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House passes lean budget Wendy Warburton This week the Montana House passed our budget bill, House Bill 2. This forms the basis for Montana's budget for the next two years. Passing a balanced budget is the one constitutional duty of the Legislature, and one that I take seriously. The initial budget, proposed by the governor before the legislative session, was not balanced. It would have spent more money than nonpartisan projections say that our state will take in. Growing government and raiding our savings account is not resp...
Real facts behind scintillating stories Remember the big wildfires that burned over 180,000 acres south of Chinook in 1991? I do. I was a sophomore in high school at the time and the fire raced along right across the road from my house. My great uncle died while trying to build a fire break to protect his farm. Radio reports initially urged everyone who could possibly help to come and volunteer. Later reports said, "We need to kind of shut off the volunteer effort at this point in time because it cannot be coordinated. And if...
Honored to be part of Youth of the Year event Editor: Last week, I was honored to co-host the Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year event in Helena. One of the three finalists was our own Shawna Cary of Havre. Although she was ill and unable to attend in person, Shawna competed by video, and she did an amazing job! Please congratulate Shawna. Even though the judges ultimately picked a different candidate, I was extremely proud of the great job Shawna did and how wonderfully she represented Havre. The sky is the limit for...
