According to a Wednesday afternoon press release from the City of Great Falls, Great Falls received some great news this week. “On June 16, 2020, in collaboration with Malmstrom Air Force Base (MAFB), the Great Falls City Commission authorized City Manager Greg Doyon to submit a proposal to construct a new indoor aquatics facility under…
Joe Biden has selected California Democratic Senator, and former rival for the party’s POTUS nomination, Kamala Harris as his running mate. After the announcement Harris tweeted, “I’m honored to join him as our party’s nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief.” What do you think? Take our poll….
When Steve Bullock ran for the Democratic nomination for President he made it clear that he would support a ban on some semi-automatic firearms. Here’s what he said, according to an AP article from August, 2018: “Gov. Steve Bullock’s comments came in response Sunday to a question posed to him on CNN’s State of The…
Here’s the list of candidates in Cascade County/Great Falls who will be on the ballot in November competing for seats in the Montana State Legislature, followed by E-City Beat’s invitation for each candidate to answer some questions for voters. We encourage our readers to contact the candidates and encourage them to respond so that voters…
Donald J. Sterhan is the President and CEO of Mountain Plains Equity Group. He has previously served as Chairman of the Montana Chamber of Commerce, President of the Montana Chamber Foundation, on the White House Conference on Small Business, and as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. Rosendale’s plan will…
It’s rare, but occasionally a moment comes along that serves as perfect confirmation for something you say or do. Such a moment popped up for me this morning after I posted the following on my personal Facebook page: “…I have always endeavored to express myself and exercise my First Amendment rights with civility, good humor,…
Wednesday, July 29 was local Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in Great Falls and in addition to local residents purchasing and displaying “406 Back the Blue” signs, there were several other displays of appreciation for the work the Great Falls Police Department and Cascade County Sheriff’s Office do for our community. George Nikolakakos organized a GoFundMe…
Earlier in July the Great Falls City Commission asked that our City Attorney, Sara Sexe, conduct a review and provide us with some research and analysis of the local nondiscrimination ordinance, NDO, being proposed by the Great Falls LGBTQ+ Center board. Ms. Sexe responded to our request and provided a fairly extensive analysis covering several…
Former Great Falls Mayor Michael Winters, Bud Nichols, Jan Cahill and Johnny Walker are hosting a local “Sing Along” night event this Thursday evening July 30, starting at 7:00 PM. Here’s the announcement Winters sent to E-City Beat: “Our event is a participation event to be held at Gibson Park at the Gibson Band shell,…
Editors note: below is the post from Friday on rally organizer Rick Tryon’s Facebook page. “After a lot of thought and consultation we have decided to go forward with the Local Law Enforcement Appreciation Day next Wednesday, July 29 but we are postponing the rally that evening until a later date. Here’s why: I have…