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The caller on the other end of the phone line was near exacerbation. He had been given the run-around by government officials, the very people he put in office to represent him, and his quest for answers was met time and again with roadblocks. I don't recall the specifics of the man's concern, or the public officials who he was trying to spur to action in a cause he passionately believed in that he related in the conversation years ago. But one thing that he said has stuck with me, and it is something that I go back to time... Full story
Rep. Kris Hansen blamed much of the criticism of the Montana Legislature on the Helena press corps that she says spends too much time on hot-button issues but ignores other issues of importance. As reported by Havre Daily News reporter Tim Leeds, Hansen lashed out at the press corps at a community meeting last week. John Kelleher "The only time, the only time, they have got up to actually turn those stinking cameras on and turn those stinking recorders on was when there was an issue like that so that there would be headlines...
I am the President of Montanans Against Assisted Suicide, a nonprofit public benefit corporation and a grassroots group opposed to assisted suicide. We welcome everyone opposed to assisted suicide regardless of your views on other issues. This session, we are supporting House Bill 505, which is a short and simple bill that clarifies the offense of aiding or soliciting suicide. The bill's other purpose is to prevent the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in Montana. Assisted suicide means that someone provides the...
This is Sunshine Week, a week set aside to stress the importance of governments operating in sunshine, under public scrutiny. Because several journalism-based organizations are sponsors of Sunshine Week, there is a tendency by some to see the week as part of an ongoing rift between reporters and the government. But most people who exercise "sunshine rights" are not reporters. Bloggers, political liberals, political conservatives, interested citizens, people who feel their rights are threatened by government, Second Amendment...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church. Surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world, cardinals locked themselves into the chapel following a final appeal for unity to heal the divisions that have been exposed by Pope Benedict XVI's shocking resignation and revelations of... Full story
HELENA — A House panel heard a bill Tuesday that would require companies to divulge the personal information they glean from consumers and to which entities they sell the information. House Bill 572 would give consumers the option to request the personal information an entity has collected about them. Rep. Bryce Bennett, D- Missoula, told the House Business and Labor Committee the data collected by companies belongs to the consumers. "The reality is ... there are these big companies that are doing this. They openly admit t...
HELENA — The Montana Legislature inched closer Tuesday to finding a fix for its beleaguered pension system when a committee decided to advance both of the major proposed fixes. But the Joint-Select Committee on Pensions opted to leave the big decision to the House, which will have to choose between a plan to fix the current system and one to end it in favor of a defined-contribution plan. Analysts say Montana's public pension system, which includes both state and local government employees, faces a roughly $4 billion s...
HELENA — A measure aimed at undermining any potential federal ban on assault weapons was endorsed by the Montana Senate on Tuesday as it speeds toward the governor's desk. House Bill 302 would prohibit local authorities from enforcing any federal ban on certain semi-automatic weapons. Supporters argue it is needed to send a strong message to Congress that the state does not want such a ban. "I view this bill basically as pushback to the discussion in Washington, D.C.," said state Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls. "... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team must be getting used to the state of Missouri by now. After all, the Lights are making their third straight to Kansas City for the NAIA national tournament, and their fourth jaunt there in the last five years. And on Wednesday night at the Municipal Auditorium, the Lights will square off against a team from Missouri in the first round of the big dance for the second straight year. Last March, the Lights fell to... Full story
In the world of college athletics you can normally pick your team, but you can't always pick your teammates. Montana State University-Northern's Roshawn West, Alfie Miller, and Jesse Vaughan find themselves in a unique and interesting situation, as first fate, then a conscious decision brought the three together nearly 765 miles away from where they first began to play together at Shoreline Community College just outside of Seattle. Montana State University-Northern's Roshawn West, left, Jesse Vaughan, middle and Alfie... Full story
The H. Earl Clack Museum board discussed a busy spring schedule during its monthly meeting Monday, planning for events that start in two weeks and run through the end of June. The museum is hosting the annual conference of the Museums Association of Montana, titled "High Hopes on the Hi-Line: Preparing for a Brighter Future," March 21-23. Board members at Monday's meeting discussed which events they might attend during the annual conference, and board Chair Judi Dritshulas starting a discussion of what the museum board might... Full story
Grayson Brenna, Havre Wrestling Havre High sophomore Grayson Brenna was on a mission this weekend at the Class A state tournament in Billings. Brenna And that mission didn't end until he was standing on the podium as the 105-pound Class A champion Saturday night. Brenna defeated Sidney's Ethan Graves 9-2 in the championship match, capping off a brilliant run at state, where he pinned his first three opponents. Brenna was in the finals for the second straight year, while he also helped his team capture the Class A trophy.... Full story
If you read my column in Friday's Havre Daily News, then you know I didn't see a single second of the 2013 Class A state wrestling tournament this past weekend in Billings. All I saw were a lot of names and numbers on a computer screen, as well as thousands of tweets Friday and Saturday. However, now that the event is over, and the Havre Blue Ponies are home with the school's 10th state championship in hand, it's time to give my final thoughts on what was a remarkable state... Full story
BILLINGS — One thing I noticed the state wrestling tournament does not lack is emotion. Some athletes and teams show it more than others, but everywhere I looked, it was there. If a kid lost a match he thought he should have won, there was anger. Headgear takes a lot of abuse after a loss. Or if a kid won a big match, there was excitement and happiness, with plenty of fist pumps, high fives, and hugs to go around. Havre High's Keegan Kennelly is emotional following Saturday night's 98-pound Class A state championship match a... Full story
For six girls basketball teams, the season hangs in the balance over the next four days inside the Havre High Gymnasium. And by the time Saturday night turns to Sunday, only two will still be playing basketball in 2013. On Wednesday afternoon, the 2013 District 9C girls basketball tournament begins with two girls games. The tournament will run through Saturday with the girls consolation game set for 1 p.m. Saturday and the girls championship game slated to tip off at 6 p.m....
Yes, it is that time of the year again, tournament time, and yet another District 9C basketball tournament is set to take over the Havre High gymnasium this week. Wednesday-Saturday, the District 9C boys basketball tournament will make the Havre High gymnasium its home. The championship game is set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m., while a challenge game is also scheduled for Monday at 7:30 p.m. (6 p.m. if there is no girls challenge game) if necessary. Big Sandy's Jesey Bailey, left, gets ready to shoot during a District 9C boys...
Patricia G. Ekman, 63, of Havre, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at her residence of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements....
Joyce Elaine Roberts After a long illness, Joyce Elaine Roberts passed away Feb. 8, 2013, from heart and lung complications. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, with burial immediately following in Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the graveside services at the Havre Eagles Club. The family has requested that memorials be made in Joyce's name to a charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and...
Frank 'Put' Nelson Frank "Put" Nelson, 66, of Havre, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at his brother's home of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Life will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at the Eagles. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Frank was born on Feb. 16, 1946, in Williston, N.D., to Walter and Thelma (Venne) Nelson. He was raised in Williston, attending schools there. Following his school years, he attended barber college in Alaska,...
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board discussed a wide variety of topics at its monthly meeting Monday, including introducing a new member of the Hill County musuem's displays to the public with an old-fashioned party. The museum board and manager have added Lady Grace, a locally made 4-and-a-half-foot porcelain-faced doll in period costume, to its displays, and plans to hold a tea-and-crumpet party in honor of the addition and its maker, dollmaker Bernice Pyette of Havre. Her family donated the doll to the museum, now on display...
A judge put a hold on a hearing on charges that a Havre medical marijuana provider violated conditions of her release while facing two sets of charges in Havre — and another in Oregon that a judge just dismissed — when attorneys on both sides asked for time to negotiate new conditions of release and a possible resolution to the charges. State District Judge David Cybulski of Plentywood — the third judge in a 2012 case against Delaine Fitzpatrick, born in 1977, and the fourth in a set of charges filed against her in 2010...
BILLINGS — An autopsy has confirmed a police officer's gunshot killed a 32-year-old Billings man who authorities say was reaching for a BB gun during a confrontation. Yellowstone County Deputy County Coroner Chad Fehr said Tuesday that Jason Shaw died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Police say the shot was fired by Officer Grant Morrison. Morrison confronted a combative Shaw in a residential neighborhood early Monday. He attempted to subdue Shaw with a stun gun but failed, then fired a single round after Shaw allegedly r... Full story
HELENA — A commission drawing up new legislative districts rejected requests for changes from Republican legislative leaders, but did adopt a small bipartisan request. The panel wrapped up nearly three years' worth of work Tuesday with a split vote on the final plan. The commission drew 100 new state House and 50 new state Senate districts to align with 2010 population numbers. Commission Chairman Jim Regnier backed one last-minute change requested by a group of bipartisan lawmakers. It ensures that a Republican senator l...
From the Hi-Line delegation, Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, voted yes. Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Chinook, was excused. Rep. Clarena Brockie, D-Harlem, voted no. HELENA (AP) — The House unexpectedly flipped on a Republican proposal to bring charter schools to Montana. The chamber shot the measure down 50-49 on a vote Tuesday needed to advance it to the Senate — just a day after endorsing it in an initial vote. A Republican leader backing the measure said he was surprised that some in his caucus switched their votes, and was unc...
WASHINGTON — Pledging to revive a "rising, thriving middle class," President Barack Obama promised Tuesday night to create solid new jobs without raising the federal deficit. He's calling for a "smarter government" but not a bigger one. In excerpts released ahead of his State of the Union address, Obama called job creation his "North Star" and implored a divided Congress to center its work on attracting more jobs to the U.S., equipping Americans to compete for those positions and making sure hard work leads to a decent l...
