_______________________________________________________________________ There’s an idea floating around about the possibility of combining holidays or making one universal holiday. The latter has something to do with the notion that it’s unfair that Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ but not Buddha, Mohammed, Mother Gaia, the Universe, the Great Spirit, Satan, some goats, rocks and…
First of all, I want to extend a big “Thanks” to each and every local voter who trusted me to represent our grassroots movement for change for a greater Great Falls. We did it. I didn’t have my own agenda during the campaign, I don’t have one now, and I won’t carry one in with me…
_______________________________________________________________________ A piece in E-City Beat last week got me thinking about our local teachers. Most of our Great Falls teachers are really good, honest, hard-working folks who just want to make a difference in the lives of kids and our community. Unfortunately sometimes our teachers don’t get enough thanks for what they do for…
Thursday morning, August 15th was when I first learned about a gun control rally scheduled for Saturday, August 17th in Great Falls at the band shell in Gibson Park, starting at 3:00 PM. The rally was sponsored by ‘Moms Demand Action’ and was in conjunction with other rallies nationwide. The first thing that concerned me…
_______________________________________________________________________ Have you ever read ‘Chapter 21 – CODE OF ETHICS’ in the City of Great Falls municipal code? If not, maybe it’s time to take a look at it. Here are a few examples of what you’ll find there: 2.21.020 – Findings. The City Commission of the City of Great Falls finds and declares…
_______________________________________________________________________ I found it interesting that the day after I wrote a piece about transients camping out at our Great Falls Public Library and in our public parks I noticed this piece in the Billings Gazette: “Billings police investigating downtown stabbing at library” From the article: “Billings Public Library Director Gavin Woltjer said he isn’t…
_______________________________________________________________________ Within the past 10 days in Great Falls: The Cascade County Sheriffs Department busted a human trafficking/prostitution operation here. A Great Falls woman was arrested for selling meth and heroin on multiple occasions to undercover cops. I went to the Great Falls Public Library on a Friday afternoon and encountered several people camped out…
_______________________________________________________________________ I have heard several statements from folks recently such as, “the Mayor is mostly ceremonial and doesn’t really have any influence” and “the Great Falls City Commission is just a technicality, the city manager has all of the power.” Wrong. These kinds of misconceptions are not only wrong but they are also part of…
_______________________________________________________________________ Below is more important information provided by Great Falls resident Pam Hendrickson concerning efforts by Great Falls city Commissioners Moe and Robinson to secretly negotiate a partnership between the City of Great Falls and the Maclean Animal Adoption Center. Every concerned citizen in Great Falls should read this and share it widely. The shenanigans…
_______________________________________________________________________ Here’s an interesting item recently sent to me by a friend – according to ‘Business Insider’, a Montana household needs to earn $49,360 per year in order to comfortably afford rent. The estimate is based on a study done by GoBankingRates which “…revealed how big your annual salary needs to be to afford rent…