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We read the other day . . . •"The name Montana has some Spanish flair that links back to the Latin mons, for mountains.” • “The name Montana was proposed in 1864 when the area was separated from the Nebraska Territory.” • “The name Montana was proposed in 1864 when ...

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Last issue there was a line in an advertisment we didn't grasp. The ad was a thank you to fire fighters and volunteers who prevented the Fjeld farmstead and part 112 years of their history from burning. The line: “We now have our ‘Bug Out’ list ready. Do you?” We had to ask . ...

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Fort Peck Reservoir’s water level has climbed one-tenth of a foot so far this year, meaning runoff of the Missouri River has been miniscule, says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It has only risen about onetenth of a foot this year and is projected to decline by almost one foot by the end of thi...

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We happened to read an interesting item (which has nothing to do with the new local brewery, Pleasant Prairie Brewing) about how many breweries are producing hard seltzers. The that caught our eye was down right weird . . . a 5.2-percent-ABV hard seltzer, made with the leftover water from 52 pound...

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Did you know those rhythm and blues specialists and masters of blood harmony, the Bee Gees, featuring older brother Barry Gibb and four-yearsyounger maternal twin brothers Robin and Maurice, wrote on the same day the songs Too Much Heaven and Tragedy in an afternoon off from the making of the Sg...