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DATA POINTS
5.2%
4.7%
“PEOPLE ARE GETTING WAY TOO CLOSE.”
Yellowstone National Park spokeswoman Amy Bartlett after a fifth tourist was injured by a buffalo this year when she was flipped in the air as she posed for a selfie with the massive beast. Typically, the park has only one to two run-ins between park-goers and buffalo during an entire year.
THE GOOD
STATEWIDE WORKFORCE
The state has added 8,800 jobs during the first six months of 2015, according to state labor officials.
THE BAD
FIRE
The Reynolds Creek Fire burned more than 3,000 acres of land on the east side of Glacier National Park, temporarily closing parts of Going-to-the-Sun Road. The road is expected to reopen to Logan Pass from the west side this week.
31st
Montana’s ranking among states for overall well-being of its children, according to the annual Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The state moved up one notch from the previous year.
HAS THE REYNOLDS CREEK FIRE IN GLACIER PARK AFFECTED YOUR SUMMER PLANS?
TOTAL VOTES
THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
COUNTY’S JOBLESS RATE in June, up from 4.7 percent a month prior, according to the state Labor Department. Montana’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.9 percent.
76.7 CENTS
192
FLATHEAD
21% YES
79% NO
Amount the Canadian dollar was worth against the U.S. dollar at the end of trading on July 22, the lowest level in almost 11 years.
DO YOU THINK THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS REGULATING COMMERCIAL LOGGING HAVE LED TO MORE INTENSE WILDFIRES?
TOTAL VOTES
177
“Today was his lucky day ... I’ve seen a lot worse
from a lot less.”
Montana Highway Patrol
Trooper Bob Hensley after
a driver walked away without injuries after
crashing into the cab of a logging truck on U.S. Highway 93, causing the truck and its trailer to roll over onto the car. The northbound lanes were closed for two-and-a-half hours to clear logs from the road.
38% NO POSTAL SERVICE IS IMPORTANT?
62% YES
DO YOU BELIEVE IMPROVING RURAL
TOTAL VOTES
159
60% YES
40% NO
*READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
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CAUTION
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