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Southeast Montana
Photo courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz
Monday, Oct. 15, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Alberta cities have some of highest power rates in Canada
While rates consumers pay for electricity in Edmonton and Calgary still rank among the highest in Canada, those Alberta cities have fallen in ranking from second to fifth and from highest to third, respectively.
Calgary Herald;
Oct. 15
Montana proposal to clean up Upper Clark Fork Basin questioned
The Upper Clark Fork River Basin Council released its plan to spend $65.5 to remediate areas of the basin left contaminated by mining waste, and members of the Butte Natural Resource Damage Restoration Council faulted the proposed plan for not spending enough of the money in the Montana city.
Montana Standard;
Oct. 15
U. of Wyoming urges Colorado students to head north
The University of Wyoming is actively recruiting students from Colorado, and the effort appears to be working, with 24 percent of the freshman class hailing from the Centennial State.
Denver Post;
Oct. 14
Emails track discord caused by art installation in Wyoming
An installation of wood and coal funded by an anonymous donor installed on the University of Wyoming campus in July of 2011 was removed a year earlier than scheduled after the installation was viewed as anti-coal.
Casper Star-Tribune;
Oct. 14
Laramie brewery gets local flavor thanks to U. of Wyoming garden
The University of Wyoming's Agricultural Community Resources for Everyday Sustainability (ACRES) student-run community garden grew small pumpkins for use in Altitude Chophouse and Brewery's pumpkin ale, and the Laramie brewery is donating 50 cents for every pint of the seasonal brew sold to ACRES.
Casper Star-Tribune (Laramie Boomerang);
Oct. 14
Environment
Montana FWP Commission OKs land buy to expand Big Lake WMA
The Montana State Land Board will take up the purchase of a 1,110-acre parcel on the east shore of Big Lake in southcentral Montana after the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission approved the deal that will expand the Big Lake Wildlife Management Area.
Billings Gazette;
Oct. 14
Idaho gives $65K to group to build trail around Bogus Basin Ski Area
Ridge to Rivers will match the $65,000 grant from the Idaho Parks and Recreation non-motorized recreational trails program with other funds from Bogus Basin, the Boise National Forest, a number of Treasure Valley Retailers, to build a seven-mile trail around the Bogus Basin Ski Area.
Idaho Statesman;
Oct. 15
Bull moose in Wyoming fight to the death over mate
Wyoming Game and Fish warden Jerry Longobardi said it's unusual that bull moose would become entangled in each other's antlers while sparring for a mate, but that's apparently what happened near Jackson, where two bull moose were found dead.
Helena Independent Record (AP);
Oct. 15
Candidates for Montana U.S. Senate seat hold a lively debate
Sunday night's debate in Kalispell brought Democratic Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, and his two challengers, Libertarian Dan Cox and Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, together in Kalispell, where Tester and Rehberg continued their battle over their competing records, and Cox said both parties were to blame for the current state of the nation, and it was time for a new voice.
Flathead Beacon;
Oct. 15
Idaho spends $195,000 on Medicare expansion studies
The Idaho Department of Health and Human Services has paid Utah-based Leavitt Partners $100,000 and Seattle-based Milliman $95,000 for consulting work on the expansion of Medicare under the federal Affordable Care Act.
Denver Post (Idaho Business Review);
Oct. 14
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"I f these trees were animals, people would be shocked to see that we expect them to live without water. Someone would be thrown into jail on animal cruelty charges. People think these overstocked stands are natural, but they're not."
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