________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ What are conflicts of interest and who are the Conflict Coddlers? Most folks in Great Falls have heard about conflicts of interest, but how many know what they are and how to recognize them? We have heard about the recent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding corruption concerning elected City officials influencing the doling…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ An alert reader sent us this screenshot from local novelist Jamie Ford’s Facebook page: Fords wife, Leesha Ford, is running as a Democrat for the Montana Legislature in House District 21 here in Great Falls and the “opponent” Ford refers to is Republican Ed Buttrey. This has us scratching our heads a little…
S ________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you…
________________________________________________________________________ The reaction to Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent Tammy Lacey’s recent resignation was as one would expect, polarized. Some folks celebrated Lacy’s departure, and some, typically those “riding for the brand”, bemoaned what they believed was a significant loss to the District. The dichotomy of Lacey’s tenure can be reduced to her actions,…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see as…
________________________________________________________________________ I expect Great Falls residents and business owners will experience a little sticker shock when they see their local property tax bill next month. After intentionally deceiving the public by not including the individual tax impact data on the ballot, our city commission voted for final approval for Great Falls Park District One….
________________________________________________________________________ If it’s so hip, edgy, cool and progressive for some to hate all those evil corporations out there then why all of a sudden is it so hip, edgy, cool and progressive to love the Nike corporation? In fact, shouldn’t every good, blue-blooded, anti-corporate Democratic Socialist actually have a special loathing for a…