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Motorcyclist killed in Bozeman wreck

Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:35 PM EDT

A motorcyclist died Friday evening in a one-vehicle accident in Bozeman, authorities said Monday.

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motorcycle, fatality, us-news, montana, bozeman, fatal-wreck

Flying High in Big Sky Country

Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:16 AM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

Part two in a week-long series looking at the effects of new wealth on the Bozeman area.

business, wealth, montana, bozeman

Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoft's Takeover Bid

Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:01 AM EST (The New York Times)

Yahoo's board decided that Microsoft's $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues the company, people involved said.

business, google-inc, microsoft-corp, yahoo-inc, nytimes, computers-and-the-internet, antitrust-actions-and-laws

Top Digg users revolt against algorithm change on site

Seeded on Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:40 AM EST (Computerworld)

Top users at Digg, unhappy with recent changes to the site's algorithm for determining featured stories and with what they perceive as a lack of transparency within Digg, have announced publicly that they are leaving the site for greener pastures.

technology, digg, social-networking

Protecting Kids Online

Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:17 PM EDT

Virginia has become the first U.S. state to require Internet safety education in public schools, according to a report on National Public Radio today.

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connecticut, education, virginia, north-carolina, myspace, npr, internet-safety, online-predators

Byers Denied Parole

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:00 PM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

Brett Byers, convicted of killing two Montana State University students in 1990, was denied parole Monday.

us-news, montana, bozeman, montana-state-university, langford-hall, brett-byers, james-clevenger, brian-boeder

Russian Rocket Carries MSU Experiment

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:53 PM EDT (Billings Gazette)

A Russian rocket orbiting the earth is carrying an experiment that will be analyzed by students at Montana State University in Bozeman

russia, rocket, us-news, montana, bozeman, montana-state-university

Private Loans Complicate College Life

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:42 PM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

Loans from private funders are making life difficult for some college students at Montana State University who have racked up huge debts at high interest rates.

education, student-loans, higher-education, montana, sallie-mae, bozeman, montana-state-university, private-student-loans, private-loans, bozeman-mt

While in the Kitchen, Stir the Stew and Surf the Web

Seeded on Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:27 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Dream kitchens may soon include a computer along with the latest refrigerator or oven, so people can satisfy their digital needs along with nutritional ones.

technology, hewlett-packard-co, nytimes, circuits, kitchens, computers-and-the-internet

Madison County Hospital Closer to Reality

Seeded on Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:20 PM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

A new hospital in Ennis is closer to reality, thanks to more than $3 million that has been donated to the project so far.

hospital, us-news, montana, madison-county, brian-schweitzer, madison-valley-hospital

Killed Soldier Helped Co-Author Critical NYT Opinion Piece

Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:48 AM EDT (Billings Gazette)

An eastern Montana soldier who died in Iraq this week was one of the co-authors of an opinion piece in the New York Times that criticized the progress the war effort has made.

iraq, soldier, new-york-times, us-news, iraq-war, montana, billings-gazette, ismay

Service Grounds Two Flights Because of European Accidents

Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:43 AM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

A Bozeman based flying service grounded two flights on Thursday because the type of plane they use was involved in a pair of accidents in Europe.

airlines, us-news, airplanes, montana, bozeman, horizon-air, gallatin-county, gallatin-field

Nonprofit Network Plans First Event

Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:56 AM EDT

The newly formed Bozeman Nonprofit Network will host its first event at the Emerson Cultural Center for the Arts and Culture on Thursday.

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business, montana, bozeman, nonproft

Forest Service Spots Wildfire Near Bozeman

Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:48 AM EDT

Authorities discovered a 25-acre wildfire Wednesday afternoon burning about eight miles east of Bozeman.

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wildfire, livingston, us-news, montana, bozeman

Making the Case for Rural America

Seeded on Sat Sep 8, 2007 5:51 PM EDT (Kalispell Beacon)

Grant-making foundations must rethink the ways in which they conduct business to provide services that will actually benefit rural communities like those in Montana.

business, philanthropy, baucus, montana, foundations, rural-giving, rural-philanthropy, kalispell-beacon

Slow drivers can also get ticketed on U.S. 191

Seeded on Mon Sep 3, 2007 10:02 AM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

Though speeders on the high-traffic U.S. 191 are the most common complaint, a little-known Montana law lets law makes it illegal to travel too slowly as well.

law, odd-news, speeding, montana, big-sky, montana-highway-patrol, us-191, montana-law, gallatin-county-commission

Two-thirds of recent MSU grads found jobs in Montana

Seeded on Mon Sep 3, 2007 9:57 AM EDT (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

A majority of graduates from Montana State University are able to find work in-state, an increase over past years, university statistics show. Also, salaries for those jobs have rises by about $2,000 a year for bachelor's degrees.

education, employment, statistics, graduation, montana, bozeman, montana-state-university