Republican presidential candidates sparred over national-security issues Tuesday night, differing sharply on a range of issues – from immigration to aid to Pakistan to the pace of withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The debate was the second focusing on foreign policy and national security issues in a little over a week. It was also the first since former House Speaker Newt Gingrich surged to the top of several polls.
The debate was the second focusing on foreign policy and national security issues in a little over a week. It was also the first since former House Speaker Newt Gingrich surged to the top of several polls.
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| A vehicle travels south on North Fork Road past the flowing water of the North Fork of the Flathead River along the border of Glacier National Park. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Almost 30 years ago a Canadian company wanted to build a coal mine six miles north of Glacier National Park, near the North Fork of the Flathead River. The result was a contentious battle spanning three decades and reaching the highest levels of government in both Canada and the United States.
Last week the issue came to a resolution in Canada as the British Columbia Parliament passed legislation prohibiting mining and energy extraction activities on almost 400,000 acres of land within the river basin.
Last week the issue came to a resolution in Canada as the British Columbia Parliament passed legislation prohibiting mining and energy extraction activities on almost 400,000 acres of land within the river basin.
Comments (1) TotalClick the image or use the arrows to see more photos from the Flathead County Courthouse renovation.
It’s moving month for county employees whose offices are in the renovated historic courthouse, where boxes of files line bare walls and oversized, red, leather-bound books occupy the floor of the commissioners’ chamber.
The books, which contain minutes from past commissioners’ meetings, will fill in the base layer of shelves that make up the back of the chamber, atop of which museum pieces will be housed in glass cases.
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| The Flathead County Commission listens to a presentation from County Planning Director BJ Grieve, right, on Nov. 21 in the Commissioners Chambers in Kalispell. - Molly Priddy/Flathead Beaco |
The Flathead County Commission intends to pursue an interim zoning district for the so-called doughnut planning area outside Whitefish.
During a Nov. 21 hearing, the commissioners said the recent vote in Whitefish to repeal the 2010 interlocal planning agreement between the city and the county has caused a dilemma for the county.
During a Nov. 21 hearing, the commissioners said the recent vote in Whitefish to repeal the 2010 interlocal planning agreement between the city and the county has caused a dilemma for the county.
Comments (2) TotalWASHINGTON – Congress' supercommittee conceded ignominious defeat Monday in its quest to conquer a government debt that stands at a staggering $15 trillion, unable to overcome deep and enduring political divisions over taxes and spending.
Stock prices plummeted at home and across debt-scarred Europe as the panel ended its brief, secretive existence. Republicans and Democrats alike pointed fingers of blame, maneuvering for political advantage in advance of 2012 elections less than a year away. Both sides agreed action was still required, somehow, and soon.
Stock prices plummeted at home and across debt-scarred Europe as the panel ended its brief, secretive existence. Republicans and Democrats alike pointed fingers of blame, maneuvering for political advantage in advance of 2012 elections less than a year away. Both sides agreed action was still required, somehow, and soon.
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| Chuck Baldwin, left, and gubernatorial candidate Bob Fanning listen to questions from the audience at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell. Fanning announced Baldwin as his running mate in the 2012 election. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
On Nov. 16 at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell, Republican governor candidate Bob Fanning told a camouflage-speckled audience, “I’m blessed, completely blessed, to have Chuck Baldwin as my lieutenant governor.”
Baldwin, a pastor who ran for president as a Constitution Party candidate in 2008 and moved from Florida to the Flathead Valley last year, took the stage and returned the respect.
“Bob is the one candidate in the race I can fully and whole-heartedly embrace,” Baldwin said, adding: “I look forward to accompanying Bob to the governor’s mansion after next year’s election, because we are in this to win.”
Baldwin, a pastor who ran for president as a Constitution Party candidate in 2008 and moved from Florida to the Flathead Valley last year, took the stage and returned the respect.
“Bob is the one candidate in the race I can fully and whole-heartedly embrace,” Baldwin said, adding: “I look forward to accompanying Bob to the governor’s mansion after next year’s election, because we are in this to win.”
Comments (35) TotalDENVER — An anti-abortion group that sponsored an unsuccessful constitutional amendment in Mississippi said Monday it will try again with a revised version next year in Colorado, Montana and Oregon.
Denver-based Personhood USA has campaigned for state constitutional amendments defining life as beginning at fertilization. While the amendments sought to ban abortion, many physicians said they could make some birth control illegal and deter in vitro fertilization.
Those personhood amendments failed twice in Colorado, and Mississippi voters rejected an amendment this year.
Denver-based Personhood USA has campaigned for state constitutional amendments defining life as beginning at fertilization. While the amendments sought to ban abortion, many physicians said they could make some birth control illegal and deter in vitro fertilization.
Those personhood amendments failed twice in Colorado, and Mississippi voters rejected an amendment this year.
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