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In the 1970s, if you had a medical emergency in Bigfork, you were likely in for a long wait while the ambulance crew from Kalispell made its way south. For some residents, waiting wasn t an option, and without a doctor in town, they d head to Dr. Doug Smith s dental practice for help.
A dentist by trade, Smith also had some training in general medicine, learned in part through dental school, followed by an internship in the emergency room at Denver General Hospital. He d patch them up as best he could, but a series of unfortunate events led Smith to wonder if he could do more.
Washington’s tech industry hasn’t been immune to the pandemic. Companies such as the IT giant DXC and the event-organizing platform Cvent cut jobs amid the slowdown. But some, including the hot cloud-computing company Appian, committed to hundreds of new hires.
Indeed, plenty of other good business news came from Washingtonian’s Tech Titans during the past year. Our 2021 winners who were selected through both reporting and an informal process of nominations from their peers managed to start up new and innovative companies, close on huge funding rounds, ink massive contracts, and announce initial public offerings.
Some of this year’s Tech Titans expanded their companies not only in spite of the pandemic but because of it. Michael Chasen, founder of the “edtech” firm Blackboard, leveraged the demand for at-home education to launch Class, a company that creates virtual classrooms using Zoom. Class has already raised more than $40 million. Blake Hall, founder of ID.me, wh
Yellowstone is Shooting Paintballs at Wolves and Says It’s for Their Own Good Daniel Modlin
America’s most famous National Park is shooting paintballs at wolves.
It may seem hard to believe but, after all, Yellowstone is an otherworldly place. It’s home to a geyser that miraculously erupts on a timed schedule, hot springs that evoke colors many have never laid eyes on, and vast swaths of lands largely untouched by human hands where wildlife roam free, undisturbed.
Well, sort of.
Wildlife and human interaction within Yellowstone has always been an issue. Littered across the park are signs which read “
Watertown Daily Times Maxine M. Quigg, left, and Terence M. OâBrien in 2016 opened Bridgeview Real Estate Services in Watertown. They were shot to death at the businessâs office Wednesday.
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Maxine M. Quigg, left, and Terence M. OâBrien in 2016 opened Bridgeview Real Estate Services in Watertown. They were shot to death at the businessâs office Wednesday.
(Provided photo â Watertown Daily Times) WATERTOWN State police confirmed Wednesday evening that a Carthage man who allegedly shot and killed two people earlier in the day at a Clinton Street real estate office had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.