THE GREAT FALLS AQUATIC CENTER – BOON, OR BOONDOGGLE? In 2018, Great Falls’ only indoor swimming pool, the Morony Natatorium, or Nat as it was affectionately known, was closed after 52 years of service to the community. It replaced an older Natatorium which was demolished in 1963. You may be reminded of the original Nat…
The red wave in Montana dealt a crushing blow to state Democrats. In addition to sweeping all of the statewide offices from Governor to State Auditor, Republicans won a strong majority in both chambers of the Montana legislature. In the House, Republicans picked up 9 seats, giving them a 67 to 33 majority there. The…
As of today, the U.S. presidential election is undecided with four states, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, still counting ballots and their corresponding electoral votes still up for grabs. One thing is certain though – the oft-predicted national blue wave sweeping Republicans from office didn’t happen. There wasn’t even a blue splash. In fact…
The capstone tweet from an American political icon.
Whether one supports President Trump or Joe Biden, almost everyone agrees that Pennsylvania will be the single most important battleground state in 2020. As the polls have tightened in recent days, Pennsylvania’s attorney general, a partisan Democrat called Josh Shapiro, preemptively sought to undermine the legitimacy of his state’s own election. According to Shapiro, Biden…
If virtually all of the polls are to be believed, Joe Biden will soundly defeat President Trump. Don’t count Newt Gingrich among the believers. Despite a similar polling deficit in 2016, the historian and former Speaker of the House matter-of-factly predicted that Trump would beat Hillary Clinton, which of course he did. Today, Gingrich offered…
Something is bothering me about Montana’s Office of Public Instruction candidate Melissa Romano – did she know her husband, an elementary school teacher, was using hard drugs, including LSD, meth and cocaine, before he was busted for it last year? Here’s the article from last year detailing the arrest – https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/helena-teacher-and-husband-of-opi-candidate-faces-felony-drug-charge “A former Helena elementary…
The recent revelations about the Biden international should concern every voter in this election. At the very least, Joe Biden should have to answer some very basic questions about what he knew and knows about his son’s and his brother’s business dealings in China, Ukraine, Romania and other countries. Countries that will continue to be…
This morning I received several ‘heads up’ messages concerning a Facebook post from Sharen Kickingwoman about an incident at the Great Falls Wingate by Wyndham Hotel. Here is the part of the post which outlines the incident: ‘My mom booked his room at the Wingate Hotel here in Great Falls. When he arrived and checked in…
“No way will I ever vote for another damn Democrat!” “Anyone who votes for any Republican is out of their mind!” Have you been hearing these kinds of comments recently? Lot’s of people have. Last week NBC Montana and Strategies 360’s released polling data covering Montana’s top political races. You can view the detailed poll…