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Last chance to hear the candidates tonight : Civic Center 5:30, p.m. Missouri Room

My alma mater made the national news : If the Supreme Court takes Flint's appeal, it will see that the University of Montana is indeed t...

I have a couple housekeeping things that have come up. First, it has been suggested to me that I should try to get an Offline Version out be...

Only Susan Kahn believes that the ambulance charges should be established by the City of Great Falls. The rest are undecided, oppose it, or ...

A poster below left a comment : "No one on the city staff urged Hensley to run for the commission seat. Has anyone asked her why she re...

At 21:33 : Ed McKnight: I would like to ask Commissioner Kuntz , you talked about stepping up and taking leadership in this power process. ...

Sorry for not putting these in order!

From 1973... Thanks, Alan!

Some may recall that, back in July, I argued that the City of Great Falls was giving SME a gift when it agreed to provide a 1.4 million do...

Below I posted a City Directory showing that City Commission candidate, Elna Hensley, worked for the City of Great Falls and shared a telep...

City Commission Candidate, Elna Hensley, shared a telephone number with Coleen Balzarini. I wonder if anyone in the City Staff urged her to ...

In the comments, LK takes Elna Hensley to task for her remarks in the paper about the 5 minute rule . Wolfpack thinks she did a good job ...

I attended the Town Hall Meeting on Saturday night. After hearing the candidates (that were present) unanimously oppose the coal plant on th...

Dave at GreaterFalls has a post up about service in Great Falls. (He actually cites to this post by Hutch) I have to disagree with Hutch...

The President of the Center for the Study of the Environment and professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biol...

Commissioner Diane Jovick - Kuntz was quoted in the Tribune this morning on the 5-minute (formerly, 3-minute) rule for public comment at C...

I was fortunate to be able to attend part of the Town Hall Meeting this evening. I had to leave due to family commitments (Apparently I am ...

There's a good one worth reading at Scoop Montana. As you can see, I have plenty going on in my life, so I only popped in for a smartas...

Ed Kemmick from down in Billings has a good piece up about the differences between the two healthcare systems.

I almost forgot to mention that the winner of the audience selected portion of the debate, Mary Jolley, donated her share of the winnings to...

Don't miss the Town Hall Meeting tomorrow night at UGF, 1301 20th St South. 6:00 p.m. Hopefully, this meeting will demonstrate what an ...

Most Montana blogophiles are now aware of the travails of Moorcat down in Dillon . He has an interesting point up about critical mass . He...

At least we're not alone .

A commenter takes issue with Mary Jolley's suggestion that we should have been allowed to vote on the coal plant: " It has been e...

I try not to spend too much time elevating comments to post-level, but I think I need to defend the debate that David and I sponsored, as we...

Four of the candidates made it clear at last night’s debate they are in favor of the Highwood Generating Station - Bill Bronson, Elna Hensle...

Mayoral candidate, Ed McKnight, was not chastised for "grilling the staff", but instead, asking a direct question of Commissioner...

Thanks to Rich Ecke for a good piece about our debate. I thought he captured the gist of it pretty well. Thank you.

Whew. It's over. I thought it was fun, and informative. While I would have enjoyed a larger turnout, the place wasn't empty. Plus...

Be there.

Michael Winters has withdrawn from the race.

Dentist Shortage Has Some Brits Pulling Their Own Teeth A shortage of National Health Service dentists in England has led some people to pul...

I thought long and hard before writing this post. Blogging is still a relatively new phenomenon in our society. I do it primarily as a hobb...

An anonymous benefactor has agreed to contribute the cost of hiring a videographer to videotape the debate. Thank you! It will be taped, an...

Due to popular demand (uprising?) we have changed the debate format. There will still be a $5.00 admission charge to help me cover my out of...

Confidential: Gregori Good Morning Tim, Southern Montana Electric requires energy urgently. Problem is, the best coal is in SW Montana bu...

Our friend Scoop brings the global warming debate home .

From the Great Falls Tribune , Sept 30 "They offered $500,000 in cash and we offered $500,000 in loans," Brett Doney, Great Falls ...

Remember the game, Stratego ? It was supposed to be a great strategy game, requiring you to think far in advance about your opponent's m...

I will be unable to participate since I will be in Billings on a family matter on the 17th and part of the 18th. I wish you well and hope yo...

It is my understanding that KRTV will be covering the Debate this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. I sent an email to KFBB, but have not received a re...

David from Greaterfalls received a note to the effect that the Debate will be taped by KGPR Public Radio for replay at a later date.

After meeting with the CMR Debate team a couple times, we have devised a format for the debate. As you can see, this format will be best su...

I can't say it any better .

I always try to provide the source material for what I write , so, here are the contracts: