_______________________________________________________________________ As most local folks in Cascade County are now aware, former Cascade County Sheriff’s Office undersheriff John Stevens has been charged with felony theft related to public property, firearms, he allegedly absconded from the sheriffs office and traded for a four wheeler. Of course Stevens is presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. I would like…
_______________________________________________________________________ Yesterday we received a letter from Michael Polaske, Chairman of the Cascade County Republican Central Committee Nominating Committee, in response to the press release we published on Monday from Roger Hagan. We will not be publishing Polaske’s response at this time due to the nature of the content of the letter. Almost every other…
_______________________________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE FROM ROGER A. HAGAN ON RULING BY REPUBLICAN PARTY ON CASCADE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE RULES I am pleased to announce the Montana Republican Party has issued an important decision nullifying rules intended to prevent reform of the Cascade County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC). Last week, a subcommittee of the Montana Republican…
_______________________________________________________________________ There are 58,000 stories in this naked city, a few less than in New York City, which was the location for the 1948 Academy Award winning film, and later television series, ‘The Naked City’. The film was shot partially in documentary style on location in the streets of New York. According to Time magazine,…
_______________________________________________________________________ In the introduction to my series, “Ideas For A Greater Great Falls”, under the category of Creating an environment for more jobs, higher wages and a vibrant, growing community, the second bullet point is the following: Create a Development Process and Advisory Review Board along the lines of the Billings model. The Billings Development…
_______________________________________________________________________ Here’s a public service announcement we think could be a very helpful local learning resource – math tutoring for local students. According to Malachy Horning from Central Assembly of God in Great Falls, “Central Assembly has a tutoring center with 10 computers and supervision. Our youth pastor is a math genius and we have…
_______________________________________________________________________ Earlier today I saw the following meme/comment on a popular Great Falls public Facebook page, Remember Great Falls When… What I found particularly interesting were the comments posted by local citizens and employers. You can click here to see all of the comments, but I’ve copied a few excerpts here that are very revealing…
_______________________________________________________________________ In my most recent article here on E-City Beat I said I would be doing a series of articles focusing on what we can do to build a better Great Falls by looking at what other Montana cities are doing to grow and develop while we struggle to remain stagnant. In other words, what…
_______________________________________________________________________ It seems as though we are being assaulted on all sides by those who don’t give two hoots about history, or haven’t a clue about why it is important to our culture. People who should know better either want to change it, destroy it, or ignore it. First, we read in the Great Falls…
_______________________________________________________________________ I’ve been thinking about road conditions here in Great Falls. Winter brings out the worst in driving conditions around the world. However, in many other places, equally as populated, there are clearer roads even after a snow storm. I am here to tell you that Great Falls is not doing nearly enough in terms…