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OCTOBER 21, 2015 // VOL. 9 NO. 42
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THE RISE OF THE CONSERVATIVE
CONSERVATIONIST
In recent years, a new brand of GOP lawmaker has emerged. These “Teddy Roosevelt Republicans” must walk a fine line between their conservation values back home and the partisan politicking in Washington. PAGE 20
Bob Brown, right, laughs as U.S. Sen. Steve Daines celebrates with fishing guide Irv Heitz after landing and releasing a rainbow trout on the North Fork Flathead River this summer. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
ARTS
BUSINESS
SPORTS
Silverbrook Subdivision Sold FVCC Theatre Presents ‘Dracula’ Sprinting For State
Another indication that housing market has rebounded PAGE 32 College opens its fall season PAGE 40 Flathead’s best high school runners get ready BACK PAGE MONTANANS ON MARS 8 | PUBLIC DEFENDERS OVERWORKED 16 | WINTER’S BIG SLEEP 56


































































































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