Political

he Wacky Hacky aka the Gabby Cabby aka Peter Franklin, the New York City taxi cab driver will be joining me this afternoon (Wednesday) around 4:30 on the Puffman Show. As usual, the Gab Man is fired up and he's still in a huff over Montana Senator Max Baucus and Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock snubbing him, AND he's the Gab Man!  Good thing for those guys Pete's not a registered Montana voter! Pete will also share a tale about 3 high ranking New York City Police officers making some criminal charges "disappear" and then retiring as soon as possible in order to preserve their pensions

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U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) will host a roundtable forum on agricultural issues Thursday afternoon, April 5th at MSU-Northern in Havre. Ag producers and the public are invited to attend.

Topics to be discussed include ag industry opportunities and challenges, from rising fuel costs and bio-fuels to increased export opportunities, natural disasters and federal regulations.

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Earlier today, I had a chance to view the rig count out in North Dakota and it seems to have leveled off significantly in the past couple of weeks, hovering in the neighborhood of 205 active drilling rigs

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a public meeting next Monday evening, April 9th, to gather public comments on the draft 15-year Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

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As I mentioned last week in the Puffman blog, we finished the book "Forever Friends" last evening (Tuesday) at the Marias Heritage Center during our Montana History get together. "Forever Friends" is the journey of two families from Civil War Virginia to Montana Territory taking place during 1860 to 1868

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Talk about a case of "tight jaws"! The New York City Gab Man is not only in his yellow mobile conveyance lounge, he's also in a "huff", because after writing to both Montana Senator Max Baucus and State Attorney General Steve Bullock, they have both refused to answer his inquiries

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That's what Brady area farmer Gary Gollehon tells me when describing his life "down on the farm". According to Gary, "Good neighbors and a good place to bring up a family" is the single best thing about living/working on a farm"

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We are almost to the conclusion of Helena author Lenore McKelvey Puhek's "Forever Friends" at our Tuesday evening "Montana History" reading at the Marias Heritage Center and I truly hate to see this journey of two families from Civil War Virginia to Montana Territory draw to a close

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Who doesn't remember the infamous "spy verses spy" series in the old "Mad" Magazine? My special guest this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:35 is bestselling thriller writer Ted Bell. The title of Ted Bell's hardback (which went on sale Tu

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It's springtime here in the Rockies and it was also "Spring in St. Louis" last evening (Tuesday) at the Heritage Center as we finished chapter 42, "Spring in St. Louis" in Lenore McKelvey Puhek's (her last name rhymes with Buick but the last I heard, she was using an old red wagon to pull her groceries home) "Forever Friends-The journey of two families from Civil War Virginia to Montana Territory 1860-1868"

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The jobs crisis is permanent! That's what James B. Huntington says and he's a PH.D. and former business professor, teacher, and professional speaker. Dr. Huntington will be my special guest this afternoon (Friday) at 4:35 talking about his new book, "Work's New Age-The END of Full Employment and What It Means to You"

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I was at the Marias Heritage Center last evening (Tuesday) reading "Montana History" with a group of Heritage Center residents in the comfortable sun room. We are about three quarters through "Forever Friends-The journey of two families from Civil War Virginia to Montana Territory 1860-1868"

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