Levy increases favored

David Grubbs/Gazette Staff Hank Sanderson of Billings casts his vote for the District 2 Board of trustees and mill levy requests Tuesday at the American Lutheran Church on Lewis Avenue.

Tuition increases are taken in stride

JAMES WOODCOCK/Gazette Staff A tuition increase doesn't worry Wendy Martin, a Montana State University-Billings student working on a degree in elementary education. She still considers her education on the Billings campus to be a good bargain.

Wolf numbers continue to increase

Big increase seen in gay parenthood

Associated Press Lyn Shimizu, left, shows off photos of her family as her partner, Silvia Castellanos, and their twin children, Che, at back, and Liana, look on at their home in San Francisco. An estimated 1 million to 9 million U.S. children have gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual parents, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Montana increases its jury pool

Montana increases its jury pool

Cody Laboratories to increase production, employment

ALLISON BATDORFF/Gazette StaffCody Laboratories CEO Ric Asherman was joined by a crowd of Cody Country Ambassadors Friday when he opened the relocated pharmaceutical producer in the 73,000-square-foot former Wal-Mart building on Cody’s West Strip.

State school funding increases small

Meth lab numbers increasing in Billings, state

LARRY MAYER/Gazette staff Billings Police Department school resource officer Jim Gartner talks about drugs and violence during a meeting at MSU-B Monday.

Ethnic groups increase violence in India

Indian children injured in a Saturday bomb blast at a railroad station lie on hospital beds Sunday in Dimapur.

Fatah threatens increased violence to defy Sharon

Associated Press photo Palestinian youths burn an Israeli flag during a march for the rights of Palestinian refugees at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Monday Feb. 12, 2001.

Honda struggles to increase momentum with new boss

Associated Press Visitors look at Honda cars displayed at a Honda showroom in Tokyo recently. Honda Motors Co. has always tried a bit harder than its rival Toyota Motor Corp. to nurture a reputation for innovation, but Honda's former president says, 'Honda is headed downhill.'

Work force quantity increasing problem

Snow expert's importance increases

Avalanche expert Stan Bones pets Sally, a neighbor’s dog that has often accompanied Bones on his survey work in the Jewel Basin Hiking area, before he heads out of Kalispell to conduct snow surveys Jan. 20. For at least five years, Sally and a fellow dog would cover 12 to 18 miles as they ran alongside Bones on his weekly snow survey. Bones is arguably the most seasoned veteran in monitoring avalanche potential and activity in northwest Montana.

Is increased use of DVDs unraveling the VCR revolution?

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Convenience of wireless diminished with increase in connections

Bluetooth is a short-distance (30 feet or so) radio link between the telephone an electronic device and the earpiece.

Couple finds increasing level of tolerance

Lori Sorenson, left and Melanie Edmonds sit with their dogs, Snuggles, left and Curley at their home in Billings.

Known bear deaths increase, but it's no crisis

Schweitzer pledges no tax increase

Gov. Brian Schweitzer delivers his State of the State address Wednesday at the Capitol in Helena. Seated behind Schweitzer is Senate President Jon Tester, D-Big Sandy.

Tax increase would benefit zoo, mansion and museums

BOB ZELLAR/Gazette staff Marc Vischer does a condition check on a Andrew Wyeth watercolor at the Yellowstone Art Museum Tuesday. The museum is one of 14 cultural organizations that would benefit if voters approve a mill levy increase June 4.

Grade books go online to increase parental involvement

Debbie Karl and her two sons Zach, 13, left, and Derek, 12, right, stand near the family computer in Abilene, Texas. Debbie Karl, a computer science instructor at Texas State Technical College, was able to locate the grades of her boys on the Internet.

Schweitzer says big school-funding increases not likely

Schweitzer says big school-funding increases not likely

College tuition steady, fees increase

Budget proposes nearly $300 million in increased spending

The Martz administration's proposed state budget to be unveiled Wednesday is expected to increase spending by more than 3 percent a year and include more money for public schools, higher education and a state employee pay raise.

Scientists have only theories about why activity is increasing

MIKE STARK/Gazette StaffPorcelain Basin, shown here, is one of the top attractions at Yellowstone Park’s Norris Geyser Basin, where scientists are studying new developments including higher water temperatures, eruptions at the long-dormant Steamboat geyser and a line of steam vents that opened up to the north.

Cases of melanoma increase

A small scar is all that is left from Lee's surgery.