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DATA POINTS
70 MPH
Speed of wind gusts last week in parts of the Flathead Valley. The wind downed several trees and temporarily left thousands without power.
“I am very concerned that Weyerhaeuser may not fully appreciate Montana’s culture around this issue. It is my understanding that the company charges a fee for access to its lands in Oregon and Washington. That approach will not be well-received in Montana.”
SHOULD THE U.S. DECLARE WAR ON ISIS?
TOTAL VOTES
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACULTY CUTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA?
TOTAL VOTES
SHOULD MONTANA ACCEPT SYRIAN REFUGEES?
TOTAL VOTES
10,000
Estimated jobs added in Montana across the last 12 months, according to the latest labor statistics released last week.
65% YES
35% NO
32% YES
68% NO
51% YES
49% NO *READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock in a letter to Weyerhaeuser CEO Doyle Simons raising concerns over the major merger with Plum Creek.
THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
201
“We write to urge you to object to any e orts by the federal government to place Syrian refugees in Montana. Until the processes and methods used to screen potential refugees are thoroughly reviewed and a vastly improved background check protocol is implemented, we believe the risk is too great.”
Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke and Sen. Steve Daines in a letter to Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, urging him to block the relocation of Syrian refugees to Montana.
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Number of jobs the University of Montana plans to cut to meet budget challenges as the school struggles to stabilize its agging enrollment.
THE GOOD
THANKSGIVING
All of us at Beacon hope you have a
relaxing, food- lled Thanksgving. It’s easy to be thankful when you live and work in the Flathead Valley.
THE BAD
WIND STORM
A powerful wind storm last week knocked out power for hundreds of people for two days in the Flathead Valley and left thousands more in the Spokane Valley without electricity.