SOS News Digest

September 7, 2007

Current Events

Education report highlights schools' progress
Missoulian

Schools face sanctions for low scores
Missoulian

Top forestry economist retires
Billings Gazette

'First Dog' Jag to teach kids about government in new book
Independent Record

90 percent of state schools meet standards
Great Falls Tribune

Report card shows 2007 test scores up in Bozeman schools, all area school made adequate progress
Daily Chronicle

Big Spending by Dems Brings Mixed Results
Flathead Beacon

Bitterroot schools earn passing grades
Ravalli Republic

Editorials

Guest column: Wages not the answer to affordable housing
Missoulian

Some good, some bad
Montana Standard

Federal

Baucus urges more Bighorn flows
Billings Gazette

Rehberg promotes synthetic fuel plant
Independent Record

Federal report reviews coal production restrictions
Independent Record

Senators say base might get fuel plant
Great Falls Tribune

Congressmen propose coal-to-liquids plant at Malmstrom
Daily Chronicle