National Parks
Toll of government shutdown still being tallied at national parks
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The National Park Service tapped reserves from visitor fees to keep the parks open and safe during the partial government shutdown. But where did the money go?
Charles Johnson
John Melcher “benefited farmers, miners, the elderly, the hungry and a constituency of the world’s poor”
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Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher, who died Thursday in Missoula at age 93, was a leading congressional supporter of federal farm bills and programs to fight hunger here and around the world. Melcher could work with the other members of Congress to get things done, but he also could be a lone wolf, when necessary, unafraid to go against his Democratic Party or the entire U.S. Senate.