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NEWS
APRIL 8, 2015 | 5
W•O•R•D•S of the Week
AN INDEX OF RECENT NEWSMAKERS
CONCEALED CARRY
Ten Republicans joined House Democrats in narrowly defeating, 51-49, a proposal that would have allowed con- cealed weapons on college campuses.
NUKE DEAL
World powers and Iran an- nounced last week that they had reached a crucial frame- work limiting Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for lift- ing international sactions on the country.
BIRD FLU
Less than a week after the disease killed a captive fal- con in Columbia Falls, bird flu was confirmed in chickens in Judith Basin County, accord- ing to the State Department of Livestock.
SUN ROAD
At this pace, the iconic road through Glacier National Park might open by May. That’s wishful thinking, but the plow crews have made quick work of the lower stretches already, clearing all the way past The Loop. Hikers and bikers can now travel as far as Crystal Point just past The Loop.
Troy Mine. BEACON FILE PHOTO
As Prospects Improve, Litigation Still Threatens Northwest Montana Mining Projects
Environmental groups vow to stall Montanore, Rock Creek if projects receive final record of decision
By JUSTIN FRANZ of the Beacon
For more than a decade, the Mon- tanore and Rock Creek mine projects in Northwest Montana have slowly struggled to get off the ground.
While mine bosses touted the hun- dreds of jobs the projects would bring to the area, many believed it would be years
before people were hired to harvest cop- per and silver from the earth, as both proj- ects were delayed by a lack of government permits and capital.
But within 24 hours in late March, both projects took sudden leaps forward, and proponents and opponents alike be-
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