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DATA POINTS
“We wouldn’t have put this much energy and effort into this if we didn’t think it would work. This will save the taxpayers money.”
Flathead County Administrator Mike Pence on the county’s tentative agreement with the owners of the former Walmart in Evergreen to purchase the building and the land around it for $2.8 million.
THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
DO YOU SUPPORT LETHAL INJECTION AS A FORM OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?
WOULD YOU SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT?
ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FLATHEAD’S LABOR MARKET?
TOTAL VOTES
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TOTAL VOTES
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73 YES 27 NO 41 YES 59 NO 53 YES 47 NO
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$8.4 MILLION
Cost to fight the Reynolds Creek Fire in Glacier National Park, as of August 2.
2.3%
Estimated amount by which the U.S. economy grew in the second quarter of 2015, the best showing since the third quarter of last year, when it grew 4.3 percent.
“Planned Parenthood has clearly articulated the value they place on babies’ organs and limbs,
but what they fail to acknowledge is the value that the American people know full well, and that is the value of our children.”
Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines speaking on the Senate floor in support of legislation to defund Planned Parenthood following the release of undercover videos showing some of its national officials discussing how they obtain organs from aborted fetuses for research.
120 MPH
THE GOOD
KALISPELL BYPASS
Following the last-minute Congressional approval of an $8 billion extension of federal transportation funding, the bypass is back on track and could be completed by next year.
WIND SPEEDS IN GLENDIVE
during a severe thunderstorm last week. The storm tipped over grain bins, damaged buildings and flattened power lines.
THE BAD
DELAYS
The Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to Logan Pass on the west side of Glacier Park, but expect long delays during peak hours. Park officials are encouraging visitors to explore other areas of the park and to use alternative transportation.
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