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| 24-hour port priority Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:01:05 PDT TURNER - As locals tell it on both sides of the border, the idea of a 24-hour port of entry started with "two dumb farmers" talking over the hood of a pickup truck in this isolated farming town 12 miles south of the world's longest demilitarized border. |
| Former Lt. Gov. Kolstad dies at 76 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:58:02 PDT Former Lt. Gov. Allen Kolstad, a longtime Republican legislator and prominent farmer and rancher, died Saturday in an assisted living facility in Chester after a long battle with cancer. |
| City OKs mill levy for public safety Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:58:01 PDT The Nov. 4 ballot will include a $1.28 million public-safety mill levy to add additional funding to the Helena fire and police departments’ coffers. |
| Anchor Park to lose its namesake Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:58:04 PDT In a split 3-2 vote, city commissioners on Monday agreed to a plan to move the USS Helena's propeller, bell and anchor from Pioneer Park, where the artifacts have stood for 32 years, to the Montana Military Museum at Fort Harrison. |
| Mine permit available if bond posted Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:58:04 PDT The Montana Department of Environmental Quality says it’s prepared to issue a permit for a proposed gold mine in southwestern Montana if the developers post a $469,000 bond for environmental reclamation. |
| County obtains easement documents Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:58:05 PDT Missoula County has obtained some documents related to private negotiations that occurred between the U.S. Forest Service and Plum Creek Timber Co., which holds easements for use of Forest Service roads. |
| Griz jumps on Yellowstone firefighter Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:58:05 PDT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) A grizzly bear fleeing a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park pounced on a firefighter, but a spokeswoman said the man wasn’t seriously hurt. |
| Small fire quickly contained Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:14 PDT Firefighters responded to a small fire at Go Devil Creek about 1:15 p.m. Monday afternoon. |
| Crews mopping up fire near Red Lodge Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:42 PDT RED LODGE (AP) Fire crews are mopping up a wildfire that burned 10,165 acres west of Red Lodge and some are being transferred to a fire southwest of Nye. |
| Pollster advises GOP not to attack Schweitzer Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:42 PDT A pollster advised the state Republican Party this summer to not attack Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer because of his popularity, but to offer positive policy alternatives. |
| Schweitzer airs TV ad Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:43 PDT Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s campaign on Monday began running its first television advertisement of the 2008 campaign. |
| Freight train derails near Libby Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:36 PDT A BNSF Railway freight train derailed in northwestern Montana early Monday, blocking tracks and spilling corn destined for export from the West Coast. |
| Big Sky, Big Border: 24-hour port priority Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:19:59 PDT Editor’s note: It’s been one year since the Independent Record’s breaking and award-winning series “Big Sky, Big Border” examined national security along the northern border. Much has changed, but more remains to be done. This next installment investigates the changes in manpower, technology and commerce since last year. Click here to veiw more content from the series. |
| Oil hits 3-month low Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:27 PDT NEW YORK (AP) Oil prices plunged to a three-month low Monday, briefly tumbling below $120 a barrel in another huge sell-off after Tropical Storm Edouard seemed less likely to disrupt oil and natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Obama embraces tapping petroleum stockpiles Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:21 PDT LANSING, Mich. (AP) Barack Obama put forward a broad energy plan Monday designed to end U.S. reliance on imported oil within 10 years and shore up his standing amid a tightening White House race and high-anxiety over gas prices. |
| Marines ordered to stay longer in Afghanistan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon has ordered roughly 1,250 Marines serving as trainers for the Afghan security forces to stay on the warfront almost a month longer to continue a mission that military leaders say is a top priority, according to a senior military official. |
| No fanfare for Favre’s arrival Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:10:57 PDT GREEN BAY, Wis. There was no parade, no motorcade, and no photo opportunity hardly the way you’d expect Brett Favre to return to the Green Bay Packers after spending most of the past month as the league’s longest-running daytime drama. |
| National League: Fielder, Parra scuffle; Brewers lose Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:04 PDT CINCINNATI Right-hander Bronson Arroyo lasted six innings on a muggy night and hit a bases-loaded double on Monday, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-3 victory that left the Milwaukee Brewers with a next-to-nothing lead in the NL wild card race. |
| American League: Chamberlain injured in Yankees’ loss Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:07 PDT ARLINGTON, Texas Marlon Byrd hit a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers, long after Joba Chamberlain left with a shoulder injury, snapped a 10-game home losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 9-5 victory Monday night. |
| IOC considers ending global torch relays Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:15 PDT BEIJING The International Olympic Committee is continuing to consider whether to eliminate international torch relays in the wake of the protests which disrupted the Beijing flame’s global tour. |
| Ohio State favored to win Big Ten title Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:27 PDT Ohio State’s James Laurinaitis peeked at a reporter’s notebook while giving an interview and noticed a mistake. |
| Central Michigan leads way in MAC Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:33 PDT No one appreciates what Central Michigan has accomplished more than the other Mid-American Conference teams the Chippewas have beaten. |
| Suspensions pile up for Georgia Bulldogs Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:40 PDT ATHENS, Ga. High expectations for Georgia were overshadowed by off-field troubles as the Bulldogs held their first practice Monday. |
| National briefs Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:11:48 PDT Co-defendant in Simpson case pleads guilty LAS VEGAS A fourth co-defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, agreeing to testify against the Hall of Fame football player and one remaining co-defendant. |
| American takes shot at gold with Russian basketball team Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:12:48 PDT HAINING, China Becky Hammon imagined this moment for a long, long time: Playing in the Olympics, hitting the winning shot, climbing the medals podium. |
| Senators survive slugfest Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:10:28 PDT The Helena Senators put together a furious rally in the bottom of the eighth inning of their loser-out game against the Missoula Mavericks Monday to claim a 21-16 win at the Class AA State Legion baseball tournament. |
| Sidelines: Winning season would benefit Bobcat Stadium Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:10:30 PDT The FieldTurf at Bobcat Stadium looks very nice and is a great addition for the Montana State University football team and their fans. There’s just one minor problem: It makes the east grandstand look like it needs a facelift. |
| Mustangs survive late rally by Brewers Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:10:33 PDT The Helena Brewers made it interesting right down to the final out Monday, loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning and needing only one run to send the game into extra innings against the Billings Mustangs. |
| Local briefs Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:10:37 PDT Saints football No. 1 in coaches poll Defending Frontier Conference Champion Carroll College is the preseason favorite of the Frontier Conference football coaches to repeat as champions for the 2008 season. The Saints received five first place votes. |
| Memoir tells incredible tales from an incredible source Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:46:13 PDT Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger’’ (Simon & Schuster, 128 pages, $20), by Lee Israel |
| Scenic public spaces provide nice wedding-site alternative Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:46:14 PDT SEATTLE Folks jogging by. Families on a picnic. The occasional drunk. And in a Seattle public park, the possibility of rain. |
| John Travolta makes appearance at aviation convention Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:46:14 PDT OSHKOSH, Wis. Soaring into the wild blue yonder cures John Travolta’s blues. |
| Music Reviews Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:46:14 PDT Candlebox’s first effort in 10 years sure to please fans |
| Political trinkets not what they used to be Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:46:21 PDT NEW YORK Have you ever thought about bringing an 8-foot-tall burning torch to a political rally? What about drinking John McCain-brand juice? |
| All’s well with Will Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:20 PDT The little girl was sitting with a friend near a mailbox near the edge of town when Joel Jahnke encountered her for the first time, over 20 years ago. |
| International language Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:03 PDT Hiromi Ishida came to Montana to learn English because she believes it is a global language, but Ishida has another universal language already at her fingertips: music. |
| Montana Shakespeare Company assures it will be back in 2009 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:04 PDT Everybody’s wondering what’s up with the Helena-based Montana Shakespeare Company this summer here’s the straight story. |
| Around the town Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:08 PDT seasonal Kleffner Ranch hosting third annual Wild West Fest |
| Short film festival Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:08 PDT Myrna Loy Center showing 6-minute flicks by local artists |
| Secret’s out: Garden’ is hauntingly good Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:09 PDT If you're reading this review because you want to know whether "The Secret Garden" is worth the price of admission, first let me say this: This show is very, very good and absolutely worth seeing. I'm about the most critical theater-goer you'll ever meet and even I was crying my eyes out at the end. |
| Tunes around town Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:10 PDT BENNY’S BISTRO, 108 E. Sixth Ave., 443-0105, has music most Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 7 p.m. |
| Good things come to those who bait Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:11 PDT An Irish blessing offers the hope that the holes in our net will always be smaller than the fish we catch. |
| A step above the typical mindless comedy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:13 PDT I feel a bit guilty for liking “Step Brothers.” |
| Pay some extra attention to your salad Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:13 PDT Last week I shared a lovely conversation and an equally lovely lunch salad with a friend. |
| Current exhibits Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:15 PDT - A.L. Swanson Gallery, 46 S. Last Chance Gulch, 443-3342, is currently featuring new paintings by St. Louis artist Patricia Oblack; photographs by J.M. Cooper; glass art by Barry Hood; ceramics by Joe Crowley and the furniture of A.L. Swanson. |
| New Jammin the Gulch’ music festival has impressive lineup Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:16 PDT A new Helena music festival, Jammin’ the Gulch, will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in Kindrick Legion Field. |
| Copper prices assist smelter cleanup Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:35 PDT Who would have guessed that long-awaited funding for a cleanup of Asarco-caused environmental damage in and around the East Helena smelter would hinge on the price of copper? |
| Doesn’t believe officers Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:30 PDT To Senators Obama and McCain and anyone else going to Iraq. |
| Fair taxation Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:30 PDT Boy, oh boy, do the businesses in the Great Northern Town Center wish they were the city’s “pet project”! |
| Too much coverage Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:57:31 PDT Kudos to the IR for joining modern journalism. In an effort to sell papers, the IR has joined the likes of TMZ.com, Entertainment Tonight and the National Enquirer by posting video of a man burning up at a demolition derby on their Web site. |
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