Spacey calls for arts funding

WASHINGTON - Kevin Spacey performed some impromptu "street theater" Tuesday to ask Congress for continued funding of the National Endowment for the Arts amid calls for deep budget cuts.

Economy adds jobs at fastest pace in 3 years

WASHINGTON - The nation added jobs at the fastest pace in three years last month as factories, stores, hospitals and the census all brought workers on board - the surest sign yet that the worst employment market in a generation has finally snapped back.

Otter: Obama's stimulus funds created jobs

Governor's praise puts him at odds with Romney

Targeting greenhouse gases

SAN FRANCISCO - California began auctioning permits Wednesday for greenhouse gas emissions, launching one of the world's most ambitious efforts to cut heat-trapping gases from industrial sources.

Candidate Profile-Claude M. (Skip) Davis III

U.S. Senate - Republican

Birth date:  Nov. 2, 1945

Nuclear energy group meets Friday in Cd'A

COEUR d’ALENE — In 2012, Gov. Butch Otter created the Leadership in Nuclear Energy (LINE) Commission to “make recommendations to the governor on policies and actions of the state of Idaho to support and enhance the long-term viability and mission relevance of the Idaho National Laboratory.”

Oil's slide shakes up the junk-bond market

Hospitals and herpetology

Legislature talks salamanders, mental facilities

Welcome relief in the heartland

Fueled by oil, agriculture sector welcomes low diesel prices

Latest in food-track tech: Swipe a code, meet your fisherman

Obama: 'Revving' economy calls for higher wages

Montana agencies reveal five-year outdoor rec plan

Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday announced a five-year strategy to address issues and challenges facing Montana’s outdoor recreation industry.

To gauge economic damage from virus, watch for US jobs data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies and consumers have scrapped travel plans, and factories have endured broken supply chains from the coronavirus outbreak. If employers were to respond by slashing jobs, it would significantly escalate the economic damage.

Lawmaker revises 'box store' tax play

A bill that would impose a gross receipts tax on "box stores" has been amended to exempt Costco stores, but a company executive says Costco will still oppose the legislation.

Book Review: THE LINE BECOMES A RIVER by Francisco Cantú

Francisco Cantú grew up in west Texas, where his mother worked as a park ranger in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. He is a US citizen, fluent in both Spanish and English.

Inaugural auguring: Clues from 2009 speech

President Obama’s second inaugural address is now history, and unlike various posthaste pundits, I will reserve to history the right to judge it.

Chamber panel kicks off month-long Manufacturing 'Day'

As if bragging about the robustness of the manufacturing sector in the Flathead, the local Manufacturing “Day” kicked off on Tuesday at the Kalispell Chamber luncheon and will conclude exactly one month later with the annual Timber Tour.

Pay, pension bills advance in the House

Why I tore up my AARP card: Does AARP represent the best interests of seniors?

About the year 2005, my AARP membership card was cut up and trashed because many of the self-serving advocacies of AARP no longer represented what I believed to be in the best interests of seniors and my personal beliefs. As time progressed, circumstances have justified my decision.

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground following surprisingly strong US jobs report

Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street as a strong report on employment showed the U.S. economy continues to chug along. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Friday.