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There will be a World Day of Prayer this Friday afternoon in Valier. The World Day of Prayer will be held at Saint Francis Catholic Church down in Valier on Friday beginning at 1:30. Springtime, Easter & Lent is the time to reflect & get in touch with ourselves, our families, friends & neighbors. EVERYONE i...

Take your pick. According to NOAA scientists, the global averaged temperature for this January tied with 1995 as the 9th warmest January since record keeping began back in 1980. It also marked the 37th consecutive January & 335th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. Th...

The "story" is "The Sara Weaver Story" & her book is "From Ruby Ridge to Freedom". Sara will be joining me this afternoon (Tuesday) at 4:30 on the Puffman Show to talk about her book, her life, & her outlook. Sara was a teenager when her little brother was shot & killed by a U.S. Marshal....

SUPERSTORM AID Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week...

Attention Veterans: The Montana Veterans Affairs Rep will be here in Shelby tomorrow (Wednesday) morning from 9:30 to 11:30 up at the Toole County Courthouse. For our veterans living over in Glacier County, the Veterans Affairs Rep will travel to Cut Bank in the afternoon & will be visiting with area veterans at the extension office in Cut Bank from 1 until 3 tomorrow. No...

I'm blogging about author & oceanographer John Englander's new book that anticipated Superstorm Hurricane Sandy. In fact, just 1 week BEFORE Superstorm Sandy hit, ocean expert Englander released his book "High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis"...

Those are the words of 17 year old LeAlan Jones from Chicago quoted in a powerful book entitled "A People's History Of Poverty In America". Jones is quoted as saying, "I live in the ghetto. I'm supposed to be a loser. I'm supposed to be on the 6 o'clock news shooting people's heads off...

That's what author Gregory S. Downing says in his new book, "Entrepreneurship Unleashed: Wealth to Stand the Test of Time" from Legacy Unleashed Press. November 6th has come & gone, & there's a lot of anxiety around what happens next. This i...

James K. Papp, that is. Mr. Papp was born & raised up in Fairbanks, Alaska & has been writing & keeping a journal since the Tom Thumb age of 6. He's been a student of metaphysics & spirtuality for over 30 years. His education includes studying with Mayan spiritual teachers & work with a shaman (Sha-Man...I'm the Puff-Man!...

I'm not sure how mine is either, but I've come across a great book on our federal budget.It's "A People's Guide To The Federal Budget"-National Priorities Project" written by Mattea Kramer with a host of other financial experts & authorities. Sp...

AP-Right Now/1750 Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS UPDATE: Hamas: Cease-fire near JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Hamas official says his group is close to a cease-fire with Israel, but a deal has not yet been reached...

We've all witnessed the devastation on TV that was caused by Hurricane Sandy. I think that often times many of us feel helpless & filled with pity for those who lost so much. What to do! One available option is to donate to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR US Disaster Response Hurricanes #3021787 & rest assured that 100% of the money you give will go towards alleviating desp