The Uneven Cost of Rural Health Care
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... read the full story
Slightly More Montanan Than You
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... read the full story
Montana rancher puts land off-limits to hunters to protest wolf policy
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... read the full story
Canadian court decision moves Alberta-Montana power line ahead
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... read the full story
Credit Suisse posts better-than-predicted 3rd Q earnings
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... read the full story
Ninth Circuit Court rules in favor of Montana forest in grizzly bear suits
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... read the full story
Increase in copper, silver prices brightens outlook at Montana mine
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... read the full story
Hearings set in MT, ID over power plan
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... read the full story
Bighorn sheep could be taken to other states
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... read the full story
Wolf quota eyed after 9 shot near Yellowstone
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. read the full story
Changes Possible for Montana Wolf Hunt
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. read the full story
Montana city wide open to options for prison building
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... read the full story
Mayo Clinic terminates service to Montana Medicaid clients
Citing low government reimbursement rates, the Mayo Clinic said it will no longer treat Medicaid patients from Montana or Nebraska. Billings Gazette View Comments | read the full story
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