Jon Tester told Montana voters in 2023 that Joe Biden was “absolutely 100% with it” – then came the presidential debate in June…and vodka-cran for Senator Tester, from the Daily Caller:https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/10/jon-tester-joe-biden-bistro-cacao-vodka-cranberry MT Secretary of State Jacobsen claims some CI-128 signatures invalid, from the Missoula Current:https://missoulacurrent.com/abortion-petition-signatures/ Great Falls indoor recreation center/pool now open to the public,…
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Israel-Hamas War Comes To Great Falls
Over the past few months I have received quite a few emails in my city commission mailbox from local constituents with the subject line, ‘Reaffirm your commitment to America’s closest ally, Israel.‘ The content of the email is the same but from many different local folks concerned about the ongoing war in Israel. You can…
Great Falls Town Hall Meeting, Library Levy Passes, Child Hit By Car In GF, And More
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Public safety town hall meeting at the Civic Center Wednesday, June 14.(2) It’s been more than 50… – City of Great Falls – Local Government | Facebook Great Falls Public Library levy passes by 619 votes,…
Sen. Daines Responds To ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ Hosted By MAFB
In a Tweet on Thursday afternoon Montana Senator Steve Daines responded to the resurfaced accounts of a ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ for kids hosted by Malmstrom Air Force Base during Pride Week in 2021, calling the event “infuriating” and “distracting from the mission at Malmstrom”. The story was originally reported on by The Western Journal…
Police Identify Christian School Shooter As Transgender Woman
Several news sources have identified the deceased suspect in a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian private school as 28 year old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a biological female. A manifesto written by Hale has also been discovered. Three children and three adults were shot and killed by Hale on Monday morning. Here are some of…
Trick Or Treat: 15 Fentanyl Deaths In Great Falls In 2022
Heads up, Great Falls, Halloween is this coming Monday. ‘Candy’ that looks like Skittles or Sweet Tarts could actually contain fentanyl. If you think this poison, or other harmful stuff, could never get into YOUR kids’ trick or treat candy you’re whistling past the graveyard. At our 10/18/22 regular meeting the Great Falls City Commission…
Great Falls Shrine Circus Returns This Friday And Saturday 4/15, 16
The Shrine Circus is a long-standing Great Falls Tradition put on for over 50 years by the local Shrine Circus Bagpipe Band. This annual event helps raise money for the travel fund for helping families get to and from the Shrine Hospital. The annual East West Shrine Game supports the hospital. That game will be…
Cascade County Sheriff Slaughter Switches Party From Dem To GOP
On Tuesday, June 15, Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter announced that he is switching political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. “It is my duty to serve all people of Cascade County to do this effectively I have to know I have the support of the party I have aligned myself with. So I am…
Fake News – Great Falls Tribune
From a front-page, AP story in the Tribune this morning on Trump’s budget: “The Trump administration’s budget plan for 2018 assumes that a mix of sharp spending and tax cuts can both shrink the deficit and fuel economic growth of 3 percent a year — a level it hasn’t achieved in more than a dozen…
City Attorney Weighs In On Conflicts of Interest
I have to admit that when I read Phil’s piece about City Commissioner, Tracy Houck and CDBG funding, I was a little lost. I struggled through it a few times, and really never knew what happened other than the Community Development Council (“CDC”), which allocates CDBG funding, originally voted to recommend to the City Commission…