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  • Can Paula Omit Section 7?

    I’ve inadvertently ran across a spot where Montana Counties – at least Lincoln County,  and I believe others – are systematically violating election law. When Lincoln County mailed out primary ballots, the Democrat ballot had no one running within Lincoln county, showing only 3 candidates for US House – the closest Dem candidate was in Read more

  • Do You Qualify for A Vocational Teaching License?

    Do You Qualify for A Vocational Teaching License?

    There’s a decent chance you might! Career and technical teaching licenses come in several varieties. They don’t necessarily require higher education, but do require 5,000 hours of work experience. What kind of work experience? It depends on the area of endorsement. Montana will license vocational teachers for: Agriculture Business, Marketing, and Communications Agriculture Mechanics Auto Read more

  • Where the 77 Came From

    Where the 77 Came From

    The Montana Highway Patrol should patch reads 3-7-77.  I’ve heard (and told) several different explanations.  Links to several explanations are below the patch – and at the end, is the story that, I feel, best explains the 77.  Cornelius Hedges came headed out on foot from Iowa to the Montana gold fields, arriving in Virginia Read more

  • Kitchen Tips

    Kitchen Tips

    Never grab your cheese out of your bag with your hands use a spoon or pour out.  No matter how clean your hands are it will leave bacteria in there and your cheese will mold quicker. When making a fresh fruit salad and you don’t like it when your apples or bananas turn brown. Just Read more

  • Patches Pictures

    Patches Pictures

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  • A Lecture on No-Win Situations

    In a No-Win situation you lose.  How much you lose is a question of how quickly you recognize that you are in a No-Win situation and how you choose to get out.  Success is measured in terms of what you keep – some loss is inevitable.  I saw a different scenario when I worked at… Read more