Category: montana
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Sometimes It’s The Little Things
The lack of the littlest thing, like a small letter n, makes things a little tough to read.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/08/news/state/62-initiatives.txt">Judge, property initiatives proposed</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A umber of other potetial ballot measures have bee submitted to the state Legislative Service Divisio for review ad draftig.<br />n<br />nAmog the measures are proposals to:<br />n<br />nAllow judges…
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Large Loss of Life
The scale of stories like the <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EGYPT_SHIP_SINKS?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=INTERNATIONAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Egyptian ferry</a> disaster always awe me. It might seem odd that I say "awe me" but that's just what it does. They are saying probably more than 1000 lives were lost in this accident. Do you know, the large majority of Montana towns have less than that number…
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What Makes a Rancher?
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/28/build/state/90-cattle.inc">Small, varied cattle herds becoming more popular</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Ranchers like Jonas, who spends about five days a month in Boca Raton, Fla., pursuing his legal work, are a relatively new and growing part of the Montana landscape.<br />n<br />nFor some, livestock is a hobby. For others, such as Jonas, the cattle hold some business…
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Talking Out His ***
R-Calf's new leader needs to take a long walk off a short pier.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2006/01/22/build/state/22-rcalf-group.inc">R-CALF's new leader wants to expand group</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The new leader of R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America wants to change perceptions of the group that some in the cattle industry describe as protectionist or out of the mainstream, because of…
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This Explains Things
The Montana Stockgrowers, a branch of the National Cattlmans Beef Association (<acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>) which is lead by the meat packers and big feeders and not the cattle prodsucers, keeps wondering why they are losing members. Look at <a href="http://www.montanacattlemen.org/mca_passes_resolutions.htm">this list of issues</a> the Montana Cattlemans Association,…
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I Understand
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2006/01/06/build/state/32-escaped-cow.inc">Cow flees packing plant, dodges vehicles, train before recapture</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A cow that escaped a slaughterhouse here dodged vehicles, ran in front of a train, braved the icy Missouri River and took three tranquilizer darts before being recaptured six hours later.</blockquote><br />n<br />nNow, I like a good chunk of beef as much as the…
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Tears
I am just shedding Crocodile tears over the information coming out of the park about <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/06/build/wyoming/30-wolf-disease.inc">the wolves</a>. I know the wolves are here to stay whether I like it or not but I will not get upset over a disease problem in them. The wolves will either develop an immunity to Parvo or the…
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Water Rights Fee
I got my bill in the mail for <a href="http://www.montanaforum.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4378">water rights</a>. I find the statement that a persons bill could be up to $400 dollars a laugh.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Individuals can expect to pay $20 per water right every two years for the next decade. People with multiple water rights will pay up to $400.</blockquote><br />n<br…
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"Last Best Place" Trademarks
I see the hoorah over the Last Best Place trademark is still not over.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/12/29/news/mtregional/news02.txt">Two