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-Benjamin Franklin
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Mass Shootings and Jumping to Conclusions
I noticed reports of a supermarket shooting in Colorado – at first the perp was a white supremacist, then an ISIS influenced domestic terrorist, and, most recently a Syrian-born immigrant with mental health issues. There’s a challenge when you need to get a story into print quickly, and the first story often changes. Mass shootings Read more
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TFS Volunteer Fire Department Held Annual Meeting
This past Wednesday night (24 March 2021), the TFS Volunteer Fire Department had its much-delayed annual meeting at the Trego Civic Center. The evening included a discussion of the expenses of the fire department, the activity of the department, appointment of new board members, a bylaw change, and a mention of a proposed fee increase Read more
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Bear Hibernation (Part I)
People are fascinated by bears for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is their ability to hibernate. Imagine an animal much like people in many ways, being able to crawl into a den for 5-6 months and remain there, without eating, drinking, urinating or defecating, the entire time. As if that wasn’t Read more
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Possibly the Nastiest Death Sentence Ever
When I began teaching at Trinidad State, the cop instructor’s classroom was kitty-corner across from my office in the science building. Each Spring, he would greet his class with a recitation of this sentence from Judge Kirby Benedict, in Taos, New Mexico. Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzales, in a few short weeks it will be Read more
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BackPack program begins at Trego School
What is a BackPack program? In essence, students are sent home with a “backpack” of food for the weekend. The premise is that while students receive meals at school (indeed, meals are free to all students at Trego School), they may need some supplementation on weekends and holidays. Thus, a BackPack program. Students are given Read more
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Tick diseases in Montana
Spring has sprung, and our first ticks are out and about.When folks start talking about illnesses transmitted by ticks, the first to come up almost always seems to be Lyme Disease. While Lyme Disease is the most common tick-borne disease among Montanans, you don’t need to worry about picking it up around here – it Read more
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