KCTR: We’re Montana’s Own » Health http://catcountry1029.com We’re Montana’s Own Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 I'll Be Riding The Rims This Weekend http://catcountry1029.com/ill-be-riding-the-rims-this-weekend/ http://catcountry1029.com/ill-be-riding-the-rims-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:45:12 +0000 Andy West http://catcountry1029.com/?p=168188 Thank goodness for Bike, Walk, Bus Week this week here in Billings. Had it not happened and had I not blogged about it I never would have known that the Downtown Billings Association has a Loan-A-Bike program

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As part of Bike, Walk, Bus week here in Billings you'll receive ONE FREE BEER if you bike or walk to work and over to Carter’s Brewing 2526 Montana Ave. If you are not a consumer of adult libations other restaurants are offering great deals if you ride your bike this week:

At THE SOUP PLACE at 106 N 28th if you bike to work and over for lunch you'll receive a 10% discount on your purchase

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According to the FDA, the pill will not be sold to any

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]]> http://catcountry1029.com/be-on-the-look-out-for-nurse-ratchet/feed/ 0 Paved Bicycle Trails Are Good For The Billings Economy http://catcountry1029.com/paved-bicycle-trails-are-good-for-the-local-economy/ http://catcountry1029.com/paved-bicycle-trails-are-good-for-the-local-economy/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:02:17 +0000 Andy West http://catcountry1029.com/?p=163822 Many residents of Billings resent their tax dollars being used to construct paved bike paths. Some believe they are being built to someone’s idea of “greenhouse gas” requirements. Others see the City of Billings with a budget shortfall and consider bike lanes as a luxury when we should be tightening our belts just like families have been during a down economy

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If the program is approved, it would open for the first class of students in July 2014 and produce as many as six doctors a year!  Most counties in the state have a shortage of primary care physicians, and 10 counties have no physician at all!

The clinic last fall applied for accreditation from the Chicago-based Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

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]]> http://catcountry1029.com/my-contribution-on-earth-day/feed/ 0 getty images Med School Slots For Students in Montana http://catcountry1029.com/med-school-slots-for-students-in-montana/ http://catcountry1029.com/med-school-slots-for-students-in-montana/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:39:09 +0000 The Breakfast Flakes http://catcountry1029.com/?p=158913 Our state’s main spending bill cleared a Senate committee Tuesday with a few changes and is headed to the full floor. The $9 billion budget bill was endorsed by an 11-9 margin in Senate Finance and Claims Committee, with a mix of Democrats and Republicans opposing it

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