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Letter Of Advice For Great Falls Crime Task Force
Editors note: the following is a letter sent to City Commissioner Rick Tryon and forwarded to E-City Beat concerning the Great Falls Crime Task Force and which we are publishing with permission from Mr. Gunderson. My name is Jim Gunderson. I am writing to you regarding the soon-to-be commissioned Crime Task Force. While no longer…
The War of Words at the Montana Supreme Court
Editors note: E-City Beat welcomes new contributor, Leslie D. Soule. See her brief bio at the end of her article. The eyes of the nation are now on the Montana Supreme Court, with the recent email scandal that has taken place. Thus, untangling this Gordian Knot of issues, is the key in understanding the situation…
Police Are Terrorizing Communities?
In the immediate wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict #AbolishThe Police was trending in the top 10 on Twitter. Defund the police and return those resources to Black communities as reparations? That is a totally absurd notion that we’d wager the vast majority of minority communities and individuals wholeheartedly reject. “…as long as cops exist…
Impeach And Remove Maxine Waters. Now.
With the Derek Chauvin murder trial winding down today, tensions have reached a simmer in Minneapolis. One might think, or at least hope, that our national political leaders — particularly the party of “unity” — would, in good faith, act to tamp down their rhetoric, not inflame it. But that’s just not Maxine Waters’ (D…
Does Jasmine Taylor Get To Decide Whether Or Not You’re A Racist?
Continuing our series on the revealing social media posts of local and state candidates/politicians, today we feature Democrat Jasmine Taylor. Taylor lost to GOP incumbent Lola Galloway in Cascade County’s HD 22 in 2020. She also came in dead last out of a field of 6 candidates, losing in the 2019 Great Falls City Commission…
Did The City Drop A Doodie In The Pool?
Oh my gosh! Private procurement for architectural and engineering services are one thing, but Federal procurement rules for procurement of such services are quite another. The question is: Did the City of Great Falls violate Federal Procurement Laws relative to Conflicts of Interest – Unfair Competitive Advantage? Federal law places a standard of conflicts of…
Tryon Addresses GF Crime Task Force Questions
At our Tuesday April 6 regular meeting the Great Falls City Commission unanimously passed Resolution 10395 establishing the Great Falls Crime Task Force. As I’ve spoken to many groups and individuals in the weeks since the concept was first raised at the commission goal setting session earlier this year I have found that there’s overwhelming…
Benefis Makes Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory
E-City Beat has received numerous messages and documents from Great Falls Benefis Health Systems employees and others concerning mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees as a condition of continued employment. Here is a screenshot of the ‘Heads-Up’ email sent from Benefis CEO John Goodnow to all Benefis employees. Here is a comment from a Benefis…
Great Falls Dem Melissa Smith Agrees ICE And Filibuster Are ‘White Supremacy’
In our continuing series of articles concerning state public officials’ and political candidate social media pages, we’re highlighting Democrat Melissa Smith, who lost to GOP incumbent Fred Anderson in Cascade County’s HD 20 in 2020. Here, in someone else’s poke at Governor Gianforte, Smith equates a vague reference to a ‘gun’ as an example of…