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As of right now in the United States, there are 231,000 jobs in the solar-energy sector, 120,000 jobs in the wind-energy sector, and 9.8 million jobs in the oil and natural gas sector. The sources are American Clean Power and American Petroleum Institute. — mike *T*I*P* How much is a billion? ...

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This headline was spotted online at 10:58 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021: To Promote Equality, California Proposes a Ban on Advanced Math Classes. — mike *T*I*P* We all may wonder how these self-driving cars are going to work out, and how can they even think about such things. NVIDA is now mak...

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Marita Dighans Wittkopp, now of Austin, Texas was listed among 22 nurses recently, as an Honorable Mention, for top nurses from the Texas Nurses Foundation and Texas Nurses Association Board of Directors for her dedication, perseverance and compassion exhibited during the exceptional year of 2020...

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According to a FINRA Investor Education Foundation National Financial Capability Study . . . Making ends meet- in Montana, 15% (nationally 19%) of individuals reported that over the past year, their household spent more than their income. Planning ahead- in Montana, 47% (nationally 46%) o...

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Last issue on the front page we had some photos of Highway 13. The photo with the gravel going all the way across the pavement and the bridge in the distance is in an area about two miles north of the upcoming project and will not be included in the major rebuild slated for later this year or next ...