Fences and Access Make Good Neighbors in Montana
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Population sprawl is not only affecting wildlife habitat, but also drastically reducing opportunities to fish and hunt.
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By Mark Taylor  mark.taylor@roanoke.com 981-3395  A few months ago a friend who lives in Montana dangled a tempting carrot in front of me.  He invited me to join him in September on a backcountry bow hunt for elk in Western Montana.
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Sometimes it's good to have friends. And competition.
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Mining is such a major part of Montana's legacy that the words "gold and silver" in Spanish are still emblazoned on the state seal. But mining's golden days are long gone. The industry has diminished over the years amid declining prices and tougher environmental rules, and now accounts for only about 3 percent of Montana's economy. The mining industry hopes a Nov. 2 ballot measure will change that.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 14--There is a slope. And it is slippery.   Especially, it seems, regarding issues of public health.   Lawmakers in North Dakota and Minnesota have spent lots of time on health  proposals -- bills that protect us from ourselves.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 18--The rolling hills that help entice tourists to the North Coast may or may not end up with "starter castles" or other structures on their ridgelines.
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By Victoria Pierce Daily Herald Correspondent  With big yards, beautiful homes, good schools and plenty of restaurants and other amenities nearby, you'd think people in the suburbs would be happy all the time.
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By Matt Bewley, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun.
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By Sam Cook, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 24--If you live in Superior, keep your eyes peeled for signs of illegal deer-hunting activity. That's the word from Lois Larson, who coordinates the deer-reduction hunt for the city of Superior.
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By Mike D. Smith, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Feb. 4--Potential buyers who think they have plenty of time to shop for a  good deal before putting up cash for that coveted deer lease or quiet country  plot might not want to wait too long.
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Guards at a riverfront Army ammunition plant in Tennessee report that boaters have entered restricted areas, holes are often found in a perimeter fence and a government contractor steps up security to impress inspectors.
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By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 25--Coeur d'Alene is taking the lead on finding answers to a problem some people characterize as a crisis in Kootenai County -- the ability of middle-class workers to buy a home.
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By Henckel, Mark  To have fish, you need water On Montana's portion of the Bighorn River, below Yellowtail Dam, the more water you have, the more fish you get.
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By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times  Feb. 5--When hikers get lost on snowy mountains in the Northwest, it's gripping because the drama happens in our backyard.
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Authorities on Saturday combed an area near the Montana State Prison for two inmates, including one once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, who escaped while working at the prison's ranch.
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OTTUMWA, Iowa  - In the snowswept American heartland, discussion of foreign policy often boils down to one word: security.
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HOMER CITY, Pa. When the screeching of claws against metal fences becomes too much to bear, when they no longer can tolerate the cacophony of howling and whining that rumbles across this former coal-mining town, Bob Alexander's neighbors have been known to march up his gravel driveway, past 70 hound...