Fire, Fires and more Fires

Missoulian: 'Beastly' Idaho wildfire disrupts vacation heaven; Huey Lewis cancels gig

Idaho InciWeb

Missoulian: Crews work to halt wildfire from pushing east across Sleeman Gulch

Montana InciWeb

Missoulian: Tourists, residents flee huge fire near Yosemite

California InciWeb

Fires/ College Affordability/ Nixon Tapes

Missoulian: Fire crews move to halt advance of Lolo Creek Complex

Montana InciWeb

Missoulian: Obama to propose new system for rating colleges

College Affordability Bus Tour

Missoulian: Legacy of Nixon tapes: Skepticism, distrust endure
Nixon Presidential Library and Museum to Open Final Installment of Tapes and Additional Textual Materials August 21

Nixon Library

Wildfire Costs/ Lolo Fire

Missoulian: Wildfires across the West push spending past $1B
National Wildfire Preparedness Moves to Highest Level

Federal Firefighting Costs 1985-2012

Missoulian: MORNING UPDATE: Lolo Creek fires quiet after blowup

Montana InciWeb

NOAA Current Conditions Lolo

Fires/ Air Quality/ Unemployment/ Obamacare/ Wall Street Overhaul

NASA Smoke Map

Missoulian: Lolo Complex fires at 5,000 acres after overnight burnout

Montana InciWeb

NOAA- Current Conditions Lolo

Missoulian: Unhealthy air quality in Missoula area expected for days

Air Monitoring Data- Missoula

Missoulian: Montana unemployment falls to 5.3 percent

Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.3%

“Montana’s unemployment rate is continuing its downward trend, as employers continue to feel more confident in our economy”, said Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy. “Despite job growth being slower than last year, our economy is gaining ground and getting stronger every day.”

Missoulian: Consumers get first look at Obamacare premiums in Montana
Lindeen Releases Final Prices for Marketplace Insurance
Montana Health Insurance Answers

Missoulian: Obama urges renewed push for Wall Street overhaul

Readout of the President's Meeting with Independent Financial Regulators

“The President commended the regulators for their work but stressed the need to expeditiously finish implementing the critical remaining portions of Wall Street Reform to ensure we are able to prevent the type of financial harm that led to the Great Recession from ever happening again.  The President also discussed the housing market including the need for a more simplified and certain housing finance system that better serves middle class families.”

Fires/ Fire Suprression/ Whooping Cough/ Pentagon Talk With China

Missoulian: Crews chase new Missoula-area lightning fires

Montana InciWeb

Missoulian: New law changes how state of Montana funds wildfire supression

HB 354: Establish a wildfire project suppression fund

Missoulian: Whooping cough a problem around the state
Pertussis Resources (Whooping Cough)

“Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.”

Missoulian:  Hagel holds first Pentagon talks with Chinese

Hagel, Chinese Defense Minister to Meet at Pentagon

“Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his top advisers will meet with China’s Minister of National Defense Gen. Chang Wanquan at the Pentagon Aug. 19, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters today.”

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