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UNCOMMON GROUND Mike Jopek
NORTHERN PINES
Tester Time
GOLF PASS DISCOUNTS
END SOON!
I
ARRIVED AT 8 A.M. AT THE VFW Crops have greatly diversiied recently.
Post 2252 in Kalispell as a roomful The USDA interprets Congress’s in-
of veterans and Flathead Democrats tent on the Farm Bill and implements
talked with Sens. Jon Tester and John rules to best serve farmers, foresters and
Walsh.
hungry families.
Tester was named chairman of the At the VFW, Walsh looked as Mon-
Senate Indian Afairs Committee and tana as Butte. Walsh will likely remain
was circling the state with the new ju- a ierce advocate for veterans across the
nior senator from Montana. Tester pre- state and nation.
viously said that he would promote job I’ve worked with lots of Butte law-
and educational development, plus tar- makers during my time in Helena. They
get wasteful spending as new head of the are as hard-working as people come.
committee.
Butte lawmakers get stuf done. They’re
good at the political art of com-
promise, sometimes to the policy
discontentment of fellow Demo-
“MONTANA IS IN ANOTHER WILD crats.
2014 Season Golf Passes
ELECTION CYCLE. MIDTERMS Walsh’s main contender in the
June primary is Wilsall rancher
ARE TRADITIONALLY LOW Dirk Adams. Adams is campaign-
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In 2005, I saw tribal leaders gain Walsh’s command.
(After 4:00 PM Daily)
trust in Tester as he presided over the Sen. Walsh will likely face Rep. Steve
_________ Junior Pass:
$295.00
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(18 and under *Must be full-time student *Must present student ID *Limited to Space Available)
implement and fund educational pro- tarian candidates this November.
_________Cart Pass $540.00 grams. Tester cosponsored the educa- At the VFW, Tester, who serves on
tion funding bills then and has since the Veterans’ Afairs Committee, stood
_________Range Pass $425.00 maintained a commitment to rural with Walsh. That’s good news. Tester
Montana in Congress.
and Walsh both cosponsor the Senate
_________Junior Range Pass
$250.00
In Kalispell, Tester spoke of newly
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veteran’s bill that opens 27 new clinics
_________Family Pass #1 $825.00 passed laws like the Farm Bill and bud- and medical facilities, provides in-state
(1 Adult, 1 Child) get. Tester previously told the USDA to tuition, and better jobs, dental, health-
_________Family Pass #2 (2 Person Family) $1,100.00 quickly implement the livestock disas- care and retirement.
ter assistance provisions in the new ive- Montana is in another wild election
_________Family Pass #3 (3 Person Family including 1 child)
$1,300.00
year farming law.
cycle. Midterms are traditionally low
Tester won reelection with an efec- voter turnout but the citizen efort to ex-
_________Family Pass #4 (4 Person Family including 2 children)
$1,475.00
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_________Combination Pass #3 (Golf and Range)
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Mike (Uncommon Ground) Jopek and Dave (Closing Range) Skinner often fall on op-
posite sides of the fence when it comes to political and outdoor issues. Their columns
alternate each week in the Flathead Beacon.
