Anne James

I saw the story on the Associated Press wire this afternoon and had to check it out. A company in Nairobi, Kenya is turning discarded flip-flops into useful items and works of art! The company is called Ocean Sole. Click HERE to see a video that tells the story.  

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The University of Montana, U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Department of  Education have concluded an investigation into how the university conducted investigations of sexual assault allegations involving UM students

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 Press Release

    The Montana Senior Olympics Committee is proud to announce that Great Falls will be the site for Montana Senior Olympics again in 2013. Great Falls hosted the games in 2011 & 2012 and has been selected again as the host site for the 2013 and 2014 Montana Senior Olympics.

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Montana has many homes built before 1978 which may contain lead-based paint.  Montana companies doing work on these

homes and some other buildings are required to be trained and EPA Certified.  Since this is a requirement of EPA i

The Bureau of Land Management has posted its Hi-Line Draft resource Management plan online, and will be taking comments in a series of public meetings around the area. Click HERE to read the draft plan.

Public hearings:

May 8, 6:00-8:00 pm

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Holocaust survivor and author Inge Auerbacher, will be talking about her experiences as a young child imprisioned in Nazi concentration camps and her family’s struggle to survive the holocaust and build a new life in America

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ARLINGTON, Va. –­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that three Montana employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the

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On today's Extension Minute, Teton County Agent Jane Wolery talked about a series of seminars coming in May. Here are the details, from the MSU News Service.

 BOZEMAN - Jim Oakley, an associate professor of marketing at Montana State University’s College of Business, will present “Understanding the Future Customer” in 11 cities across the state this summer as part of the college’s State Farm Family Business Program On the Road

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MISSOULA, MONTANA (4/24/13) – The University of Montana’s football season ticket holders are reminded that the deadline for UM’s ticket renewal is just a few days away.

Griz football season ticket holders must pay for their 2013 tickets by Wednesday, May 1 at 4:30 p.m. to secure the

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 The critter to the left there doesn't look like something you'd want to snuggle up with, but millions of Americans sleep with bed bugs every night.

During this, Bed Bug Awareness Week, the MSU Extension service offers a free MontGuide explaining how to recognize bed bugs and deal with them

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U.S. Senator Max Baucus will retire, rather than seek relection, Washington Post columnist Paul Kane is reporting today, quoting Democratic Campaign strategists. Read Kane's report HERE.

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Just a few years ago, this would have been a rare sight, but farmers and ranchers  are seeing more bears roaming the prairie here in the Golden Triangle. Brad Birch spotted these two on April 17, just a couple of miles west of Conrad near the Ron Warwick place.

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