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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 324 pages, $27 In August of 1910, the largest fire ever to sweep across forests in the United States claimed trees, buildings, and lives across a stretch of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756204/young-men-and-fire-timothy-egan-s-the-big-burn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:08 -0800 In Whitefish, Montana, the average yearly cost of taking care of a Medicare patient over a three-year period ending in 2006 was $3,950.Across the country in the Florida Panhandle town of Graceville, the cost of tending a Medicare patient during the same time was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751682/the-uneven-cost-of-rural-health-care Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:50:08 -0700 Now that I'm the father of what a popular local bumper sticker calls a Native Montanan, I'm under even more pressure to learn some basic Montana skills, if only so that I don't embarrass the poor guy in front of his friends later on. I'm doing all right so far. Two... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751684/slightly-more-montanan-than-you Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:45:08 -0700 Fred Hirschy said he pulled the 45,000 acres of his Big Hole Ranch near Wisdom out of Montana's block management program, which allowed hunters access to the land, because the state failed to respond appropriately when his cattle were attacked by wolves. Montana... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752420/montana-rancher-puts-land-off-limits-to-hunters-to-protest-wolf-policy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 The proposed Montana-Alberta Tie Line project, a $213-million transmission line stretching from Great Falls north to Lethbridge moved one step closer to construction after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal of the project's permit. Great Falls... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752422/canadian-court-decision-moves-alberta-montana-power-line-ahead Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 Credit Suisse, the international banking company that is a creditor of some of the Rocky Mountain West's troubled resorts--Yellowstone Club in Montana, Tamarack in Idaho--posted a $2.4 billion profit in the third quarter, better than some analysts' estimates. New... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752428/credit-suisse-posts-better-than-predicted-3rd-q-earnings Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 Two lawsuits filed against Flathead National Forest based on grizzly bear habitat security issues that had been decided on in federal court in favor of the Montana forest made their way to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and earlier this month, that court again... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752435/ninth-circuit-court-rules-in-favor-of-montana-forest-in-grizzly-bear-suits Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 The Troy Mine in Montana celebrates its 30th year this month, and just ten months after low silver and copper prices had the future of the mine and Revett Minerals, Troy Mine?s parent company, looking questionable, the outlook now is much brighter. Western News... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752445/increase-in-copper,-silver-prices-brightens-outlook-at-montana-mine Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 Associated Press - October 13, 2009 7:34 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A regional power council plans hearings in Montana and Idaho this week over its strategy to address future increases in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749979/hearings-set-in-mt,-id-over-power-plan Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:34:08 -0700 Associated Press - October 13, 2009 5:24 AM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - As many as 85 bighorn sheep could be shipped from Montana to Utah and Washington under a proposal endorsed by the Montana... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748010/bighorn-sheep-could-be-taken-to-other-states Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:24:08 -0700 BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife officials in Montana will consider changes to the state's inaugural wolf hunt after nine of the predators were shot in just three weeks along the border of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743913/wolf-quota-eyed-after-9-shot-near-yellowstone Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:19:08 -0700 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Wildlife officials in Montana are weighing changes to the state's inaugural wolf hunt after hunters killed nine of the predators in three weeks just outside Yellowstone National Park. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750021/changes-possible-for-montana-wolf-hunt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:33:08 -0700 The deal struck with American Police Force to house prisoners in the private prison built by Two Rivers Authority, Hardin's economic development agency, appears to be dead after questions arose about the California company and its founder, but records kept by the TRA... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742694/montana-city-wide-open-to-options-for-prison-building Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:51:08 -0700 Citing low government reimbursement rates, the Mayo Clinic said it will no longer treat Medicaid patients from Montana or Nebraska. Billings Gazette View Comments | http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742696/mayo-clinic-terminates-service-to-montana-medicaid-clients Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:51:08 -0700 The University of Montana this year launched a Climate Change Studies Program, one of the nation's first undergraduate programs on this key environmental topic, according to UM's website. The program director is Steve Running, who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742030/um-has-new-climate-change-program,-but-is-school-green-enough- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:05:08 -0700 BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana police say a man who may have been using a large garbage bin as shelter from the cold was apparently crushed when the bin was emptied. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743900/man-found-dead-in-montana-garbage-truck Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:16:08 -0700 It was a cold day on Oct. 11 in 1969 and 1972 in several communities across northcentral Montana. But Oct. 11, 2009, will go down in the books as a more frigid day. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748007/cold-snap-sets-more-records Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:00:08 -0700 The Blackfoot Challenge, a network of landowners in Montana's Blackfoot Valley, hired a range rider after wolf activity increased dramatically on their ranches. Missoulian View Comments | http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742683/range-rider-keeps-wolves-in-montana-s-blackfoot-valley-at-bay Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:51:08 -0700 Crews are spreading across Montana, insulating homes, updating windows and performing other tasks to make homes more energy efficient, all thanks to $26.5 million in federal stimulus funds. Great Falls Tribune View Comments | http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742695/federal-stimulus-funds-fuel-weatherization-work-in-montana Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:51:08 -0700 Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian. Dennis Wholey We thought the idea was so simple, and such a great fit, that there would be no way there could be trouble. After all,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742034/bozeman-co-op-booted-from-farmers-market Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:21:08 -0700