________________________________________________________________________ An alert reader sent us this screenshot from local novelist Jamie Ford’s Facebook page: Fords wife, Leesha Ford, is running as a Democrat for the Montana Legislature in House District 21 here in Great Falls and the “opponent” Ford refers to is Republican Ed Buttrey. This has us scratching our heads a little…
Author: ECB Staff
Candidate Responses: Steven E. Galloway (R) Senate District 12
S ________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you…
Candidate Responses: Jeremy Trebas (R) House District 25
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
Candidate Responses: Fred Anderson (R) House District 20
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see as…
Candidate Responses: Wendy McKamey (R) House District 19
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
Candidate Responses: Diane Heikkila (R) And Mary Swenson (D) – Cascade County Treasurer & Superintendent Of Schools
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters we have sent questionnaires to all local candidates in the upcoming general election and will be publishing their responses starting today. First up are the candidates for Cascade County Treasurer & Superintendent Of Schools. Here are the…
Computers, Homework, The Internet, And The Great Falls Public School District
________________________________________________________________________ Editors note: The folks at CTR Computers sent this information to us and we thought it would be helpful and informative for local parents of GFPS students. BY CTR COMPUTERS Here at CTR Computers, where we service, clean , repair and sell quality refurbished systems, I would like to address an issue…
Questions For Local Candidates
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters we have sent questionnaires to all local candidates and will publish their responses starting the week after Labor Day. Here’s the list of local state legislative candidates on the ballot this November and the four questions we…
Tammy Lacey’s Retirement: Good News Or Bad News?
________________________________________________________________________ Now that Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent Tammy Lacey has announced her retirement at the end of this school year we’d like to make a couple of observations and ask a couple of questions. The success of our local public school system should be judged by the quality of educational outcomes for students,…
Opinion: CSKT Water Compact
________________________________________________________________________ Editors note: E-City Beat does not take a position on the CSKT Water Compact. We are posting this editorial in our ongoing mission to help our readers stay informed on state and local issues. We welcome any editorial submissions presenting the opposing side of this editorial. Legislative Committee Urges Federal Approval of CSKT…