Pete is married with two children one goes to the University of Montana the other is in the seventh grade. outside of work passions include fly fishing, and bird hunting. Hiogh school sports are other activities I like to watch. Pete is 50 years old and now training for a century bicycle ride.
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![Where Stuff Is Made](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/02/question-mark.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Where Stuff Is Made
Fixing the U.S. economy will take an effort to return manufacturing and resource development. Senator Jon Tester wonders out loud where our stuff is made.
EPA regulations may be burdensome to developing traditional sources of energy in the United States...
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Run Off Conditions In Montana
Mountain snow pack levels are at or above average statewide. National Weather Service Hydrologist, Ray Nicolas says to expect high water, when runoff begins.
The Mission Mountain Range has the highest level of snow at between 150 and 170 % of normal...
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Department Of Environmental Quality Review
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has completed its initial review of Otter Creek Coal, llc's application for a prospecting permit. DEQ Public Affairs Coordinator, Lisa Peterson says they have determined that the application is administratively complete...
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Taxation Without Representation
Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg says the spending taking place now will cost generations to come.
Rehberg urged Legislators in Montana to be strong and reject top down pressure from Washington D.C.
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Summer Food Programs
Food programs are just as important over the summer months as they are during the school year. Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau explains who can provide the much needed nutrition.
Local food pantries and the Montana Food Bank Network sometimes fill the void when school is not in session...
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Michele Bachman On Government Spending
Michele Bachman, was the keynote speaker at the Lincoln Reagan Dinner, in Helena on Saturday and she believes government spending can be cut.
Bachman has received a great deal of political support from the tea party movement.
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Senators Ask For Proper Care
Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester are urging the Pentagon to start covering the cost of cognitive rehabilitation care, for soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. Senator tester says it’s important that those with brain injuries get the care that they need...
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Rehberg Running For Senate Seat
Congressman Denny Rehberg explains why he decided to run against Jon Tester for the U.S. Senate in 2012.
The U.S House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Heath Care Act of 2010.
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Dependence On Foreign Oil
Have you ever stopped to contemplate why nothing has been done to end our dependence on foreign oil? The issue has been with us since the Department of Energy was created in 1977 specifically to end our dependence on foreign oil. Areas such as the Bakken Shale Formation contain more oil than the Middle East according to some...
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Daines Switches Candidacy
Montana’s political landscape has changed with the expectation of Congressman Denny Rehberg announcing his bid for Senator Jon Tester’s seat in 2012. Steve Daines explains why he dropped his candidacy for the Senate and opted to run for the House of Representatives...