Hello Great Falls residents, My name is Michael Nagel and I am running for the Great Falls Public School Board. I have Montana roots for several generations and looking forward to several more to come. I have been married to Kendal my wife for 10 years. Kendal is GFPS School Registered Nurse at North Middle…
Amie Thompson, School Board candidate I am excited to run for the 1-year slot on the GFPS School Board. I am an advocate for student success, teacher support, community partnership, transparency and safe, cost-effective schools. I served on local PTAs for nine years, have volunteered for our public schools for more than 16 years and…
“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…
Here are the candidates running for Great Falls’ school board. We’ve included the emails listed on their candidate registration forms in case our readers want to contact any of them directly with questions or ideas. Following the list of candidates is information on the upcoming school election from the GFPS website. E-City Beat is sending…
An article in the Great Falls Tribune about the Great Falls Public School District cancelling something called ‘Rainbow Day’ during ‘Inclusion Week’ has made national news. The article, posted on the Tribune’s Facebook page today, Monday 3/28/22, was written by the Tribune education reporter, Alisha Jordan and has subsequently appeared as a feature on the…
This Post Contains Content Not Suitable For Children One of the reasons E-City Beat occasionally publishes anonymous articles, and allows our volunteer staff to remain anonymous if they so choose, was vividly illustrated yesterday when we published a piece on Critical Race Theory. It’s hard to shock me nowadays, but one commenter succeeded in doing…
Editor’s note: E-City Beat respects this writer’s request for anonymity, for obvious reasons. We would like to also mention the upcoming appointment of a GFPS School Board member. The GFPS Selection Committee will conduct an interview for the two applicants from 2-4 PM on July 16 at the district office. The interview session is open…
On Thursday, October 15 I did a ride-along in a Great Falls Police Department patrol car with Master Police Officer Pat Brinkman. It was a real eye-opener for me to witness first-hand what our local law-enforcement officers deal with, even though I only caught a brief glimpse of what they do and see every single…
Imagine going to work every day to protect and serve your community. Imagine being the wife, a son or daughter, the mother, father or other loved one of a local law-enforcement officer who goes out to serve and protect our community every day. Imagine that. Then imagine seeing ‘F— The Police’ spray-painted on the side…
For some in the local education/union/non-profit cabal, the passage of yesterday’s school levy wasn’t nearly satisfying enough. “Winning” — which was all “for the kids,” right? — only served as preface to the final act: revenge. If you had the audacity to oppose the levy, you might want to think twice about saying so publicly,…