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Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 3:58AM
The Missoula County Sheriff's office has
confirmed that a man who committed suicide during a standoff
Thursday is the same man accused of severely abusing a kitten last
weekend.
Capt. Greg Hintz says 63-year-old Gary Bassett of Missoula died
of
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 6 2010 2:13AM
North Dakota state Rep. Rod Froelich says
he won't run for re-election this fall.
The Democrat says he may run instead for a state Senate seat as
an independent. Froelich believes the House is too partisan and
said Friday that he's "not a very g
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Feb 5 2010 5:58PM
Montana Sen. Jon Tester says he's
addressing concerns about his bill to increase both logging and
wilderness area in the state. A revised plan unveiled today would
allow logging to continue beyond the 15 year limit in his original
proposal. The bill
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 5 2010 3:45PM
A University of Montana economist says
alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million
a year.
Steve Seninger says adding that total to a colleague's earlier
estimate of the economic cost of alcohol abuse in the state brings
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| Exec: Market to decide on N. Plains pipeline stop Feb 5 2010 2:35PM
A Canadian energy executive says a
proposed major oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast could include a stop
in the Northern Plains to take on American crude, but cautioned
that the market will determine the feasibility and location of a
terminal.
Mee
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| Exec: Market to decide on N. Plains pipeline stop Feb 5 2010 2:35PM
A Canadian energy executive says a
proposed major oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast could include a stop
in the Northern Plains to take on American crude, but cautioned
that the market will determine the feasibility and location of a
terminal.
Mee
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 2 2010 4:06PM
The Office of Public Instruction says that
budget cuts being considered at the request of the governor could
lead to higher local [[kxtopic:property-tax:t[property tax]:t]]es.
The potential impact of the 5 percent budget cut plans ordered
by Gov
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| PSC says Canadian pipeline could need "onramp" Feb 2 2010 12:36PM
Montana's [[kxtopic:public-service-commission:t[Public Service Commission]:t]] says
a Canadian energy company must seek common carrier status for a
pipeline it wants to build through Montana a move that could
eventually lead to construction of a load
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| PSC says Canadian pipeline could need "onramp" Feb 2 2010 12:36PM
Montana's [[kxtopic:public-service-commission:t[Public Service Commission]:t]] says
a Canadian energy company must seek common carrier status for a
pipeline it wants to build through Montana a move that could
eventually lead to construction of a load
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| Companies say Alaska gas pipeline could cost $41B Jan 29 2010 12:57PM
The companies proposing a major pipeline
to move natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 estimate the
project will cost from $20 billion to as much as $41 billion,
depending on the route.
The Alaska Pipeline Project details came Friday in a fili
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 21 2010 3:58AM
The Schweitzer administration has decided
to eliminate a pair of citizen advisory councils attached to the
Corrections Department, and may look at eliminating other councils
to save money.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer's spokeswoman, Sarah Elliott, says
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 21 2010 2:13AM
The owner of a former North Dakota
off-track betting company claims the state drove her out of
business.
Susan Bala wants the North Dakota Supreme Court to conclude that
the state took her property illegally without compensation.
Bala's at
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 21 2010 2:13AM
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer wants
oil producers in his state and North Dakota to be able to tap into
a proposed pipeline that would run from Alberta to the Gulf Coast.
Schweitzer has asked the Public Service Commission to investigate
whether
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| Schweitzer wants MT oil on Canadian pipeline Jan 20 2010 5:44PM
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer wants oil
producers in his state and neighboring North Dakota to be able to
tap into a proposed $5 billion pipeline that would run from Alberta
to the Gulf Coast.
TransCanada's 2,000 mile Keystone XL Pipeline would
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| Schweitzer wants MT oil on Canadian pipeline Jan 20 2010 3:52PM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer wants Montana oil
producers to be able to tap into a proposed $5 billion pipeline
that would run from Alberta to the Gulf Coast.
TransCanada's 2,000 mile Keystone XL Pipeline would include a
280-mile section through eastern
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| MT, Wyo transmission lines draw wind developers Dec 18 2009 6:46AM
A Canadian energy company proposing a
pair of major transmission projects in Montana and Wyoming says it
is getting strong interest from wind developers interested in
hooking up to the power lines.
The lines from Calgary-based TransCanada would
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 12 2009 2:14AM
A man has pleaded guilty to hindering
police who wanted to question witnesses about a homicide in
Dickinson.
Fifty-seven-year-old Thomas Doppler Sr. was sentenced to three
months of unsupervised probation and $125 in court fees on the
misdemean
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Dec 11 2009 4:14PM
A black man who helped build the
TransCanada Keystone oil pipeline is suing his former employer in
federal court, alleging that he faced racial discrimination at a
job site at Mekinock. Cook County, Ill., resident Charles Adams
worked for Henkels &am
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 11 2009 11:12AM
Lawyers for a former Dickinson executive who
pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of tax fraud are asking a
judge to consider a sentence of home confinement and probation.
Micheal Fisher, a former vice president and director of Fisher
Sand &
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| Pipeline worker brings racism lawsuit Dec 11 2009 7:21AM
A black man who helped build the
TransCanada Keystone oil pipeline that passes through eastern North
Dakota is suing his former employer in federal court, alleging that
he faced racial discrimination at a job site at Mekinock.
Illinois resident
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 23 2009 3:05AM
TransCanada Corp. plans to start moving
crude oil through its nearly completed Keystone Pipeline by early
next year. The $5.2 billion, 2,148-mile project crosses eastern
South Dakota. It will move crude oil from Canada to refineries in
Kansas, Oklaho
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| Oil to move through Keystone pipeline Nov 22 2009 6:05PM
TransCanada Corp. plans to start moving
crude oil through its nearly completed Keystone Pipeline by early
next year.
The $5.2 billion, 2,148-mile project will move crude oil from
Canada to refineries in Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois. It crosses
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 11 2009 11:12AM
The number of confirmed flu cases in North
Dakota is nearing the 3,000 mark.
The state Health Department reports 2,965 cases of the flu this
week, with a majority of those the swine flu, or H1N1 strain.
Health officials say more than 2,100
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| Keystone Pipeline nearly finished in ND Nov 11 2009 10:44AM
A spokesman for the TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline says its construction in North Dakota is nearly
finished and the company plans to start filling the 30-inch
pipeline with heavy crude oil before the end of the year.
Spokesman Jeff Rauh said fill
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 2:14AM
Law enforcement officials say charges of
first-degree rape of a child, felony sexual contact with a child
and possessing, manufacturing or distributing child pornography
have hit a five-year high in the state.
In fiscal year 2009, which ended Ju
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| Landowners tell PUC of worries about Keystone XL Nov 3 2009 9:07PM
Landowners who live along the route of the
crude oil pipeline TransCanada Keystone wants to build across
western South Dakota say they are worried about oil spills and
damage to their land, water and roads.
About 50 landowners and others showed
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| Landowners tell PUC of worries about Keystone XL Nov 3 2009 9:07PM
Landowners who live along the route of the
crude oil pipeline TransCanada Keystone wants to build across
western South Dakota say they are worried about oil spills and
damage to their land, water and roads.
About 50 landowners and others showed
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| Landowners tell PUC of worries about Keystone XL Nov 3 2009 9:07PM
Landowners who live along the route of the
crude oil pipeline TransCanada Keystone wants to build across
western South Dakota say they are worried about oil spills and
damage to their land, water and roads.
About 50 landowners and others showed
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:12AM
A Rapid City judge on Monday revoked the
bond of Robert Goulding, who was found guilty last week of murder
in the death of 56-year old Alan Kissner.
The 52-year old Goulding, of Rapid City, had been allowed to go
home for the weekend and was wea
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 2 2009 4:13PM
Huron police are in the middle of a homicide
investigation. A 21-year-old man named Ryan Treadway was found last
night in a pool of blood behind an assisted living facility for
people with mental illness. Twenty-four-year-old Edwin Thompson was
arres
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 2 2009 3:31PM
Flathead County officials say a
52-year-old man has died in a trailer house fire in Evergreen and
the blaze is being investigated as a possible arson.
The fire in Evergreen, near Kalispell, was reported at about
8:15 a.m. Monday.
Sgt. Jim
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| SD commission begins Keystone oil pipeline hearing Nov 2 2009 12:15PM
A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline official
says one of the biggest challenges in building a crude oil pipeline
in western South Dakota is that it goes through remote areas with
sparse populations.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission began
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| SD commission begins Keystone oil pipeline hearing Nov 2 2009 12:15PM
A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline official
says one of the biggest challenges in building a crude oil pipeline
in western South Dakota is that it goes through remote areas with
sparse populations.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission began
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| SD commission begins Keystone oil pipeline hearing Nov 2 2009 12:15PM
A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline official
says one of the biggest challenges in building a crude oil pipeline
in western South Dakota is that it goes through remote areas with
sparse populations.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission began
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 24 2009 4:13PM
More than a quarter of the motorists in
South Dakota don't follow the state's seat belt law.
A yearly survey found that seat belt use this summer was just
over 72 percent. That's up three-tenths of one percent from a year
ago and in line with th
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 24 2009 2:42PM
More than a quarter of South Dakota
motorists don't follow the state's seat belt law. A yearly survey
found seat belt use this summer was just over 72 percent. That's
slightly higher than a year ago, and it's in line with the
compliance rate of the p
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| Keystone XL pipeline public hearing set for Nov. 3 Oct 24 2009 11:40AM
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
plans a public hearing Nov. 3 to hear comments about the permit
application for the South Dakota portion of the Keystone XL crude
oil pipeline.
The $5.2 billion TransCanada project over more than 2,10
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| Keystone XL pipeline public hearing set for Nov. 3 Oct 24 2009 11:40AM
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
plans a public hearing Nov. 3 to hear comments about the permit
application for the South Dakota portion of the Keystone XL crude
oil pipeline.
The $5.2 billion TransCanada project over more than 2,10
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 4:13PM
A state health official says the number
of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in South Dakota is just the tip of
the iceberg.
Lon Kightlinger says for every confirmed case there's another 10
to 20 people home with flu symptoms.
Kightlinger says t
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| Pipeline construction boosts Yankton's sales tax Oct 17 2009 11:54AM
Construction of the TransCanada Keystone
oil pipeline is helping to keep Yankton's sales tax receipts in the
black this year.
September receipts for Yankton were 8.5 percent above September
2008, putting the city just more than 1 percent ahead o
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 4 2009 4:41PM
A South Dakota town that had to remove
44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if
the owner plans to pay for the cleanup.
Ilan Parente (EE'-lahn pah-RENT'-ay) closed Bridgewater Quality
Meats in January 2008 and moved the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 4 2009 4:35PM
Fargo's finance director says the city likely
will switch from its self-insured liability plan to the North
Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund by next year.
Finance Director Kent Costin said moving away from the
self-insured plan should help the city
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 4 2009 3:17PM
State Representative Eldon Nygaard says
he'll sponsor an attempt to let adult adoptees obtain their birth
records without having to go in front of a judge. A similar bill
passed both chambers early this year but didn't make it out of a
conference com
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| Judge dismisses tribes' lawsuit against pipeline Oct 4 2009 12:43PM
A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit
filed by four American Indian tribes from South Dakota and Nebraska
in an attempt to stop construction of the TransCanada Keystone
Pipeline.
It will move crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in
K
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| Judge dismisses tribes' lawsuit against pipeline Oct 4 2009 12:43PM
A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit
filed by four American Indian tribes from South Dakota and Nebraska
in an attempt to stop construction of the TransCanada Keystone
Pipeline.
It will move crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in
K
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 28 2009 2:13AM
South Dakota's third-largest fair drew 1 1/2
percent more visitors this year compared to 2008.
The Brown County Fair's 2009 count of 246,684 visitors topped
last year's mark of 243,000 and 220,000 in 2007.
Revenue numbers aren't yet prepare
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 27 2009 2:56PM
Former state Treasurer David Volk says a
proposed ballot issue to ease restrictions on stem cell research
will strike a chord with South Dakotans. Volk, a cancer survivor,
says the state's ban on research involving embryonic stem cells
should be thro
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| PUC head: Gas and crude oil leaks can't be equated Sep 27 2009 11:05AM
An explosion last month involving a
TransCanada natural gas pipeline can't be equated to what might
happen if the company's crude oil pipeline leaked. That's according
to Dusty Johnson, chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities
Commission.
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 24 2009 4:12AM
The trial of a 58-year-old Bozeman man
accused of shooting his wife to death has been set for May, and
prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty.
Larry Updegraff pleaded not guilty in May to murdering his
47-year-old wife, Roni.
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| Mont., Wyo. wind power sought for $3B lines Sep 23 2009 10:02AM
A Canadian company will seek bids next
month from wind developers interested in moving electricity along a
pair of $3 billion transmission lines originating in Montana and
Wyoming.
TransCanada says the two lines, each capable of moving 3,000
me
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 23 2009 6:46AM
The Public Utilities Commission will be
asked today to make [[kxtopic:transcanada:t[TransCanada]:t]] provide more information about the
crude [[kxtopic:oil:t[oil]:t]] pipeline it wants to build in western South Dakota.
Dakota Rural Action wants info
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| SD PUC hears evidence dispute in Keystone pipeline Sep 23 2009 5:36AM
A group representing farmers and ranchers
will ask the state Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday to
require that TransCanada Keystone Pipeline provide more information
about the crude oil pipeline it wants to build in western South
Dakota.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 26 2009 11:12AM
North Dakota officials remember Sen.
Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a
friend and colleague who dedicated his life to his country.
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says, "America has lost a remarkable
public servant."
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| Bison Pipeline meetings scheduled in ND Aug 26 2009 8:59AM
State Health Department scientist Mike
Sauer says officials are working to ensure a pipeline planned in
southwest North Dakota does not harm waterways, particularly the
Heart and Little Missouri rivers.
Sauer says the Bison Pipeline will be requ
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 25 2009 2:13AM
The case of a man charged with killing his
wife of nearly 50 years is moving toward a trial in Bismarck.
The attorney for Matthias Zimprich indicated in court Monday
that a plea agreement is still possible. But attorney Thomas
Dickson said he wi
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| ND seeks to assess pipeline $50,000 more Aug 24 2009 12:43PM
North Dakota regulators want to assess the
Keystone Pipeline another $50,000 siting fee, saying it's a complex
project.
The PSC originally assessed the pipeline company $100,000 to pay
for inspections.
Commission Chairman Kevin Cramer says
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| Pipeline spokesman says sinkholes filled in Gorge Aug 14 2009 5:43AM
A spokesman for the Keystone oil pipeline
says crews have finished filling seven sinkholes in the scenic
Pembina Gorge that were formed after horizontal drilling to bury
pipe.
Spokesman Jeff Rauh says the North Dakota Forest Service and the
sta
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| Keystone Pipeline work moves south Aug 13 2009 4:13PM
Construction on the TransCanada Keystone
crude oil pipeline is moving south.
The $5.2 billion, 2,148-mile project will move crude oil from
Canada to refineries in Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois.
Jeff Rauh, spokesman for TransCanada, says a c
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 17 2009 2:14AM
Unofficial results from the Standing
Rock Sioux primary election show Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder
and former chairman Charles Murphy advancing to the Sept. 30
general election.
The unofficial results show Murphy with 567 votes and His Hors
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| Keystone pipeline moving south in SD Jul 16 2009 12:16PM
The company building a pipeline that's
crossing through the eastern Dakotas is shutting down its office in
Aberdeen, S.D., and moving operations to Spencer, northwest of
Sioux Falls, as construction moves south.
TransCanada Corp. spokesman Jeff
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| Keystone pipeline moving south in SD Jul 16 2009 12:16PM
The company building a pipeline that's
crossing through the eastern Dakotas is shutting down its office in
Aberdeen, S.D., and moving operations to Spencer, northwest of
Sioux Falls, as construction moves south.
TransCanada Corp. spokesman Jeff
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 5 2009 2:13AM
Interest in a new wind turbine program at
Mitchell Technical Institute has surpassed expectations.
Instructor Stacey Eddy says the program, which offers one- and
two-year options, will have 50 students in its first year double
what was expected
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| Pace of energy development debated Jul 4 2009 11:54AM
South Dakota has had quite a bit of energy
development the past decade. But some observers wonder if the pace
is too fast, while others say it's not fast enough.
The state now is home to 16 ethanol plants and several large
wind farms with more o
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 17 2009 4:13PM
Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina
Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada
Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine
trees.
The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right
of
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| Sinkholes appear along pipeline route Jun 17 2009 3:45PM
Sinkholes have developed in the Pembina
Gorge of northeastern North Dakota along the route of TransCanada
Corp.'s Keystone pipeline, and some of them have swallowed pine
trees.
The first sinkhole was discovered in March on the pipeline right
of
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| TransCanada issues $1.41 billion common shares Jun 16 2009 4:48PM
TransCanada Corp. says it will issue common
shares worth 1.6 billion Canadian dollars ($1.41 billion) to help
fund its acquisition of an oil pipeline.
The Calgary, Alberta-based company will issue 50.8 million
shares at 31.50 Canadian dollars ($
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 15 2009 4:13PM
A drier week in North Dakota has enabled most
farmers to wrap up their spring planting.
The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop report that
many farmers have turned to weed spraying.
Development of crops is behind average because
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| Shorter Wyo. gas pipeline to be built Jun 15 2009 2:07PM
A company has downsized its plans for
building a pipeline to move natural gas from the Rocky Mountains to
Midwest markets.
TransCanada Corp. is now looking at installing a shorter
pipeline that will begin in Wyoming rather than in Colorado as
o
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 11 2009 4:06PM
A federal appeals court has refused to
reconsider an appeal filed by a South Dakota game processor who
argued a federal game warden had framed him for possessing untagged
geese.
The one-page order means an earlier decision by the 8th U.S.
Cir
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| Exxon brought in on Alaskan pipeline project Jun 11 2009 1:39PM
Exxon Mobil is being brought in to help
build a massive pipeline capable of delivering natural gas from
Alaska to the lower 48 states.
The $30 billion project could ship as much as 4.5 billion cubic
feet of gas per day.
State Sen. Lesil Mc
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 11 2009 11:19AM
President Barack Obama hits the road today to
pitch health care reform to middle America.
He'll be holding a town-hall meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The president wants to overhaul the current system to extend
coverage to the 50 million
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| State official sees more interest in oil transport Jun 11 2009 9:13AM
The state mineral resource director says a
proposal to move oil from northwestern North Dakota into a pipeline
from Canada has led to more interest in other ways of getting the
oil to market.
A recent study outlined three options for a pipeline
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jun 10 2009 2:07AM
A lobbyist for Indian casinos says limiting
their number of slot machines hurts economic development in South
Dakota. The governor has said the limit of 250 slot machines is
necessary to avoid damaging other gaming that produces revenue for
state gov
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 9 2009 4:06PM
Two South Dakota car dealers are suing
General Motors, claiming state law bars the auto maker from ending
its franchise with them.
Springs Auto Inc. in Wessington Springs and Yankton Motor Co. in
Yankton filed the federal complaint in Sioux Fall
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| November hearing set for Keystone oil pipeline Jun 9 2009 11:05AM
The state Public Utilities Commission has
set a formal hearing for November in TransCanada Keystone
Pipeline's application to build a crude oil pipeline through
western South Dakota.
TransCanada is already building a pipeline through eastern Sou
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| Barnes County settles over pipeline damage Jun 4 2009 11:47AM
The Barnes County Commission has
reached a $350,000 settlement over road damage from pipeline
construction last summer.
Officials say trucks and heavy equipment damaged county roads
during the building of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline.
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 17 2009 2:06AM
The federal bankruptcy court in South
Dakota is seeing more cases than a year ago.
The number of personal and business filings through April was
581. That's 105 more than through the same four-month period last
year.
Tracy Gran is director
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| Wet spring slows pipeline work May 16 2009 6:46AM
The resumption of work on the TransCanada
oil pipeline in northeast South Dakota has been delayed because of
all the moisture this spring.
The prime contractor says many fields are too wet and some roads
have load limits so it's impossible to ge
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... May 8 2009 4:13PM
A 46-month prison sentence has been
handed down to Joe Brewer, one of eight people charged with selling
cocaine from Denver on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation. Four others also have pleaded guilty and been
sentenced one man to 15 years
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| Keystone groundbreaking held in Yankton May 8 2009 1:04PM
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday
to mark the start of construction on the section of the TransCanada
Keystone crude oil pipeline through Yankton.
Officials say it will bring hundreds of jobs and stimulate the
economy.
Yankton Ch
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Posted by 37rye on Nov 20 2009 9:15AM
In Article: PALINISTAS This excerpt from Going Rouge: Sarah Palin-An American Nightmare appears in the November 30, 2009 issue of The Nation.
...she somberly raised the decision to move the "In God We Trust" motto to the edge of the presidential dollar coin. "Who calls a shot like that?" she said, insinuatingly. Actually, George W. Bush did. It was an embarrassing gaffe that also neatly captures the key elements of Palinism: fact-free conspiracy, hollow patriotism and public religiosity - - the very coins of Republican populist rage.
Consider the role Palin played in the "death panel" hysteria. The source was Betsy McCaughey.... But it was Palin who popularized the term on Facebook. "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide.... Such a system is downright evil." Palin put a face on its supposed victims (her baby, Trig), contrived the expression "death panel" (linking it directly to Obama), raised the specter of euthanasia in the service of a state-run economy.
Palin's power lies not in her capacity to write legislation or win national elections but in her ability to torpedo the democratic process.
In the Palin universe, her unwed pregnant teenage daughter, Bristol, is somehow a poster child for abstinence-only education. An aggressive advocate for opening up oil reserves to drilling, she labels herself pro-environment, a stance exemplified by her love of shooting animals or her husband's hobby of racing snowmobiles across the tundra.
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In Article: PALINISTASShe'll make a lot of money..The Wingbat fantasy girl" She looks great, till she opens her mouth. Reply...
Posted by 37rye on Nov 20 2009 7:41AM
In Article: PALINISTASSarah, Plain And Lying
The release of Sarah Palin's book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," has led to a number of attempts to check her facts. Surprise, surprise! The book takes some liberties with the facts. One such claim? According to the AP, Palin writes that she always made a point of traveling frugally, opting to avoid "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels. Actually, the former Alaska governor once billed her state $20K for travel expenses for her children - - for events they weren't even invited to. Other reports estimated that Palin spent $150,000 on a clothing shopping spree during last year's campaign. To be fair though, she didn't spend it on robes and slippers...
Palin writes that she ran for Governor on small campaign contributions, rejecting donations from big-time donors. According to the AP, "Of the roughly $1.3 million she raised for her primary and general election campaigns for governor, more than half came from people and political action committees giving at least $500, according to an AP analysis of her campaign finance reports. The maximum that individual donors could give was $1,000; $2,000 for a PAC."
"Going Rogue" features Palin's criticism of an aide to Gov. Frank Murkowski, Palin's predecessor, for representing the state in negotiations over a gas pipeline, and then leaving for a job with a highly-paid lobbyist for ExxonMobil. Palin claims her administration ended such "revolving door" relationships between the Alaska government and special interests. In reality, says the AP, the leader of Palin's own pipeline team was a former lobbyist for a subsidiary of TransCanada, the company that ended up winning the pipeline-building rights.
A series of emails obtained by The Huffington Post reveal the truth behind Palin's famous Saturday Night Live appearance. In the book, Palin says that "from the beginning, I liked the idea that John and I might appear on the show. 'Let's do this,' I said. 'Let's go on and neutralize some of this, and have some fun!'" The e-mails paint a slightly different picture. One dated October 14, 2008, quotes Palin as saying she is "not thrilled" about the idea. "Not after seeing clips of what they've been playing re: my family," she writes to top McCain campaign aides. "I had no idea how gross 'celebrities' on that show and in other celebrity venues could get when it comes to family and other aspects of my life that have nothing to do with seeking the vp slot. These folks are whack."
Remember Palin's infamous interview with Katie Couric? Well, according to Palin, she only sat-down with Couric because Nicole Wallace, former McCain campaign staffer, pushed her to help the news anchor's "self-esteem." Wallace tells a different tale: "The notion that there was a conversation that I tried to cajole her into an interview with Katie Couric is fiction," Wallace said. "I am not someone who throws around the word self-esteem. It is a fictional description."
No Palin interview is complete without a mention of Ronald Reagan, so of course her book includes some praise for the former U.S. President. According to Palin, the Reagan-era recession was far worse than what the U.S. is currently faced with, but he "showed us how to get out of one. If you want real job growth, cut capital gains taxes and slay the death tax once and for all." Hit us with Reply...
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In Article: PALINISTAS
Posted by 37rye on Nov 19 2009 4:26PM
In Article: PALINISTASS.G. What a hoot... You've been dumb so long, it looks like smart to you... Reply...
Posted by SHOPPEGIRL on Nov 19 2009 4:15PM
In Article: PALINISTASYou are too crude. I am not posting with you anymore. At all. You are too be ignored. How did you ever make it thru life being so stupid? Reply...
Posted by SHOPPEGIRL on Nov 19 2009 4:01PM
In Article: PALINISTASI doubt she will run, but like I said, ANYONE HAS THE FREEDOM TO RUN....
Mitt or Palin, I may just chose Mitt. I don't know yet. Reply...
Posted by 37rye on Nov 19 2009 3:59PM
In Article: PALINISTASPretty might get you in the door, but it won't get you into office. BUT We HOPE SHE DOES GET THE NOMINATION Reply...
Posted by shoppe on Nov 19 2009 3:04PM
In Article: PALINISTASAs usual I didn't read a word of you 37.
PALIN INTERVIEW GAVE OPRAH HER BIGGEST AUDIENCE RATING OF THE PAST 2 YEARS.. And she looks good in lipstick and heels. Reply...
Posted by 37rye on Nov 19 2009 2:58PM
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Sarah Palin: An American Quitter
"Former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is promoting her new book and she's going to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Sarah and Oprah. On the one hand, a very powerful woman qualified to be President of the United States, and on the other hand, you have Sarah." –David Letterman
"But if you think about it, Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey have a lot in common. They both helped get Obama elected." –David Letterman
"Sarah Palin's book is big, 400 pages. She wrote the book herself and agonized over every word, and so will you." - - David Letterman
"Oh, and the pre-orders for Sarah Palin's new book on Amazon are huge. It's the No. 1 book on Amazon. I was looking for that section where it says, 'People who bought this book also bought 'Bridge to Nowhere.''" - - Jay Leno
"Well, the publisher was impressed that Sarah Palin finished the book four months ahead of schedule. That's not a big deal. She finished her term as governor 18 months ahead of schedule." - - Jay Leno
"Sarah Palin's new autobiography doesn't come out until November, but it is already No. 1 on Amazon. And if you go to the website, it says, 'People who bought this book also bought no other books in their entire life.'" - - Jimmy Fallon
"This week Sarah Palin's memoir became a bestseller. It's not even out yet. It's been translated in English." - - Bill Maher
"Sarah Palin's 400-page memoir is going to be released on November 17th, and it's called 'Going Rogue: An American Life.' And critics say that it starts out okay, it get's really exciting and then confusing, and then the last 100 pages are blank." - - Jimmy Fallon
"The book costs $24.99, but it has a $5,000 jacket." - - Jimmy Fallon
"Sarah Palin announced that she's gonna travel across the country on a bus to promote her new book. She'll be hard to miss 'cause it'll be the only bus on the road with a dead moose strapped on the hood." –Conan O'Brien
"Sarah Palin's new book, new memoir, is coming out next month. It's called, 'Going Rogue.' Ooooh. She was like Rambo, out there on her own. Hidin' in the trees, swoopin' down on vines. Out there lookin' for bogies." –David Letterman
"She has got a book, a best selling book, she got paid a million dollars for the book called 'Going Rogue.' You think about it, she was Rambo, am I right?" –David Letterman
"That is the name of her book, 'Going Rogue.' And she got a million dollars for that and she is work on the sequel, 'Going Shopping.'" –David Letterman
"The cover of Sarah Palin's book has been released. And it features a picture of Palin gazing off into the distance deep in thought. The photographer said that capturing that one moment was the rewarding 11 hours of his career." - - Conan O'Brien
"Sarah Palin's new memoir is being published in early November. A lot of revelations in the book, but you probably knew this: During the presidential campaign, Sarah had to cut up John McCain's meat for him." - - David Letterman
"People in Alaska are looking forward to Sarah Palin's memoir. They're already calling it 'The Book to Nowhere.'" - - David Letterman
"Sarah Pailn Book Going Rogue "They say she finished the book ahead of schedule so they moved the release date up to November 17th. So, turns out she can finish something." - - Jimmy Kimmel
"It's a big, huge book. But when you go into the store, you can use that big book to step up so you can reach a better book." - - David Letterman
"But the book has got a lot of beautiful color photos that Sarah has taken from her front porch - - beautiful pictures of Russia that she took from her front porch." - - David Letterman
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Posted by SHOPPEGIRL on Nov 19 2009 7:31AM
In Article: PALINISTASMaybe I should feel guilty Joey. My life is blessed, my husband is great (and good looking), my kids are fine upstanding young people, my grandkids think I am wonderful.... yep....
Whats wrong with me?  Reply...
Posted by shoppe on Nov 18 2009 8:07PM
In Article: PALINISTASNo Pets, cant think of anything more important right now.  Reply...
Posted by 37rye on Nov 18 2009 6:55PM
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Posted by petsr4ever on Nov 18 2009 6:25PM
In Article: PALINISTASAnd who really gives a darn about this, shoppe, who?
Aren't there more important things to worry about than something like this ?
You must be really bored and have a heck of a lot more time on your hands than the average person. Reply...
Posted by SHOPPEGIRL on Nov 18 2009 4:05PM
In Article: PALINISTASJon Steward nor you catnip have a diploma in Protocol studies. The lady I listened too last night does, and said, NO, he should not have bowed.
Checkmate. Reply...
Posted by CatNip on Nov 18 2009 3:24PM
In Article: PALINISTASIf you want to see something really funny, look up the clip of Biden bowing to Jon Stewart when he was the guest on on the Daily Show last night (sort of poking fun at the repubs, who jump all over that kind of stuff because they don't know the protocol).
Stewart shows clips from the fox station just about every night, proving how they lie and contradict themselves.
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Posted by sneakycat on Nov 18 2009 3:19PM
In Article: PALINISTASHave you and I met Catnip? You sure remind me of someone.............................. Reply...
Posted by CatNip on Nov 18 2009 3:06PM
In Article: PALINISTASYou are wrong. It is not protocol in the USA, it is in China. When in China, do as the Chinese.
YET, when the Arab dignitary was at the WH, GW not only kissed both his cheeks, he walked HAND in HAND!!! That was in the USA. Explain that one to me. Oh, that's right. The FOX people and Rush forgot about that. Reply...
Posted by SHOPPEGIRL on Nov 18 2009 8:04AM
In Article: PALINISTASITS NOT THE SAME CATNIP.. :)
Our local talk show had on a professor of protocol last night and even she said NO, he should not have bowed. Two heads of state should follow the same protocol . DID THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN BOW OR SHAKE HANDS??? ????????????????????????????????????????????????
:) Consitency is so important catnip. OBOWMA BOWED TO THE SAUDI KING, OBOWMA SKIPPED BOWING TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND (WHAT THE HECK?), THEN OBOWMA BOWS (DEEPLY) TO THE JAPANESE EMP.
The lowness of the bow means something. And this was way too low. DON'T YOU READ ANYTHING CATNIP? Do your research.
Even in The Karate Kid movies, Miochi said always "look at their eyes"... well, all OBOWMA could see was the floor.
IT WAS ALL WRONG, JUST WRONG.... And you know it , but are afraid to say it. Reply...
Posted by CatNip on Nov 17 2009 8:32PM
In Article: PALINISTASWell SG, you're right about one thing. I have a lot of pets, and I love them!!!
BUT, you're wrong about the handshake/bow. It is CULTURAL, a CUSTOM in Asia. Not in this country, but in Asia. Tell Rush to look that up...it's the same as the pictures of George W kissing the Arab dignitary on both cheeks, then holding his hand while walking on the WH grounds. That is a custom, cultural thing...if it isn't, what does that say about GW? Answer, please.
Did your Jesus teach you to shoot like that? Reply...
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