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Since 1450 there have been six major world reserve currency periods: Portugal 1450-1530; Spain 1530-1640; Netherlands 1640-1720; France 17201815; Great Britain 1850-1920; United States 1921-to-today. What is a reserve currency? The currency that is held in significant quantities by govern ments and...

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The Epoch Times newspaper is the fourth largest newspaper in America by subscription and it is growing very rapidly. Award-winning journalist Alex Newman, who a few years ago gave a presentation in Broadus, Montana and is the author of the popular book “Deep State,” predicted The Epoch Times ...

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This weekend, May 12-14, at Richardson Theatre in Scobey the movie is AIR from award-winning director Ben Affleck. The movie reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the wo...

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Don't you think it makes it more difficult to win the war in Ukraine while the mainstream media continues to put out stories in advance on major offenses planned against their enemies? We see where Ukraine and Russia war plans are featured nearly every day on TV and in the newspapers. It kind...

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On 4/20, “Weed Day” much more than marijuana went “up in smoke.” Unfortunately SpaceX’s Starship, at about the 4 minute mark after lift-off, exploded or as SpaceX said it had an “unscheduled disassembly!” We’ve never heard that term before and found the phrase, inappropriately, funn...

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Are they ruining major league baseball? First, it was the visible strike zone box on TV broadcasts. We strongly disliked it at first but have become accustomed. Still undecided on like or not like. Then, during Covid they started putting a runner on second base at each half inning beginn...

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Carol Rides A Tractor, the new ag education young children’s book by Tammi Fladager hit the stands last week. It’s the Peerless area artist/rancher/ author’s third in the series. The book was inspired by Tammi’s neighbor and friend Carol Fladager. You can get them at the Leader, Service Dr...