Victim's Name Has Not Been Released
Laurel Woman Dies in Crash Near Bigfork
KALISPELL – A 29-year-old woman from Laurel was killed in a single vehicle rollover on Secondary 209 near Bigfork, the Montana Highway Patrol said.
The woman was westbound Friday night when she veered to the right into a ditch and overcorrected, causing her sport utility vehicle to turn sharply left and then roll several times.
Public Employees' loss of $195 million, while Teachers Retirement lost $150 million
Montana Pension Fund Shows Losses
HELENA – Nine state and local government pension funds showed a paper loss of $386 million for the year ending June 30, the executive director of the Board of Investments said.
Carroll South said the losses have continued to mount, but retired public employees will still get their pension checks.
Chef Jim Gray
Kitchen Guy: In the Pink
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This may be a stretch, but I chose my topic for this column to show some sort of simpatico with the color theme for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
I’m virtually certain that your grandmother or home-ec teacher told you that pork had to be cooked until it was bone dry and bright white in order for your tummy to be safe. I and thousands of my culinary professional colleagues urge you otherwise.
Networking technology changes, but many tactics remain the same
Job Hunt: More Americans Hit the Trail
June 8, 2007, is a date indelibly fixed in Gary Walters's memory. That's the Friday his boss at Nokia called to inform him that his job had been eliminated.
"He told me that by the end of the day, my access to e-mail and the company network would be terminated," says Walters, who spent 10 years as a marketing manager with the firm, most recently in White Plains, N.Y.
Public meetings to gauge community support
County Parks Shore Up Budget in 20-Year Plan
When municipal budgets get tight, programs like parks and recreation often lose funding first in favor of services like law enforcement and road maintenance. With recent cuts in the city of Kalispell’s Parks Department and Flathead County’s future budget projections looking bleak, the county’s parks and recreation department is working to get ahead.
For the first time in its history, the department is undertaking a 20-year master plan.
AG Says Assisted Suicide is Legislature's Responsibility
Helena Judge Hears Arguments in Right-to-Die Suit
HELENA – A district judge heard arguments Friday in a lawsuit by a terminally ill Billings man, four Missoula physicians and a nonprofit patients' rights group seeking to legalize doctor-assisted suicide in Montana.
The plaintiffs argue that mentally competent, terminally ill Montanans should be allowed to take prescribed medication that would bring about a peaceful death.
Commentary: Like I Was Saying ...
The Hunting Card
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Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama is a big hunter. Despite Halloween’s rapid approach, it appears the blaze orange vests will remain closeted. There are no plans by candidates to slog through the woods, rifles in hands, with photographers creeping a few dozen yards behind. And that’s a relief.
[read more]Timber Industry
Deer Lodge Lumber Mill Lays Off 23
DEER LODGE – Sun Mountain Lumber of Deer Lodge has laid off 23 employees who worked in the finger joint and planer operations.
The layoffs were effective Thursday.
Owner Sherman Anderson says poor market conditions led to the decision.
Secretary of State Says Similar Challenges in the Future Should be Rejected
Dems to Drop Voter Challenge Lawsuit
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) _ Montana Democrats dropped their federal lawsuit Friday against Republicans who challenged the registrations of nearly 6,000 voters because they might have changed their address.
The Montana Republican Party withdrew those challenges earlier this week, after being stung by accusations it was trying to suppress the vote in seven Democratic-leaning counties. Democrats initially vowed to press on with the case, and a hearing was scheduled for next week before U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula.
Third Party Candidates
Nader to Speak in Missoula
MISSOULA – Consumer advocate and independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is scheduled to speak at the University of Montana on Oct. 22.
Nader will speak about the Wall Street bailout, health care, the Iraq war, the environment and his exclusion from presidential debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
