ARTICLES BY PAUL FUGLEBERG

Among other things: Remember that little green snake?

It’s strange how a previously published column will pop up in coffee shop conversation. Some of the folks hadn’t read it, others couldn’t remember the convoluted details, so here’s the tale of the little green snake – repeated by request:

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We've 'gone global'

Like it or not, I’m sure you’ve noticed it by now, we’ve gone global – everyone has.

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Among other things: Some called it progress

Sometimes progress is hard to recognize when it’s taking place – especially when bureaucratic rules and regulations appear to impede rather than promote progress.

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Remembering Byron Christian: Friend, community servant

You don’t have to look far to realize the many legacies of Byron Christian, who died recently after a short illness. Among them are:

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Two 'rookies' in Roundup

The recent death of

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Coffee-time puzzlers

At your next coffee break, here are some questions you might discuss – and answer:

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AMONG OTHER THINGS: Endless challenges

What will life be like by end of century?

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AMONG OTHER THINGS: Charley was a prophet

An old adage proclaims “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” It must be pretty accurate.

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AMONG OTHER THINGS: Planning a car trip?

For many years springtime was the time to start dreaming and then planning a vacation car trip with the family.

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Among other things: Rockin' and shakin', Alaska style

It doesn’t seem like 50 years ago, but it was – Good Friday afternoon, March 24, in the Anchorage area of Alaska. Several Flathead and Mission Valley people were living in Anchorage, Wasilla, Kodiak Island, Valdez and Seward. Many of them wrote letters to relatives and friends in Montana describing …

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About that St. Pat legend

Legend has it that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland.

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Among other things: Will winter strike out?

Winter is about to strike out! It has to – baseball season starts soon.

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Among other things: Foresight vs. hindsight

As if it weren’t already under way for months, the official opening of the political season is here. With all the emotional debate, charges and counter-charges, and heated discussions that have taken place during the past several months, I remembered a column I wrote for the Aug. 21, 1975, Flathead …

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Among other things - Don't forget to forgive

This story may or may not be true but it is a clear message of the danger of carrying a grudge and the need to forgive. I remembered it from a seminar I attended years ago.

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Among Other Things - Grandma's Mystery Gifts

In 1970 my mother, Amelia Wright, toured the Holy Land. As was her custom, she purchased a variety of souvenirs to bring back to her home in Hollywood, Calif, to mail to her grandkids in Montana. Among the items were a miniature wood covered Bible and small clay jars that …

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