KCTR: We’re Montana’s Own » Employment http://catcountry1029.com We’re Montana’s Own Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Defense Department Furloughs http://catcountry1029.com/defense-department-furloughs/ http://catcountry1029.com/defense-department-furloughs/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:08:52 +0000 The Breakfast Flakes http://catcountry1029.com/?p=172096 About 800 Montana workers will be affected by the civilian furloughs planned due to automatic budget cuts in the Department of Defense

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]]> http://catcountry1029.com/dysfunction-junction/feed/ 0 Freakin' Pothead! http://catcountry1029.com/freakin-pothead/ http://catcountry1029.com/freakin-pothead/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:59:25 +0000 The Breakfast Flakes http://catcountry1029.com/?p=154955 In our great state of  Montana and many others  it’s  currently legal to use marijuana for a variety of reasons; in the medical context, doctors often prescribe marijuana to manage chronic pain...yes really.

]]> http://catcountry1029.com/freakin-pothead/feed/ 0 Smoker Fired for Smelling Like Cigarette Smoke — Is It Fair? [POLL] http://catcountry1029.com/smoker-fired-smelling-cigarette-smoke/ http://catcountry1029.com/smoker-fired-smelling-cigarette-smoke/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:00:58 +0000 Amy Sciarretto http://tsminteractive.com/?p=126056 Smoking is banned in a lot of places, since people don’t want to breathe in the fumes. But to fire someone from their job for smelling like smoke seems a bit excessive, no? Turns out it’s a loaded argument.

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