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GREAT FALLS 鈥?New installations in the downtown Great Falls Urban Art Project are now available for public viewing, including one display by a Montana artist that is bringing attentio stanley cup n to human rights issues in Montana and the world.From Montana to Ukraine to Iran, L stanley cup isa Bottis human compassion art project is making a statement, but she says it s not political: I picked these because of the tragedies going on, said Botti.Botti came up with the idea of Teardrops for Humanity featuring teardrop shaped clay tiles after stanley cups observing world events, especially in Ukraine and Iran. MTN News Teardrops For Humanity It started after she made a sunflower stamp to show solidarity with Ukraine. I decided to start making those as ornaments and passing them out whenever I d go to through Starbucks, said Botti. Just for people to have compassion for Ukraine. She says after seeing reports of young teenagers and women in Iran being murdered for simply wanting basic human rights, she decided to make a tile highlighting the crisis. I spoke with the engraver that makes my wooden stamps, and he and I collaborated on the image, said Botti.She saw an Iranian cha Lhaj CDC releases holiday guidance for safe gatherings
CINCINNATI, Ohio 鈥?The dog has always been known as mans best friend, and for Mike Monahan, that four-legged best friend ended up being a dog named Chico. Its been 51 years since I left Chico behind, Monahan said.He said goodbye to Chico when he finished his tour of duty during the Vietnam War. They were a patrol team together, with Chico trained to alert the team to tripwires. He actually saved Monahan s life. It was really a committed relationship between Chico and I for a whole year, and on top of that, he saved my life, and theres a lot of guilt leaving him behind, Monahan said. af1 Courtesy, Mike Monahan Chico received a steak for his actions in saving Mikes life. After Monahan left the war, Chico was one of more than 4,000 other military working dogs who were either euthanized or abandoned at the end of the war.For more than a year, Mike has been writing a book from Chicos perspective, titled Chicos Promise. It covers adidas samba his life from being given away to the U.S. Army by his original owner in South Dakota to the day Mike said goodbye in the kennel in Vietnam.Mike read tha hoka t portion of the book during our discussion. Then one day, Mike entered my kenn |
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