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DATA POINTS
19%
“When I start weighing the risks to
firefighter safety and the safety of the
public, it is clearly not worth the risk.
We are drier now than anything I have
seen and the fuels are very receptive.”
Whitefish Fire Chief Joe Page after canceling the public Fourth of July fireworks display on Whitefish Lake last week.
Support for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
in the wide-open GOP presidential race, according to a recent CNN/ORC poll. He is followed by Donald Trump at 12 percent, Mike Huckabee at 8 percent, Ben Carson at 7 percent, Rand Paul at 7 percent, Marco Rubio at 6 percent and Scott Walker at 6 percent.
DOES ANY CANDIDATE HAVE A CHANCE AT BEATING HILLARY CLINTON FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION?
TOTAL VOTES
THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
242
68% YES
32% NO
42
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE DECISION TO OPEN A U.S. EMBASSY IN CUBA?
TOTAL VOTES
Estimated Americans who journeyed 50 miles or more from home during the Fourth of July weekend, the most since 2007, according to AAA.
THE BAD
GREECE
The country failed to make a payment to creditors, voted against austerity measures and its future in the Eurozone is in jeopardy.
5.3%
The national unemployment rate in June, the lowest in seven years. The rate, however, mainly fell because many unemployed people gave up looking for work.
MILLION
153
THE GOOD
WORLD CUP
The U.S. women’s soccer team won its record third World Cup title last weekend with a 5-2 victory over Japan.
“We must move beyond the Cold War- era mindset so that Montana farms, ranches and businesses can build new economic ties with Cuba.”
Montana Sen. Jon Tester
after it was announced last week that the United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to open embassies in each other’s capitals.
77% YES
23% NO
SHOULD ALL FIREWORKS BE BANNED ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND THIS YEAR?
TOTAL VOTES
289
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87% YES
13% NO *READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
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