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Senate to Skip July Fourth Recess to Work on Deficit
Sen. Harry Reid said the Senate will skip its scheduled recess for the week of July 4th to continue working on cutting the deficit.
National News
National News
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No Saturday Mail Delivery? What Do You Think?
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LET FREEDOM RING
Did you know that the Liberty Bell was NOT rung on July 4th, 1776 because the Declaration of Independence was neither signed nor proclaimed on that date? Do you realize that John Hancock was the only one of the 56 signers of the Declaration who actually signed it on July4th! And get this...both Jefferson and Adams, ex-presidents and signers of the Declaration of Independence, both died on July 4th in 1826, and just a few minutes apart!
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THE BUTLER DIDN’T DO IT
The Congdon case had it all: murder in one of America's great mansions, multi-million dollar inheritance, family feuds, suicide, private eyes, and investigative intrigue. But the butler didn't do it. Author Sharon Hendry joins me tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at 4:35 to discuss her mystery thriller, "Glensheen's Daughter".
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A MOUNTAIN OF A MAN
Imagine my surprise last week when I read an article from the Associated Press concerning my friend Bill Yenne (his last name rhymes with penny). Bill's a Montana native and makes his home in San Francisco these days. He's the son of a former Glacier National Park guide and trails supervisor. Yenne's been a guest on the Puffman Show as he's a world famous author and historian. I've also had the pleasure of enjoying lunch with Bill down at the Grid
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Dead Soldier Leaves Money to Send Friends to Las Vegas
Everyone needs a friend like David Hart.
The British soldier who was killed by a Taliban bomb last year left more than $160,000 in his will so his friends could go to Las Vegas.
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NO FUN ALLOWED IN THE BIG APPLE
That's the impression I get from talking with the Gabby Cabby, New York City cab driver and longtime pal of mine, Peter Franklin. The Gabman will be joining me this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:35 right after Puffman Musical Trivia
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IT’S A GREAT NIGHT TO READ
It's a great night to read and the book's "A Great Day To Fight Fire" and I'll be reading more of Mark Matthews' page turner tonight at 6 at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. I read Montana history every Tuesday evening and I feel that the residents up at the Heritage who come to my reading group, are enjoying this story about the famous Mann Gulch 1949 blaze as much as I am
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Remember Your Health During Evacuations
If you are one of the families that are to evacuate your home because of flooding....the following is reminder from DOHHS.
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is reminding Montanans who must evacuate their homes due to flooding to remember their health needs
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REPORT FROM THE HERITAGE
My Montana History reading Tuesday evenings at the Marias Heritage Center is going well and last evening (Tuesday), we reached about the half way point in the book we're currently reading on the Mann Gulch Fire (near Helena) back in 1949
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OUR REAL HEROS
Have you heard of Bob Weiland, who lost both legs in 1969 in Vietnam to a land mine while trying to save a fellow soldier? In 1986, Bob "WALKED" 2,000 miles from California to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D
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IT’S ALL ABOUT AGRICULTURE
Probably here in the Golden Triangle, we pay rapt attention to agriculture because it is our lifeline, and really. our country's lifeline. Agriculture is what the Golden Triangle is all about. Brady area farmer Gary Gollehon reports that Kansas and Oklahoma recently received anywhere from an inch or two of rain