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Two veterans who are involved in the Missoula Veterans Treatment Court Program were on Talk Back on Monday to speak about the program and to encourage more veterans to become mentors.

Candy Johnson provided a brief overview of the Sweet Adelines. “We sing all over town,” said Candy Johnson. “Weve competed internationally a number of times and we go to contests every year and of course thats, thats put off. We normally have a big show every year and of course we cant do that. So, we just sing at every opportunity we can have.” Candy and two of her fellow Sweet Adelines, Gayle and Cindy, were on Talk Back on Monday to explain how they’re getting live music behind the...

Dec 21, 2020 ESCANABA — Have you gained weight during the pandemic? Have you ever been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or encouraged to lose weight due to diabetes within your family history? Michigan State University Extension has received full program recognition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and are now offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) On-Line via Zoom. This course is designed for people who are at-risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The focus ...

Fisher-Price: 90 years of building classic toys They are the touchstones of our youth: The Rock-a-Stack, the Xylophone, and those Little People.  No matter how old we are, everyone remembers their favorite childhood toys – like a toy that everybody knows, the Corn Popper. Then theres the lesser-known Bunny Scoot. It was introduced in 1931, part of the first batch of toys ever sold by Fisher-Price. They called them the "16 Hopefuls." Classics Fisher-Price toys: The Corn Popper, the Bunny Scoo...

AirPods Max review: Theyre pricey, but are they worth it? Watch Now Last week, Apple made its final product announcement of the year when the company announced the new AirPods Max headphones. If you were quick enough to grab a pair of these $550 wireless over-the-ear headphones, they started arriving this week. Im not going to do a full in-depth review of this product because I think there will be a ton of nitty-gritty analysis done by competing publications (such as CNETs excellent deep dive)...

Dec 16, 2020 LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University Extension has received full program recognition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to offer the National Diabetes Prevention Program online via Zoom. This course is designed for people who are at-risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The focus is on establishing lifestyle changes that promote healthy eating, physical activity and goal setting that lead to a 5% to 7% weight loss and decreased risk for type 2 diabetes. To...

Montana Electors Cast Their Votes for Donald Trump in Helena Montana, with the minimum number of electors possible for such a small population, cast all three of their votes on Monday afternoon for President Donald J. Trump. State GOP Chairman Don Kaltschmidt was on Talk Back on Monday to talk about the importance of the Electoral College in American politics. “It gave states like Montana with a million people in them or Wyoming which has only 600,000 a place to be represented,” said Kaltsc...

UM President Holds Fireside Chat About Issues such as Enrollment In a room with no fireplace, UM President Seth Bodnar held a virtual ‘Fireside Chat’ with ZOOM participants on Wednesday evening. Bodnar provided updates on how the University has been dealing with the challenges of COVID 19 and also addressed the issue of reduced enrollment, a fact that colleges and universities around the world are facing. Bodnar said enrollment has two main challenges, attracting new students and retaining ...

Dont talk back. time is money. >> you had the brilliant performances by all of them and then rob put it altogether and made it sync. >> people didnt know what we were doing. they thought it was a real documentary and when we first previewed it people saw it and said why would you make a movie about a band that nobody ever heard of. and one that is so bad. ♪ >> lets say you look at a perspective movie and it is a square. rob reiner has a way of turning it sideways and looking at it differently ...

Im doing in "d" minor, which i always find is really the saddest of all keys, really. i dont know why, but it makes people weep instantly. ♪ >> what do you call this? >> this piece is called "lick my love pump." >> the idea was we were going to do a mock documentary. we were going to make a satire of a rock n roll band on tour. we basically had the tour outline, but essentially it was a very, you know, thin thumbnail sketch of what was going to happen. the whole movie is improvised. >> do the ...