Monthly Archives: May 2009

Cowboy Up, Montana Senators, by the Montana Maven (Diane Kamp, Big Timber, Montana)

(Moderator’s note: this piece is reposted with permission of the author from the blog Montana Maven’s Opinions Worth Ropin’ ) see:  http://montanamaven.com/ Okay, Gail Collins beat me to it. Just when we Montanans were getting over being made fun of … Continue reading

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Rally for Single Payer Health Care

Get your protest shoes on! At noon on Friday, June 5th, protest rallies will be held at Baucus field offices throughout the state to call for REAL health reform: a single-payer health plan.  Senator Baucus has offices in both Bozeman … Continue reading

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Creating Jobs Around Montana’s Clean Energy Future

The public is invited to join a town hall discussion about programs within the federal Recovery Act (aka Stimulus Package) that focus on clean energy jobs. Panelists from the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and Sen. Max Baucus’s office will help … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform Conversation with Baucus Staffers and panel

The United States does not have a health care system.  We have a hodge-podge of plans for different segments of the population and a general assumption that commercial health insurance is the only way to afford health care.  Health insurance … Continue reading

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Location of Evening with Elsie Fox is changed to Murray Hotel

Please take note:   The reading and book signing with Elsie Fox will be at the Murray Hotel at 6:30 instead of the Library.  Please mark your calendars.  This event is not to be missed.  Click on the listing on the … Continue reading

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Senator Tester Livingston Outreach

Senator Tester\’s Field Director for the Bozeman region will be available to constituents in the West Room downstairs in the City/County Complex in Livingston on Tuesday, May 19th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.  Stop by and give your senator’s staff … Continue reading

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Baucus Healthcare Plan: Arrest Doctors, Nurses

Baucus Healthcare Plan: Arrest Doctors, Nurses posted by JOHN NICHOLS on 05/13/2009 @ 3:12pm EmailPrintShare Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, the insurance industry-friendly Democrat who is managing show hearings on healthcare reform, has come up with a novel way … Continue reading

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The Most Honest Article about Afghanistan You Will Ever Read

 Newsletter AlterNet Headlines Pipeline-Istan: Everything You Need to Know About Oil, Gas, Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan and Obama By Pepe Escobar, Tomdispatch.com. Posted May 13, 2009. Nothing of significance takes place in Eurasia without an energy angle. As Barack Obama … Continue reading

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Food Pantry Fundraiser at Beanery

The Livingston Food Pantry of Park County invites you to an evening at Northern Pacific Beanery 108 West Park Street, Livingston Thursday May 28, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. Dinner will be served by Food Pantry board members and volunteers and … Continue reading

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HEALTH CARE FROM THE HEART: A READER’S THEATER OF COMMUNITY VOICES

HEALTH CARE FROM THE HEART: A READER’S THEATER OF COMMUNITY VOICES Location: Bozeman Library Community Room Description: Join SEIU (Service Employees International Union) for a Special Evening to Share Stories and Solutions to the current health care crisis! Featuring Live … Continue reading

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