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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the vice presidential mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, announced Friday she will step down as governor. (AP photo)
Palin resigning as Alaska governor
WASILLA, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.
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Senators’ third baseman Adam Eckhart tries to contain a wild throw as Colorado’s Jay Rollinson slides safely into the plate during their game at the Keith Sell Tournament Thursday night at Kindrick Legion Field. (Lisa Kunkel Independent Record)
Senators rally falls short
The Helena Senators kept trying to claw their way back into this one.

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Kim DeLong, left, as Elyot Chase, and Jemuel Morris, as Victor Prynne, are shown in a scene from Montana Shakespeare Company’s production of ‘Private Lives,’ which will be staged at Tizer Gardens this summer. (Eliza Wiley Independent Record)
New stage, new role
Montana Shakespeare Company returns this year, after a year’s break, in a new venue.
 

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Researchers hope injections can prevent onset of type 1 diabetes
PITTSBURGH — The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton’s abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old’s immune system — part of a bold quest to create a vaccine-like therapy for diabetes.
Desserts in a snap
With so many fruits in peak season by July Fourth, summery desserts almost make themselves. Fruits are always a treat when eaten unadorned and out of hand, but they’re also the perfect starting place for an impressive variety of pies, cakes, bars, tarts and crumbles.
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ALMOST NO-BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
ALMOST NO-BAKE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
Forsaken tower: Old Casey Peak lookout
LKHORN MOUNTAINS — The climb takes place two weeks too early. The snowfields are still deep and wide, and the north face of Casey Peak above 8,000 feet is capped with drifts.
Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale — privately
NEW YORK — Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, Painter is now backing an idea that makes it easier for insiders like him to sell shares in their companies even before they go public.
Northern Cheyenne riders honor fallen ancestors
LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT — From a grassy crease in a shallow draw, one rider in feathered headdress released a rageful wail quite possibly like the one Lt. Col. George Custer heard before dying here 133 years ago.

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