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Montana Outdoors Great Place to Celebrate Independence Day…

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How can it already be the Fourth of July, Independence Day, 2020, a time to celebrate the birth of this great nation? With all of the chaos we have witnessed and experienced over the past six months, including the COVID-19 pandemic and all of its impacts, and the riots and protests, looting and destruction of public and private property, how did we so suddenly get to this anchor point of the year, this time of remembrance and honoring those many people who have helped make this country of ours, the United States of America, the great place that it is?

October 10 Stardust

25 YEARS AGO (1993) The second-ranked Colstrip Fillies got 20 points and senior leadership from Jennie Bailey Thursday night as they posted a 51-42 road win over the Miles City

The left’s foolhardy attack on the Senate

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The left’s foolhardy attack on the Senate Democrats suffered a stinging loss in the fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and have concluded that the constitutional system is to blame. You

Haley’s comet has a long tale

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Seated next to President Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday, Nikki Haley did not look like a woman who had tortured herself over whether to resign as U.S. ambassador to

Abby: Man learns he may have a son he never knew about

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 27 years and have three wonderful kids. The youngest is 16. I recently found out I may have another son from a relationship

Socialism Destroys

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Socialism is hot. Famous actors recently made a commercial proclaiming that “democratic socialism” creates some of the best parts of America. It’s “your kids’ public school” (says Susan Sarandon), the

Abby: Opposites share marriage despite leading separate lives

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 30 years. Although my husband and I are both positive people, we have not had a happy marriage. He leads the life of

What Do We Have In Common?

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America stands at a precipice. It’s a moral precipice of our own making: We’re not facing any external existential threat, or any serious economic crisis. Nonetheless, we’re at each other’s

Liz Weston: How to fund college if you didn’t save enough

If college tuition bills are looming and you don’t have nearly enough saved, you have plenty of company. But you also have options for making it more affordable. Four out

Boyfriend wears out his hosts

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DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 40 years and her boyfriend live several states away from my husband and me. Every winter she and her friend expect to come to