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DATA POINTS
THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
40%
Decline U.S. o cials are expecting in applications to drill for oil and gas on federal and Indian lands in the coming years. The projection comes as cheap prices have curtailed domestic energy exploration, driving down state and federal revenue.
THE GOOD
LOCAL ECONOMY
In its mid-year report, economists touted the Flathead Valley as an economic leader despite declines in the timber industry.
THE BAD
FIRES
A wild re near Hamilton claimed a number of structures and caused the evacuation of over 500 homes. And another re erupted near Thompson Falls over the weekend.
“Standing here as my mother’s daughter, and my daughter’s mother, I’m so happy this
day has come. Happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between.”
Hillary Clinton during her speech at
the Democratic National Convention last week when she became the rst woman presidential nominee in American history.
HAVE YOU VISITED A MONTANA STATE PARK THIS YEAR?
TOTAL VOTES
SHOULD MOUNTAIN BIKES BE ALLOWED IN DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS?
TOTAL VOTES
WILL BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS UNITE BEHIND HILLARY CLINTON?
TOTAL VOTES
230
277
193
63% YES
37% NO
32% YES
68% NO
49% YES
51% NO *READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
62%
Amount by
which Montana health insurance companies that use Montana marketplace are seeking to increase rates in 2017.
“Hillary Clinton’s speech was an insulting collection of clichés and recycled rhetoric. She spent the evening talking down to the American people she’s looked down on her whole life.”
Stephen Miller, Republican presidential nominee Donal d Trump’s senior policy advisor, in response to Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.
$55-$62
National prices per box of cherries, nearly double the usual price range. High cherry prices across the nation have helped cherry growers in northwestern Montana as recent heavy rains have damaged some of the local crop.
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