Editors note: E-City Beat has requested and received permission to copy and paste Great Falls City Commissioner Rick Tryon’s reports from his public commissioner’s Facebook page, ‘Rick Tryon for a Greater Great Falls’. “Here’s the link to the agenda for Tuesday nights Great Falls City Commission meeting. The commission will be meeting via Zoom (hopefully…
You might have seen this popping up around town (we hope!), but we are happy to bring to you, by popular demand, the first print edition of E-City Beat. We’re starting small, but already have plans for future editions. Feel free to print and send to your friends who don’t live online, and as always,…
There is a man. He stands credibly accused of sexual assault (despite his prior stance that all women should be believed), he will reflexively do Xi Jinping’s bidding if elected, and he is the most outwardly senile candidate for president in American history. His name, although incidental to the main point, is Joe Biden.
Does the Great Falls Public School system need a sober coach? The school district’s affliction is addiction. It is addiction to the status quo. Addiction, no matter what form it takes, tears families, communities, and yes, education systems apart. What is addiction and how does it affect the community when it strikes the GFPS school…
Montana Governor Steve Bullock has announced that the state will begin easing restrictions put in place due to COVID-19 starting this coming Sunday and Monday, April 26 & 27, with churches and retail businesses allowed to re-open. This will be followed by bars and restaurants having the green light to open up on May 4….
As we receive our ballots for the school election, I just wanted to thank the candidates who responded to our question. This blog has been critical of GFPS and the school board, so each of the candidates knew they were likely to face criticism from our readers (their current and potential constituents). Nevertheless, three of…
The school district, by way of its political action committee, Kids! Education Yes! (KEY), has been driving home two major talking points in its campaign for the levy. At best, the arguments are highly misleading. First, there is the claim that Great Falls Public Schools has cut over 100 teachers in the past 10 years…
I recently emailed all of the School Board candidates and asked them the following question: Q: In this time of crisis when residents are out of work, are you in favor of acting as Bozeman and Belgrade did by cancelling, or rescheduling the levy for a later time? E-City Beat will publish each of the candidates’…
Tom Moore, the Superintendent of Schools for GFPS, pockets a cool $160,000 a year — not including a robust benefits package. His predecessor, Tammy Lacey, never made annually in her tenure what Moore makes now. (Incidentally, has Moore accomplished anything close to what Lacey ever did? Does GFPS believe in equal pay? Is the School…
I recently emailed all of the School Board candidates and asked them the following question: Q: In this time of crisis when residents are out of work, are you in favor of acting as Bozeman and Belgrade did by cancelling, or rescheduling the levy for a later time? E-City Beat will publish each of the candidates’…