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2016 Postmortem

Ptah

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2. It seems to me he is trying to protect the value of the Montana mines.

Reply to freshwest (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 07:32 PM

Feb 2013

The state motto: Oro y Plata (Spanish for "gold and silver &quot

State nickname, The Treasure State.

It's an interesting look at life after state office.

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Schweitzer, hedge fund target Montana mining company [View all] Ptah Feb 2013 OP

Not a bad hedge fund or privatization action in this case, huh. freshwest Feb 2013 #1

It seems to me he is trying to protect the value of the Montana mines. Ptah Feb 2013 #2

It's interesting to me that it is a publicly-owned mine, controlled and profiting MT. freshwest Feb 2013 #3

I'm not suggesting this is a good thing. Ptah Feb 2013 #4

Not a typical governor, but he did some good things. Interesting links on that page, too. freshwest Feb 2013 #5

interesting. wonder if the mining company was trying to bring in foreign visa labor to replace jobs. Sunlei Feb 2013 #6