This week I read an article titled "WHY IN THE FUNK DOES GREAT FALLS GET DISSED SO MUCH" posted on KMON's website and written by Tammie Toren, a KMON DJ. While I agree with Tammie that my hometown Great Falls is an awesome and wonderful place to live I have to scratch my head a little at a couple of...
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 received a report from the local High...
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. And it's quite different from the...
Several Montana news outlets are reporting that two Judicial Standards Commission complaints have been filed against Montana Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson who is seeking re-election. Her challenger is James Brown. The complaints, filed by GOP political consultant Jake Eaton, state in part: "Justice Gustafson had received and was actively promoting the endorsement from lawyers and parties to a case while their...
Today, October 12, is the actual Columbus Day anniversary even though the federal holiday was Monday. Below is a re-post of an article I wrote last year for Columbus Day. First, though, I want to comment on a recent post from the 'Jasmine Taylor For Montana' Facebook page. Taylor is an official with the Cascade County Democratic Central Committee, a precinct captain...
I noticed this post (screenshot below) on the Great Falls Tribune Facebook page this morning and had to scratch my noggin a bit. The Facebook blurb above the picture doesn't jibe with the headline below the picture. The caption below the picture is accurate, the sentence above the picture is an uninformed opinion presented as a "news" item. Saying that the "Great...
Last month E-City Beat emailed all Great Falls state legislative candidates requesting responses to three questions. We received responses from three candidates - Tony Rosales (Libertarian HD22), Ed Buttrey (Republican HD21), and Fred Anderson (HD20). Today we are publishing Fred Anderson's responses. You can also read his candidate profile here. Question One - Which position on abortion most closely describes the...
Last month E-City Beat emailed all Great Falls state legislative candidates requesting responses to three questions. We received responses from three candidates - Tony Rosales (Libertarian HD22), Ed Buttrey (Republican HD21), and Fred Anderson (HD20). Today we are publishing Ed Buttrey's responses. You can also read his candidate profile here. Question One - Which position on abortion most closely describes the...
Last month E-City Beat emailed all Great Falls state legislative candidates requesting responses to three questions. We received responses from three candidates - Tony Rosales (Libertarian HD22), Ed Buttrey (Republican HD21), and Fred Anderson (HD20). First up is Tony Rosales' responses. You can also read his candidate profile here. Question One - Which position on abortion most closely describes the kind...
There was a comment from Great Falls GOP legislative candidate Steve Gist on the ECB Facebook page recently that went like this: "Please be aware that Democratic candidates in Great Falls and around the state are going around claiming they are either Independents or Moderates.My constituents are telling me this.DO NOT Be FOOLED by these deceptive practices." Good advice. Don't...

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