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Holiday season partner can help keep off the pounds

The Holidays have officially hit full force and if you are anything like me, your waistbands can attest to this, and we still have about 20 days until we unstuff

House drug bill dooms medical research

House lawmakers recently introduced the “Lower Drug Costs Now Act,” which would enable government officials to set the price of lifesaving medicines. The bill would reduce pharmaceutical companies’ revenues by

Guns in the hands of greenhorns

There was once a colorful character named Bat O’Callahan who lived near my hometown of Trout Creek, Montana. He and his wife Jessie worked on the Silver Creek Ranch in

Thankful for Greenway Trail after superfund cleanup

After years of legal wrangling and environmental cleanup of the East Helena ASARCO Federal Superfund Site – a grueling process other Montana communities have also endured – a stroke of

Sacrifice food villians to enjoy Turkey day

Turkey day, indulgence, gluttony, imbibing, the fateful dinner, over consumption, National Unofficial Sweatpants Day, whatever you choose to label the upcoming holiday, problematic in origin or not, one thing we

‘I pledge… my hands to larger service’

If you are a 4-H member, leader or alumni you will be familiar with the phrase, “I pledge…my hands to larger service…” Each month 4-H club meetings start with the

Time: A matter of perspective

Of all the petty annoyances in life few things seem to set people to fuming and fussing more than having to adjust their lives to the change from Daylight Savings

Focus on Agriculture: Ag-vocating in the Classroom

I recently joined more than 400 educators from around the country to learn how to use agricultural concepts to teach reading, writing, math, science, social studies and more at the

JailHouse Gallery Update

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I’m sure many are wondering what is going on with the JailHouse Gallery now that the storefront is closed. While we can’t answer all the questions just yet, we can

Lighting a fire to defeat calories

Halloween candy is just dandy ’til it goes straight to your fanny, said my cousin Annie. Actually, Annie and I are not cousins, we are neighbors, but it’s the same

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