Montana is one of the most intriguing states in the nation. A former Blue state gone Red and now back to Blue. Socially progressive, yet big fans of the second part of Second Amendment. Mindful of individual rights, yet virulently environmental. Hollywood in the Rockies, yet home to some of the nicest, straight- forward people in the world. And who is it at the New York Times that loves Montana so much that on a good day they write two stories about this remote state?http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 14:01:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/125333/urban-deer-culled-in-montana-capital.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHELENA, Mont. Brown-eyed does, muscular bucks, and an assortment of fawns and yearlings have had the run of residential neighborhoods in this capital city, many for several generations. Having lost any discernible fear of people, the deer chase paper deliverers, jump from bushes to roofs, terrorize dogs and drivers, and gobble up expensive gardens and landscaping.http://www.newser.com/story/125333/urban-deer-culled-in-montana-capital.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 01 Oct 2008 19:57:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/114135/in-montana-a-popular-expression-is-taken-off-the-endangered-list.html?refid=rss_all_default“The Last Best Place,” a phrase long used and cherished by Montanans to describe their sprawling, scenic state, will soon be protected forever, a United States senator says, and anyone will be able to use it without fear of running afoul of trademark law.http://www.newser.com/story/114135/in-montana-a-popular-expression-is-taken-off-the-endangered-list.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Aug 2008 16:48:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/114139/39-million-settlement-in-a-feud-at-an-exclusive-montana-resort.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGreg LeMond, the three-time winner of the Tour de France who since 2006 has been locked in a lawsuit with Timothy L. Blixseth, the owner of the elite Yellowstone Club in Montana, reached a $39.5 million settlement on Wednesday.The agreement coincided with the settlement of a contentious divorce between Mr. Blixseth and Edra Blixseth, who bought the land and developed the concept for a ski and golf club that has attracted celebrities, sports figures and executives.http://www.newser.com/story/114139/39-million-settlement-in-a-feud-at-an-exclusive-montana-resort.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34716/unlikely-gop-candidate-runs-for-montana-senate-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMontana senator Max Baucus looks certain to win reelection this November, writes the New York Times , but his Republican challenger is gaining some attention for his unorthodox proposals. Bob Kelleher, 85, wants to nationalize oil companies, end the Iraq war to fund cancer research—and, most shockingly, eliminate the separation of powers and introduce a British-style parliament. "How did he win?" a Baucus spokesman wondered.http://www.newser.com/story/34716/unlikely-gop-candidate-runs-for-montana-senate-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 12 Aug 2008 6:05:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/86993/montana-dog-owners-find-wild-animal-traps-put-pets-in-harms-way.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe first order of business when freeing a dog caught in a trap, Anja Heister said, is to put a stick in its mouth.Skip to next paragraphEnlarge This ImageAnne Sherwood for The New York TimesAnja Heister is the leader of Footloose.“No matter how much it loves you, it may try to bite,” Ms. Heister explained to a group gathered at a coffee shop here last week.The demonstration was one of several across Montana being conducted by Footloose Montana, a nonprofit organization led by Ms. Heister. The group is teaching people how to free pets inadvertently caught in traps set legally for wild fur-bearing animals.http://www.newser.com/story/86993/montana-dog-owners-find-wild-animal-traps-put-pets-in-harms-way.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 7:42:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/86994/montana-museum-board-breached-duty-court-says.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Montana Supreme Court dismissed on Tuesday the board of the Charles M. Bair Family Museum in Martinsdale, Mont., saying it breached its fiduciary duties by closing the museum in 2002.The court said the board had not spent enough money to give a good start to the museum — home to an eclectic collection of fine European antiques, valuable art works and priceless Indian artifacts. It ordered U.S. Bank, the trustee, to create a new board that has to meet within six months.http://www.newser.com/story/86994/montana-museum-board-breached-duty-court-says.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 7:44:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/87002/former-president-clinton-plans-another-montana-visit-kulr-8-television-billings-montana.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFormer President Clinton is planning to speak at a Yellowstone County Democratic fundraiser in Billings on May 10.Kate Downen, communications director for Hilary Clinton's presidential campaign in Montana, says Bill Clinton is scheduled to attend the Truman Day Dinner, which is being held at Alterowitz Gymnasium at Montana State-Billings.No other details of the visit were immediately announced. Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal is scheduled to speak at the same dinner on behalf of Barack Obama's candidacy for president.http://www.newser.com/story/87002/former-president-clinton-plans-another-montana-visit-kulr-8-television-billings-montana.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 7:59:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/86995/montana-groups-sue-to-protect-gray-wolves.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTwelve environmental and animal rights groups sued the federal government in Federal District Court in Missoula, seeking to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service removed the region’s 1,500 wolves from the endangered list in March, turning over management to state officials in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The lawsuit says those states cannot ensure that the wolves are not again eradicated.http://www.newser.com/story/86995/montana-groups-sue-to-protect-gray-wolves.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 7:48:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22720/montana-ad-blitz-busts-meth-use.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn 2005, Montana had the fifth-worst methamphetamine problem in the US; now it’s 39th, and negative advertising is to credit for much of the stunning turnaround. Montana’s nonprofit Meth Project launched a massive blitz against the drug, blanketing airwaves, websites, newspapers, and billboards. “The intention is to treat meth like a consumer product,” said one backer.http://www.newser.com/story/22720/montana-ad-blitz-busts-meth-use.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 27 Mar 2008 15:24:45 CDT