Category: montana

  • Delist Wolves

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/30/news/state/25-wolf.txt" >Wildlife agency plans to delist gray wolves</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday said it plans on delisting gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains by the end of the year, but it's unclear whether wolves in Wyoming will be included.<br />n<br />nThe agency also said Monday that it is…

  • Interesting Confluence

    <a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2007-01-25T211639Z_01_N25460726_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-HOME.xml&src=rss&rpc=22" >U.S. home to set world price record at $155 mln</a><br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=117&art_id=qw1169791923347S524" >'Beware the affluenza virus'</a><br />n<br />n<br />nThe confluence of these two stories struck me as interesting. An Article about rampant consumerism being harmful and a home being planned that is going to cost $155 million. If there is anything that…

  • Business Friendly, NOT

    Can anyone tell me why the state of Montana is so unfriendly to businesses? They do provide jobs and services throughout the state so why no matter which way we turn does the Legislature take such aims to hurt them?<br />n<br />n<a href="http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/HB0213.htm">Here</a>, as reported by the <a href="http://montanamainstreetblog.typepad.com/montana_main_street_blog/2007/01/more_ways_to_su.html">Montana Main Street Blog</a>, we have a…

  • Hodgepodge

    If a <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/20/news/state/62-tax.txt">local option sales tax</a> is such a good thing, why not just make life easy and make it a state wide sales tax? That way everybody can get involved in the thing. Making it local option just gives certain areas the choice to build that fence tighter and tighter while building different…

  • Sunrise

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/sunrise/sunrise01162006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/sunrise/sunrise01162006.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Beautiful Montana sunrise. The colors are just spectacular and you can even see the moon over the rocks. Taken 1/16/2007.</center>

  • Perverse Pleasure

    The other day when we got mail I noticed that the State of Montana doesn't waste any time getting it's tax forms out. I not only received one book of tax forms, I received two books with all the instructions and forms so I can file my taxes. Real nice, prompt and helpful of the…

  • I Versus a Y Makes A Big Difference

    <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/od_nm/germany_tourist_dc" >A tale of two cities for confused tourist</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in the Australian metropolis Sydney landed 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana, after mistyping his destination on a flight booking Web site.<br />n<br />nDressed for the Australian summer in t-shirt and shorts, Tobi Gutt…

  • Wishing

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/29/news/state/35-budget.txt" >Schweitzer: Budget plan works</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> said he thinks his budget proposals, which include double-digit spending increases, are sustainable for future years, contrary to warnings in a new legislative analysis.<br />n<br />nSchweitzer said much of the spending is "one-time" for such things as repairing buildings and fixing a troubled state…

  • Stopping Development

    Any time somebody wants to open a new opportunity in Montana, <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/23/news/state/43-sue.txt">this is what happens</a>. I sometimes wonder if people really want Montana to move forward or not? I know, every time a lawsuit is brought up somebody feels it is necessary. To be right truthful, at times I agree too, like with Coal…

  • Very Damn Mad

    Does anybody out there know why the Montana Department of Health and Human Services felt it necessary to call me 3 times between 9:30 and 10:00 at night? Each time I asked them to leave me alone and not to bother me again and I get more calls. If the State of Montana wants to…