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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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No Resident Pack Anymore
When we first built the house by the pond, we moved in with a pair of coyotes for neighbors. He was a beefy built coyote – deep chested, and occasionally reported as a small wolf. He wasn’t – just happened to have a blockier, larger size body than the typical coyote. It was only after Read more
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Where We Came From
I spotted a map that shows the state where folks who aren’t native-born came from – and across the west, most of us hail from California. Earlier today I was reading that the Californians who move to Texas are more conservative than the native Texans. I figure it’s the same here in Montana. Most of Read more
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A Right to Your Own Opinion But Not Your Own Facts
I always credited this quote to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. It turns out that the original was Bernard Baruch, “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” According to QuoteInvestigator.com “In 1983 U.S Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a member of the Read more
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The Decline of Representation
The past three Presidents – Obama, Trump and Biden – have each wound up governing by executive order. True, Obama managed to squeak a healthcare bill through Congress – but even with that, Trump was complaining that executive orders were no way to run a country, that we needed real leadership. Now Trump is also Read more
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SCCY Is Gone
Years ago, I used my Cabelas card points to buy a SCCY pistol that was on deal. Half of the reason I bought it was the impressive warranty. Then the doggone thing worked so well that I never used the guarantee. The only problems I ever encountered were some ancient Egyptian ammunition that had been Read more
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School District 53 — Older Than Lincoln County
School District 53 – Trego School – started in September of 1905. I finally understand why it’s District 53 – it started when the community was still in Flathead County. Matter of fact, Flathead County had only split from Missoula County in 1904. Lincoln County began in 1909 – 5 years later. The lower numbers Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 