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1990 - 1999
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The 1990s brought nation-wide attention to Montana in the form of Ted Kaczynski and the Freemen, Scott Davis and, of course, David Letterman's speeding ticket - and all the jokes that followed. Some of us shuddered when Ted Turner and the controversial Jane Fonda bought up a piece of our state. Some of us bristled with excitement at the prospect of hosting one of NASA's X-33 landing sites. We bickered about whether or not to save a bridge. We looked in vain for the Ramsey boy. Jay Leno had fun with a classified ad (during one of his "Headlines" episodes) which read "House for sale - near airport and the new prison." He didn't say with certainty that the ad came from Great Falls - but, what are the odds that any other town would have had that same situation? The 1990s gave us a governor who has enjoyed the highest approval rating of any governor in the State of Montana and it also gave us a county commissioner who can't get along with his peers and who turned out to be an embarrassment to our community when he cried Foul! after being arrested for drunken driving. We witnessed the horror of air crashes, train wrecks, countless traffic accidents and weather conditions that ran the spectrum. When all looked so dim we recovered thanks to the good things that happened - like saving the "Exhalted Ruler," like seeing a home-town boy, Ryan Leaf, climb to the top, and tremendous strides at the McLaughlin Research Institute. The River's Edge Trail and the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center gave Great Falls a sorely needed shot in the arm - and traffic began it's creeping and crawling on 10th Avenue South as construction followed into a new millennium. Great Falls can also be proud knowing that it hosts the warriors of the 341st Missile Wing (now Space Wing) which stood firm for decades, waiting out the tyrant and eventually winning him over - the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Great Falls and Cascade County is home to many, many veterans who did their part since the days of "East Base" to keep our city, county, state and our nation free! The 1990s was indeed a great decade for Great Falls! "Last Best Place" permeates decade by Mike Dennison Tribune Capital Bureau
Freemen, Unabomber put state in national spotlight
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1990 Census State Population: 799,065 Great Falls Pop: 55,125 Billings: 81,125 Great Falls: 55,125 Missoula: 42,918 Helena: 24,609 Bozeman: 22,660 U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D) since 1979 Conrad Burns (R) since 1989 Governors Stan Stephens (R) 1989-1993 Marc Racicot (R) 1993-2000 U.S. Representatives Ron Marlenee (R) 1977-1993 Pat Williams (D) 1979 - 1997 Rick Hill (D) 1997 - 1990 - Montana lost one of its two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. 1992 - Major League pitcher Jack Morris, bought Prarie Nest Ranch. 1993 - Great Falls' Scott Davis wins U.S. figure skating championship in 1993 and 1994. Made U.S. Winter Olympics team at Lillehammer, Norway in 1994 and was an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team at Nagano, Japan in 1998. 1993 - State sales tax is defeated again. 1997 - Bill Ferrin came to Great Falls and brought with him a furniture business which has thrived in Red Wing, MN since 1899. 1995 - Paul Pistoria died at age 88. He was on the Great Falls City Council and served in the State Legislature. Always a watchdog for the little guy, he looked out for low-income and blue-collar workers. 
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Great Falls - A Pictorial History
by William J. Furdell
and Elizabeth Lane Furdell
Great Falls Tribune
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