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MISSOULA . (AP) — The suggestion by Sen. Steve Daines that the U.S. Treasury put the face of Jeannette Rankin on the $10 bill is being welcomed by advocates of the nation's first female congresswoman. Betsy Mulligan-Dague, director of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, said the development is exciting. "It's a huge step forward for women to be taken seriously in the world," Mulligan-Dague said. "It's way past time." Rankin would serve as a fitting figure for the bill and for further advancing the achievements of women, Mullig...
After 93 years and 11 months, a kind, gentle soul left his earthly home to join his Father in Heaven on June 18, 2015. Thomas Mack Quinn was "Tom" to his Navy buddies and "Mack" to everyone else. Born July 16, 1921, in Big Sandy, Montana, the first son of Emmet and Alice Quinn, he was raised on the family wheat and cattle ranch southeast of Big Sandy. Mack's love of patriotism began with Boy Scouts, and he was Big Sandy's first Eagle Scout. He graduated from Montana State...
HELENA (AP) — U.S. Rep Ryan Zinke is criticizing Democratic lawmakers for blocking funding for a defense policy bill that passed the Senate this week. Zinke gave the Republicans' weekly address Saturday on the blocked legislation to fund a $612 billion policy bill that President Barack Obama has threatened to veto. Democrats oppose the way the legislation avoids congressional spending caps by padding a cap-exempt emergency account. They say if Republicans want to skirt the caps for defense spending, they should do the same f...
