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Missoulian - Wed Oct 01
Two men died on Montana roads Tuesday. In eastern Montana a 70-year-old man was killed on state Highway 39 in Rosebud County.
Truck driver killed on Rosebud County highwayKPAX - Wed Oct 01
A 70-year-old man was killed on state Highway 39 in Rosebud County. The Montana Highway Patrol says the man was driving north on the highway at about 5 p.m. Tuesday when a vehicle in front of him stopped to ...
Brad Molnar takes on convicted felon as his campaign manager, spokesmanTopix - Tue Sep 30
September 30, 2008 -- Brad Molnar has created for himself a "dream" campaign team. Don Cyphers, a self styled journalist who only blogs on a website called MontanasNewsAssociation, has apparently now become the chief spokesman and campaign manager for Brad Molnar. But Donald J. Cyphers is much more than a journalist. He pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft in 1999, after being accused of bilking two women of more than $10,000 by pretending he was a lawyer. In one instance, he overheard a woman at a barbecue talking about a motor home accident she'd been in. Cyphers sidled up to her and offered his services, bragging that he'd gotten a $10,000 settlement for another "client" who sprained her finger. Cyphers was sentenced to three years on each count and District Judge G. Todd Baugh suspended both sentences to put Cyphers on probation. In the sentencing document, Baugh referred to Cyphers as "a con-artist/thief and an individual not to be trusted." As described by a legitimate Billings Gazette reporter, "He [Cyphers] was a pretend lawyer then, and he is a pretend journalist now..."The MNA loves to call itself the "Conservative Christian Media," while referring to The Gazette as "the local liberal hardcopy newspaper," but except for some pharisaic symptoms of sanctimony, there is nothing remotely Christian about the Montana News Association." Gazette reporter Ed Kemmick wrote, "It is unfair to Christians and to conservatives to assume that Cyphers is part of any movement. He is a lone wolf who picks his enemies seemingly at random, then attacks them unmercifully, without regard for truth, fairness or even manners. He has stuck cameras in Tussing's face before, and while that technique may be common in big cities, it is still rare in Montana. "Cyphers used the same ambush techniques against Catherine Truman, a former Musselshell/Golden Valley county attorney and now a prosecutor for the state attorney general. Once, with his camera on his shoulder, Cyphers chased Truman through the courthouse in Roundup
New location for Ward 1 votingTruro Daily News - Mon Sep 29
The Truro Daily News TRURO - There has been a change of location for voters going to the polls in Ward 1 for the Town of Truro election.
MySpace meeting results in arrest of Forsyth manBillings Gazette - Mon Sep 29
An Internet-based investigation led to the arrest of a Forsyth man Saturday on suspicion of sexual intercourse without consent.
Brad Molnar's Ugly Little MessTopix - Sun Sep 28
Has anyone been following the ethics scandal involving PSC commissioner Brad Molnar? It really is a doozy. Here's the official complaint (pdf) lodged by Art Noonan, which alleges that Brad Molnar used $1,450 of funds solicited from private corporations regulated by the PSC to produce brochures promoting a "brownout" event, but which is actually a thinly veiled piece of campaign literature. The damning details: Molnar received $1,000 from NorthWestern Energy, $1,000 from PPL, and $450 from WalMart and deposited into a personal checking account. The brochure (found in the complaint) features his picture prominently displayed, and attached to the brochures is a sticker that reads, "Brad Molnar, Your Conservation Candidate for Public Service Commission." Molnar continues to distribute the literature even as the brownout is over; there's a convenient line on the brochure that reads, "The brownout may be over. But the tips are still good!" Ironically, that sticker covers up the names of brownout sponsors who were so disturbed by Molnar's continued use of the brochures -- long after the event was over -- they asked to be pulled from the list of sponsors on the brochure. The controversy arose earlier this spring as Molnar continued distributing the brownout fliers as part of his campaign literature. It has been six months since brownout participants turned their lights back on. Officials from SD2 and the chamber said they don't want to give people the impression that they're endorsing Molnar. Neither the district nor the chamber makes political endorsements. "We sent an e-mail to Mr. Molnar to let him know that by no means should our support of the brownout campaign that was six months ago be considered an endorsement," said John Brewer, the Billings Chamber president and chief executive.
Brad Molnar denies deregulation ever happened and argues against wind energyTopix - Thu Sep 25
BY TOM LUTEYOf The Gazette Staff Aside from agreeing that Montanans deserve affordable energy, local candidates for the state Public Service Commission disagreed about everything else during a Billings debate Wednesday. Incumbent Brad Molnar, R-Laurel, and challenger Ron Tussing, D-Billings, debated the merits of wind energy, the real cause of utility deregulation in Montana and whether the PSC could speed up the process of approving sites for power plant construction. It is the PSC's job to set adequate service and reasonable rates for customers of public utilities while also setting a reasonable rate of return for utility companies. Private, investor-owned natural gas, electric, telephone, water and sewer companies in Montana are regulated by the PSC. Publicly owned utilities, such as electrical or phone cooperatives, city water services as well as cable TV companies, are not.Molnar and Tussing are vying for PSC District 2, which covers 10 counties beginning with Carbon County and heading east to the southeast corner of the state. Molnar told the crowd of 60 people gathered at the Billings Senior Center that wind energy has cost customers more than advertised. Wind power is intermittent; it comes and goes with the blowing wind. When the wind dies down, utilities have to have a backup source of energy available, the commissioner said. Molnar said the backup energy has to be bought on the spot market, where rates are most expensive. The cost of backup power, coupled with hidden transmission costs makes wind more expensive than people realize. And wind isn't always available when people need electricity, he said.Molnar said wind is often available at night, when consumer demand for energy is down. He wasn't clear on how that energy produced in off-peak hours differed from power produced from conventional energy sources during the same periods of low energy demand.
Greytak, Wallace earn 4-H Hall of Fame nodsGreat Falls Tribune - Thu Sep 25
Havre artist Don Greytak is one of two Montanans being inducted into the 4-H Foundation's Hall of Fame.
Brad Molnar's Ugly Little MessTopix - Sun Sep 21
Has anyone been following the ethics scandal involving PSC commissioner Brad Molnar? It really is a doozy. An official complaint lodged by Art Noonan, alleges that Brad Molnar used $1,450 of funds solicited from private corporations regulated by the PSC to produce brochures promoting a "brownout" event, but which is actually a thinly veiled piece of campaign literature. The damning details: Molnar received $1,000 from NorthWestern Energy, $1,000 from PPL, and $450 from WalMart and deposited into a personal checking account. The brochure (found in the complaint) features his picture prominently displayed, and attached to the brochures is a sticker that reads, "Brad Molnar, Your Conservation Candidate for Public Service Commission." Molnar continues to distribute the literature even as the brownout is over; there's a convenient line on the brochure that reads, "The brownout may be over. But the tips are still good!" Ironically, that sticker covers up the names of brownout sponsors who were so disturbed by Molnar's continued use of the brochures -- long after the event was over -- they asked to be pulled from the list of sponsors on the brochure. The controversy arose earlier this spring as Molnar continued distributing the brownout fliers as part of his campaign literature. It has been six months since brownout participants turned their lights back on. Officials from SD2 and the chamber said they don't want to give people the impression that they're endorsing Molnar.
Fire along state line containedBillings Gazette - Sun Sep 21
The Line Creek fire burning along the Montana/Wyoming border about 40 miles south of Broadus is now 100 percent contained.
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