above $3 a gallon across America, the U.S. Senate's Commerce Committee is diluting legislation that would mandate the first significant increases in fuel efficiency in 22 years. Consumers need vehicles that get more miles per gallon to stretch…
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Weighing In
I see the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/20/news/state/30-epa.txt">EPA is weighing in</a> on the CBM issue here in Montana. They are telling our fair haired Governor that the proposed law, SB 407, that would allow the CBM water to be stored in unlined stock ponds might violate the Federal Clean Water Act.<br />n<br />nBoy, what a way to put…