HELENA – The Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign is airing its first Montana television advertisement with less than a week before the state’s Tuesday primary. The Barack Obama campaign has been airing different advertisements in the state for a month. The new Clinton ad touts her vote against the Bush administration energy plan and her universal […]

So after four weeks of blustering about websites, I thought it appropriate to close this series (and you thought it was closed last week, ha!) with two pieces of information: What to do next, and How to figure out who will do it. Before I do that, I need to address some great feedback I […]

Snow, windstorms, and rains wreak havoc annually on local trails. As a prelude to the upcoming hiking season, the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation (BMWF) launches its summer volunteer program with a National Trails Day project designed to clean up one of the local trails. Along with the American Hiking Society and Montana Conservation Corps, volunteers […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Tuesday included the following: 2:20 a.m. A woman claimed she heard nine shots near her Martin City home. She also pointed out a car that was in the ditch. Deputies were unable to find anything suspicious about either situation. 2:32 a.m. Someone broke a window out […]

BILLINGS – Her chances of securing the Democratic presidential nomination narrowing by the day, Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted Tuesday that she would be a stronger candidate than Barack Obama to square off against John McCain in November. The former first lady has refrained from criticizing Obama directly in recent weeks as he has built an […]

Good morning. Today is national Senior Health and Fitness Day. On the Beacon this morning, we have exclusive interviews with Democratic Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on issues relevant to Montana. After a fatal motorcycle accident, the legacy of Eastside Brick’s developer, Eric Berry, lives on through his projects. A 42-year-old Evergreen man […]

Recently, Uncle Sam began depositing money directly into the checking accounts of some 130 million American households. Probably $600 for a single person, maybe $1,200 for a couple – maybe less, or maybe more, depending on family circumstances. Washington hopes recipients will spend much of it, and revive the flagging economy. Most economists expect the […]

HELENA – Former President Bill Clinton will return to Montana Sunday to campaign for his wife in Stevensville, Anaconda, Great Falls and Helena. Hillary Clinton’s campaign has not announced the times or locations of Sunday’s events. Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been campaigning in Montana in advance of the June 3 […]

Anyone sitting in the Kalispell City Council chambers during its May 19 meeting witnessed one of the smoothest and most efficient pieces of work by a local government to occur in the Flathead for some time. A business owner came in with a problem, and within 45 minutes, the council had solved it in a […]

KILA – Life is good for the five members of Silver’s Platter. They wake up when they want to, stroll over to The Cottage Inn for breakfast and then get funky. Combining elements of jazz and funk, with traces of the blues and Frank Sinatra, Silver’s Platter rocks The Cottage Inn throughout the day, jamming, […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Tuesday included the following: 8:31 a.m. Someone littered by the catholic church in Bigfork. 9:17 a.m. A West Glacier resident reported that a suspicious woman called and tried to sell her an extended warranty on her ’56 Chevy. 2:52 p.m. Troublemakers tipped over a Porta-Potty and […]

MISSOULA – With some witnesses and victims dying of asbestos-related diseases, there is a strong need to prevent any “additional, unnecessary delay” of a trial in the government’s asbestos case against W.R. Grace & Co., federal prosecutors told the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers for the chemical manufacturer last month asked the high court to review […]

HELENA – The state of Montana is receiving unprecedented attention from the Democratic presidential hopefuls, as campaigns for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama announced return visits to the state. Obama is scheduled to hold a rally at Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls at 5:45 p.m. Friday, while former President Bill Clinton is scheduled […]

Last April, within my first few days of working for the Beacon, I was asked to write a blog for our brand new Web site. I stared at the computer for two hours and then asked Editor Kellyn Brown, “Um, what do you want me to write about?” Coming up with ideas can still be […]

ANACONDA – The Anaconda School Board says high school athletes will be tested randomly to check for the presence of alcohol or drugs. The board recently voted 5-1 for the testing. The lone vote against the policy came from Bill Johnson, who said it would violate privacy rights. Under the policy taking effect in August, […]