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A letter from Great Falls Public Schools to the Cascade County Commissioners regarding election administration was recently brought to my attention. The letter, dated September 7, 2023, is signed by Superintendent Tom Moore; Brian Patrick, Director of Business Operations; and Gordon Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (GFPS school board). The letter states “We…
The Election Protection Committee (aka Pete Fontana, Jane Weber, Jasmine Cassandra Taylor, Sharon Patton-Griffin, et al) is busy instructing the public on Facebook to NOT CONTACT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE if they have an issue or alternately, if they come into the office, to request court-appointed monitor Lynne DeRoche be present while speaking with election office…
The Election Protection Committee, headed up by former Cascade CountyCommissioner Jane Weber and Pete Fontana, brother to former Cascade CountyClerk and Recorder Rina Fontana-Moore, has created a media maelstrom over theirclaims against the Cascade County Elections Office. The office is currently run byrepublican Sandra Merchant who took over this year after winning againstFontana-Moore in the…
On Election Day in November of 2020 Cascade County Republican candidates for the state legislature defeated every one of their Democrat opponents on the ballot, including several incumbent legislators. It was an unprecedented red wave in Great Falls/Cascade County. This year it was even worse for local Dems. It was a red tsunami. Democrats lost…
If you want to know what politicians really think then you have to be reminded of what they say when they think voters aren’t listening or watching very closely. E-City Beat has been keeping track of what the most ‘progressive’ local Democrats running for state legislature were Tweeting when they thought voters weren’t paying attention….
My name is Sandra Merchant and I am running for Cascade County Clerk & Recorder. I believe I can use my private sector experience to make this office more efficient, accountable, secure, and customer friendly. With my experience being outside of government office, I can bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to make improvements…
I’ve been asked to put on my amateur political analyst hat here for a little minute to talk about Tuesday’s primary election results in the Cascade County Sheriff’s race between incumbent Republican Jesse Slaughter and challenger Jay Groskreutz. This race wasn’t even close. Groskreutz got ‘slaughtered’ in a 70% to 30% landslide. That’s 9,248 votes…
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…
