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Late last December I wrote about homey Walter Breuning, who had just been designated the country's oldest man. He is now the world's oldest man. Treat yourself to this slide show of what it's like to have a life lived in three centuries. www.greatfallstribune.com read more

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The late hotelier Leona Helmsley left $5-8 billion in a trust, with a letter of intent stating she wanted to help dogs...but a judge ruled that the trustees could grant the money as they saw fit. www.peta.org read more

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That's the name Fox broadcaster Jim Rome substituted for the "Iditarod" Sled Dog Race five years ago. This is because, over the years, dogs have suffered spinal injuries, torn tendons and muscles, sore and cut paws, and dehydration during the 1,150-mile race, and it's killed more than 120 of them. Jon Saraceno, a sports writer for USA Today, wrote … read more

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Well, that 70-degree Monday has progressed to a 20-degree Thursday. Northcentral Montana is under a winter advisory through tomorrow. The wind shifted to the north with a "WHOOOOMPPHHHH" about five hours ago, and it's been snowing ever since. Weather drama -- kewel! read more

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It is an outrageously beautiful day in Great Falls. Here it is, only the 2nd of March, and it's close to 70 degrees. Big and little people with their big and little dogs were swarming in Paris Gibson Park when I drove by, just soaking up the sun. Being northcentral Montana, it could be blizzarding by the weekend, so everyone's grabbing the warmth w… read more