Missoulian: Congress moves toward ending payroll tax cut fightH.R.3630: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
Helena Independent Record: Supco upholds 4 life sentences for Billings man
STATE OF MONTANA v. RICHARD EDWARD COVINGTON
Helena Independent Record: Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit
Mercury America’s First Astronauts
Helena Independent Record: FDA raises safety concerns for Vivus diet pill
Missoulian: Interracial marriage in US hits new high: 1 in 12
Pew Research Center: The Rise of Intermarriage
U.S. Census: Interracial relationships
Missoulian: Gov't to carmakers: Harness dashboard technology
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes 'Distraction' Guidelines for Automakers
“U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the first-ever federally proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. The proposed voluntary guidelines would apply to communications, entertainment, information gathering and navigation devices or functions that are not required to safely operate the vehicle.”
Proposed guidelines
Missoulian: Medicare puzzle: Big rise in artificial feet costs
Questionable Billing by Suppliers of Lower Limb Prostheses
"We found a number of problems with Medicare payments for lower limb prostheses. In 2009, Medicare inappropriately paid $43 million for lower limb prostheses that did not meet certain Medicare requirements. These payments could have been prevented by using claims processing edits. Lower limb prostheses are designed to replace, as much as possible, the function of a missing limb. The Medicare requirements we reviewed stipulate how suppliers must submit claims for certain types and combinations of prostheses. "
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Panetta, Dempsey defend military budget plan Pannetta Prepared Statement
Gen. Dempsey Prepared Statement
Billings Gazette: Management plan for Cooney unveiled
FWP: Cooney State Park Management Plan
“Montana State Parks released the Draft Plan in February 2012 and is currently seeking public comment and feedback on the future of Cooney State Park. The plan focuses on visitor services, operations and maintenance, recreation opportunities, resource conservation, and education efforts for the next decade.”
Here's to a Healthy Valentine's Day
Whether you plan to celebrate Valentine's Day on your own or with someone else, take steps to be a healthy valentine. Challenge yourself to be active, healthy, and smoke free.
Be One in a Million this American Heart Month
"Heart disease takes the lives of far too many people in this country, depriving their families and communities of someone they love and care for—a father, a mother, a wife, a friend, a neighbor, a spouse. With more than 2 million heart attacks and strokes a year, and 800,000 deaths, just about all of us have been touched by someone who has had heart disease, heart attack, or a stroke."
- Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Missoulian: Wild horse allies: BLM panel stacked against protection
BLM Announces Three Selections for National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
“The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has made selections for three positions on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The BLM has chosen Callie Hendrickson of Grand Junction, Colorado, as a new appointee for the category of General Public; June C. Sewing of Cedar City, Utah, as a new appointee for the category of Wild Horse and Burro Advocacy; and Boyd M. Spratling, DVM, of Deeth, Nevada, as a re-appointee to the category of Veterinary Medicine. These individuals will each serve three-year terms as members of the Advisory Board.”
Free to Roam? The Mustang Debate (YouTube video)
“Brigit Brown of Moriarty, New Mexico, turned a project for National History Day in her school into an award-winning documentary. The film won first place in regional and state competitions, and was featured at the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover in Dallas, Texas, in September 2011.”
