Opinion by Jeni Dodd There are a number of folks out there claiming that the Library Foundation, not the taxpayers, are paying for the library levy election. Not true — Great Falls taxpayers ARE footing the bill for this special election. I suspect the misconception stems from Library Director McIntyre stating that the library is…
Over the past week I have been contacted and asked by several Great Falls citizens whether or not the Great Falls Public Library is planning to host and sponsor events for ‘Pride Month’ this June, as they have in the past. E-City Beat published a blog post last Thursday raising a similar question and as…
First, some people recognize June as ‘Pride Month’. Second, Governor Gianforte signed a bill banning ‘drag queens’ from reading to kids in libraries and some other public spaces. Third, the Great Falls Public Library is asking voters for over $1,000,000 more per year to expand their programs. The conjunction of these three events raises the…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Sheriff’s Office identifies murder victim in Great Falls, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/great-falls-homicide-victim-has-been-identified Gianforte signs Drag Queen story hour for kids ban, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer:https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2023/05/new-montana-law-makes-it-illegal-for-people-in-drag-to-read-to-children-first-law-of-its-kind-in-us.html Great Falls school district certifies election results, from The Electric:GFPS certifies election…
Opinion by Jeni Dodd A policy change enacted last fall at the Great Falls Public Library thathas implications for the parental rights of minor library patrons seems tohave flown under the radar for many Great Falls parents. The library evidently had a policy in place until September 2022 thatthose under the age of 18 required…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Livingston District Court Judge Brenda Gilbert appoints monitor for Great Falls library levy election, from The Electric:Court appoints monitor for June 6 library levy election | The Electric (theelectricgf.com) Great Falls drug dealer gets 5 years…
Great Falls City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Joe McKenney posted a video on Facebook over the weekend showing homeless camp next to a large mound of garbage under the Sun River bridge in Great Falls. The situation was brought to the attention of the Great Falls city commission at their May 2 work session by…
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…
There has been a near frantic effort in Great Falls by a small group of locals to not only delegitimatize the upcoming Great Falls Public Library mil levy election but to smear the duly elected Cascade County Elections administrator, Sandra Merchant. There are a few facts which some local media outlets don’t seem to be…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. A deceased 29 year old man found outside in downtown Great Falls, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/mans-body-found-in-downtown-great-falls Man arrested for Great Falls stabbing last week, from FOX NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/man-in-stable-condition-after-stabbing-wednesday-night-in-great-falls/article_dc325e0c-e53e-11ed-8a2b-f3072cfe9c91.html Great Falls Public Library threatens to take legal action against…