In an article titled “What city is hit hardest by extreme poverty in your state?”, written by Evan Comen and Samuel Stebbins of 24/7 Wall Street for USA Today and published July 13, 2018 in the Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls gets the dubious distinction of being the hardest hit by extreme poverty in Montana. Here…
________________________________________________________________________ I happened to be reading a Facebook comment thread the other day in which quite a few Great Fallsians were weighing in on what they’d like to see in our town. One of the comments, from Great Falls city commissioner Tracy Houck, provides an example of how public officials and politicians skew and…
________________________________________________________________________ Groovin’ all Week with You All most all high schools have off-campus hangouts where students congregate to pursue their interests in food, the opposite sex and cars; not necessarily in that order. These hangouts vary, but they all share a commonality and serve a highly beneficial purpose. University of Cincinnati Professor Keith King…
________________________________________________________________________ An E-City Beat reader sent us this video which was posted on Facebook last week after President Trumps visit to Great Falls. It shows the very long lines waiting to get in to the Four Seasons venue for the Presidents speech. This confirms that the interest in and support for the Trump rally…
________________________________________________________________________ Fire Sprinkler Follow-up In my previous article, “Fire Sprinklers at Great Falls High School”, I posed the following question; Why has the school district ignored the urging of City of Great Falls building officials and the Great Falls Fire Rescue Department to include a fire sprinkler system in the plans for the…
________________________________________________________________________ Local readers continue to send us screenshots and reactions to Presidents Trumps recent visit to Great Falls. Some of the comments are positive and in support of the President while others are downright vile and vicious in their hatefulness. Here’s an example of both from the Tribunes own Facebook page: What we…
________________________________________________________________________ We’ve received several emails and screenshots of some local reaction to President Trumps visit to Great Falls on Thursday. This first one is particularly relevant because it is Great Falls City Commissioner Mary Moe’s post about some Montana Catholic priests who attended the rally. Uhmmm, just out of curiosity, how would Mary Moe…
________________________________________________________________________ E-City Beat would like to extend a big, hearty “WELCOME TO GREAT FALLS!” to the President and Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces. We’re not only proud to welcome President Trump, we’re excited and grateful that he has chosen our town for a Montana rally. Just consider the thousands and thousands of…
______________________________________________________________________ School District says ‘No’ to fire sprinkler system at Great Falls High School. Why has the school district ignored the urging of City of Great Falls building officials and the Great Falls Fire Rescue Department to include a fire sprinkler system in the plans for the historic portion of Great…
________________________________________________________________________ In a letter to City of Great Falls Planning and Community Development Deputy Director Tom Micuda, John Boughton, National Register Coordinator for the State Historic Preservation Office of the Montana Historical Society said, “We sincerely hope that the proposed addition to Great Falls High School is done in a manner that respects the…