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| A chance for change Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:42 PDT A 17-year-old Helena boy received a six-year deferred sentence in District Court Tuesday for felony negligent homicide, stemming from a one-vehicle rollover in July that killed a teenage girl. |
| Tester: Real ID Act a boondoggle’ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:16 PDT WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic senators alike railed Thursday against the cost and potential privacy problems of the Real ID Act, but a Homeland Security official insisted that the department has borne much of the expense for new driver’s license standards. |
| Meth Project removing billboards after complaint Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:18 PDT The Montana Meth Project has agreed to remove around 10 anti-drug billboards after members of a statewide Christian and family group complained the spots are sexually graphic and disturbing. |
| Regents vote for legislative audit of MHESAC, SAF Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:23 PDT The Montana Board of Regents voted 5-2 Tuesday to seek a legislative performance audit of the two financially struggling Montana student-loan entities, the Student Assistance Foundation and Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp. |
| President takes aim at Congress over economy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:25 PDT WASHINGTON President Bush, hoping to inoculate his party and his presidential legacy from election-year anger over the economy, heaped criticism on the Democratic-led Congress on Tuesday for “letting the American people down.” |
| Park service: Randy Lilje retires Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:32 PDT After a quarter-century working to improve Helenans’ chances to play, Randy Lilje is stepping down today as the city’s Parks and Recreation Director. |
| Bids opened on Marysville Road project Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:32 PDT Nearly $2 million separated the low bidder from the high bidder Tuesday as Lewis and Clark County commissioners opened contractors’ proposals for the reconstruction of Marysville Road. |
| Qwest offers $16M bill reduction to settle complaint Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:57 PDT Qwest Communications is offering a $16 million reduction in customers’ bills to settle a complaint that it was overcharging Montana consumers. |
| PSC considers court action against NorthWestern Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:59 PDT Public Service Commission Chairman Greg Jergeson wants the regulatory board next week to consider going to court to block any attempts by NorthWestern Energy to sell its unregulated interest in the Colstrip 4 power plant. |
| Superintendent candidates: Improve funding, revamp NCLB Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:01 PDT All four Democrats running for state superintendent of public instruction want to see the state spend more money on K-12 schools, and they all favor changes to the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind law. |
| State Supreme Court rejects child rapist’s latest appeal Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:01 PDT The Montana Supreme Court has rejected another appeal from a man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 6-year-old girl in Pinesdale in July 1993. |
| Billings co-op wants to sever ties with Highwood backers Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:04 PDT The complications surrounding a planned coal-fired power plant near Great Falls deepened Tuesday with the general manager of Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative saying it wants to sever all ties with the plant’s backers. |
| Game ranges to remain closed an extra 2 weeks Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:53 PDT BUTTE (AP) State wildlife officials are keeping four southwestern Montana game ranges closed to antler hunters for an extra two weeks because snow in the higher elevations is forcing elk to stay at lower elevations to feed. |
| Recruits with bad history promoted faster, often re-enlist Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:27 PDT WASHINGTON - Soldiers who need special waivers to get into the Army because of bad behavior go AWOL more often and face more courts-martial. But they also get promoted faster and re-enlist at a higher rate, according to an internal military study obtained by The Associated Press. |
| Ambush drives back U.S. patrol Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:32 PDT BAGHDAD (AP) Dozens of fighters ambushed a U.S. patrol in Baghdad’s main Shiite militia stronghold Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun bursts as the American push into Sadr City increasingly faces pockets of close urban combat. |
| Six twisters, no deaths Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:34 PDT SUFFOLK, Va. Naomi Britt had no time for fear, and no time for arguing. |
| Foreclosures rising around nation Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:37 PDT LOS ANGELES The number of U.S. homes heading toward foreclosure more than doubled in the first quarter from a year earlier, as weakening property values and tighter lending left many homeowners powerless to prevent homes from being auctioned to the highest bidder, a research firm said Monday. |
| House approves massive public lands bill Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:35 PDT WASHINGTON A bill that would extend federal immigration and labor laws to the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is on its way to the president’s desk. |
| NBC’s deal to replace late-night host Leno with Conan sets up guessing game Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:42 PDT NEW YORK An orderly transfer of power: Is it possible? |
| High winds fan wildfire near Reno Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:50:25 PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) A wildfire fanned by winds gusting up to 68 mph raced along the edge of a valley south of Reno on Tuesday, threatening homes and spreading thick smoke over the area. |
| 5 Questions: Erika Mendez Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:09:33 PDT This week’s subject is Erika Mendez. She has been an assistant coach of youth soccer, and along with her husband, Adam Mendez, will provide the Mexican food for the Helena Youth Soccer Association’s upcoming Cinco de Mayo fiesta dinner and silent auction. The benefit, which takes place on May 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church, will help the local soccer program cover the costs of operating Seibel Fields. |
| Townsend’s Audet signs with Rocky volleyball Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:09:39 PDT Rocky Mountain College head volleyball coach Laurie Kelly announced the signing of Townsend setter/hitter Alexa Audet on Tuesday. |
| Slayton, Cifala lead Carroll at golf Regionals Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:09:46 PDT Emily Slayton shot a 39-over par 255 to tie for 22nd place and lead the Carroll College women’s golf team to a sixth place finish in the NAIA Region I golf tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Tuesday. |
| Townsend girls place second at Manhattan Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:09:50 PDT Emily Watson shot an 85 to place third overall as the Townsend girls golf squad placed second at the Manhattan Invitational with a score of 359 on Monday. |
| Cascade basketball player signs with Saints Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:09:56 PDT Carroll College women’s basketball coach Shawn Nelson has announced the signing of Jackie Gebhardt of Cascade. |
| Hornets give New Orleans 1st series win Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:10:26 PDT NEW ORLEANS David West stumbled toward the sideline after hitting a fadeaway as he was fouled, then turned toward the bench and slapped the extended hand of Hornets coach Byron Scott. |
| NHL playoffs: Stars take 3-0 lead over Sharks Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:10:43 PDT DALLAS (AP) Mattias Norstrom scored from the top of the left circle 4:37 into overtime to give Dallas a 2-1 victory and a 3-0 lead in the series Tuesday night. |
| Hornets’ Scott voted NBA coach of year Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:10:49 PDT NEW ORLEANS When Chris Paul arrived for a workout before the 2005 NBA draft, Byron Scott took him to lunch and said the Hornets wanted the point guard if he was still available at the fourth pick. |
| Bobcats hire Larry Brown Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:08 PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. Larry Brown wanted to resurrect his vagabond, Hall of Fame coaching career. Michael Jordan needed a veteran teacher and a big hire to rescue his sinking reputation as an NBA executive. |
| Big 10, Pac-10 play the role of BCS villains in playoff push Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:11 PDT HOLLYWOOD, Fla. If only the Big Ten and Pac-10 weren’t so stubbornly loyal to the Rose Bowl, the BCS would be on its way to a playoff. |
| West Point grad reporting for duty in the NFL Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:26 PDT Rookie minicamp in the NFL looms this week for Caleb Campbell, whose life doesn’t figure to change much as he leaves college for the professional ranks. |
| Bills to be paid $78 million to play games in Toronto Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:31 PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. The Buffalo Bills will receive $78 million more than double their calculated 2006 operating income to play eight games in Toronto over the next five years. |
| On the Fringe: Adam Scott still lacking the next step Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:44 PDT One of the most vexing labels in golf is best to have never won a major,’’ which is now affixed to Sergio Garcia with little debate. But there is another description that is even more burdensome, and it belongs to Adam Scott. |
| American League: Youkilis lifts BoSox over Toronto in 9th Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:48 PDT BOSTON (AP) Kevin Youkilis lined a run-scoring single to center field in the ninth, ending a brilliant pitching duel between Roy Halladay and Jon Lester and giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. |
| Hamels, Phillies deny Maddux win No. 350 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:11:52 PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) Cole Hamels had an impressive outing and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 Tuesday night, denying Greg Maddux his 350th career victory. |
| Bengals pounce Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:12:43 PDT The weather was pretty nasty, and so was the Helena High tennis team. Nasty good, that is, as they beat Capital High in a crosstown matchup Tuesday. The Bengal boys won 7-1, while the girls prevailed 5-3. |
| Perfect pair of painters Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:32:54 PDT According to Dale Livezey, it’s always a scramble when an artist is getting ready to put up a gallery show. |
| Soup’s on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:00 PDT After attending the first barbecue of the season, indulging in a small mountain of the fresh crop of summer strawberries that hit shelves all over Helena last week and enjoying a glass of white wine rather than my usual red, I reluctantly gave into the infuriatingly wintry weather last weekend and had a bowl of soup two, actually. |
| One to remember Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:02 PDT “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” started out OK but quickly grew on me much like last summer’s “Knocked Up.” |
| Martial arts stars rise above genre Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:05 PDT I expected very little from “Forbidden Kingdom.” |
| Frumpy, perky and in search of true love Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:06 PDT Within 10 minutes of the start of “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” I was very disappointed. |
| Thoughtful reflections of principled assassins Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:06 PDT Films about mobsters and hit men would be dull if the villains were relentlessly evil. |
| Around the town Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:08 PDT art Sweet Pea issues call for artists The Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts announces its annual poster contest. A $1,000 prize will go to this year’s winner. All ages and levels are encouraged to enter. Deadline for entries is May 9 with mail entries due May 8. |
| Tunes around town Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:08 PDT BENNY’S BISTRO, 108 E. Sixth Ave., 443-0105, has music on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and most Saturdays at noon. |
| American Life’ coming to big screen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:12 PDT More than 20,000 fans of the popular public radio show “This American Life” voted to see host Ira Glass beamed in a live show via satellite into select movie theatres nationwide. |
| Current exhibits Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:32:43 PDT - A.L. Swanson Gallery, 46 S. Last Chance Gulch, 443-3342. Featuring a new exhibition by artist-couple Amy Brakeman and Dale Livezey. |
| Showcase of children’s art opens at Holter April 25 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:32:45 PDT Youth Electrum 2008 opens at the Holter Museum of Art 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 25. |
| Grandstreet cast having way too good a time with musical 'big!' Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:27:20 PDT Remember the movie "Big?" Whether you were a kid or an adult in 1988, chances are the answer is yes. |
| Teens turn to thrift as jobs vanish Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:37:24 PDT NEW YORK - The souring job market and rising costs of the usual teenage indulgences - a slice of pizza, a drive to the mall, the hottest new jeans - are causing teens to do something they rarely do: be thrifty. |
| Eve, Heidi Klum, Nicky Hilton among Us Weekly revelers Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:37:25 PDT LOS ANGELES Eve, Heidi Klum and Nicky Hilton were among the beautiful people who turned out for US Weekly magazine’s Hot Hollywood party. |
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