At the June 14th Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend the denial of a conditional use permit submitted by the First United Methodist Church to operate an outdoor emergency homeless shelter on their property in downtown Great Falls. At the meeting several local owners and managers representing downtown businesses in…
Author: Philip M. Faccenda
Downtown IGA Manager: Employees And Customers Don’t Feel Safe Due To Church ‘Homeless Encampment’
At last week’s Great Falls Planning Advisory Board/Zoning Commission members voted unanimously to recommend the denial of a conditional use permit submitted by the First United Methodist Church to operate an outdoor emergency homeless shelter on their property in downtown Great Falls. At the meeting several local owners and managers representing downtown businesses in the…
Local Dems Urge Fellow Dems To Vote GOP Ballot
Apparently the Cascade County Democrat party is still furious that Sheriff Jesse Slaughter broke up with them last year. Now local Democrats and their pals in the media are coordinating a smear campaign against Sheriff Slaughter, coughing up their hairballs of hate and rage just as ballots are being sent out to voters for the…
Missoula Teacher Hands Out Sexual Orientation Questionnaire To Students
“What causes heterosexuality?” “99 percent of reported rapists are heterosexual. Why are straights so sexually aggressive?” “Who assumes the dominant role and who assumes the passive role in a straight relationship?” “The majority of child molesters are heterosexuals. Do you consider it safe to expose children to heterosexual teachers, scout leaders, and coaches?” “When did…
Local EMT Training Available
Montana is very short on EMS personnel and Whiteline Consulting and Training has stepped up to help get EMTs into services! Whiteline has EMT courses throughout Montana, yes you heard that right – throughout! They have dedicated instructors who travel to bring EMT courses to Montana areas. Whiteline has a course coming up in Vaughn,…
Out-Of-Town Leftist & Abortionist Groups Endorse Kelly & Wolff
Last week, E-City Beat received an email from a reader and concerned citizen with a picture of a partisan, machine-sponsored letter sent to Great Falls residents endorsing mayoral candidate Bob Kelly and City Commission candidate Susan Wolff. The letter is signed and paid for by two out-of-town organizations, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana in Billings,…
Flashback: Bob Kelly Falsely Takes Credit For Implementing City Cell Phone Ban
Leadership. Experience. Integrity. These three words billboard Mayor Bob Kelly’s political persona in Great Falls. They aren’t words anyone else has assigned to Kelly. No, those are his words. Which begs the question, then: is taking credit for something you had no involvement in an example of integrity? Back in 2012, before Bob Kelly was…
Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing
Are there wolves in sheep’s clothing in our field of candidates for the upcoming City’s mayoral and commission races? Yes. Judging by comments from many of our readers, there are candidates who would have you believe one thing while they appear likely to do another. You might say, “So what’s new about that, politicians do…
GF Commission Candidate Wolff’s Potential Conflict Of Interest
Last week an E-City Beat reader made the following comment on one of our Facebook posts, referring to current Great Falls city commissison candidate Susan Wolff: “And don’t forget Commission candidate Wolff’s part in the HUD scandal that exposed Commission fingers in the Block Grant pot.“ The comment apparently points back to a piece on…
Former Mayor Winters Rips Bob Kelly: “He could talk the feathers off a duck.”
Wow. In response to my piece earlier today, former Mayor Mayor Michael Winters had a lot to say, commenting: “No one !! I mean NO ONE deservers four (4) terms in any city elected office !AND NO ONE should close city commission meetings for ANY REASON !We have relied on covid to bring about anything…