Category: Schools
School District Accepts Canvas, Recognizes Election Errors
The District also provided a list of 17 questions to Merchant which were vital to the discussion of the Canvass. Merchant failed to respond to a number of those questions. Moore intimated that after...
Gunning for Tester? Why Does National Dark Money Show Up in the Great Falls School Election.
Usually you don’t see national dark money groups showing up in local school elections in Montana, but it has now happened here in the Great Falls School Election. Early this week voters in Great...
In My Opinion: No “Mob Rule” at GF Education Meeting
Readers of this commentary, please look carefully if you see/ any legislators referencing parent/public comment as a basis for an education bill. If the reference differs from the four suggestions listed above, they...
Let Them Eat Cake- Activists Occupy MT Legislature
Why occupy space on the first day of the session? To let these legislators know that we will hold them accountable for everything they do during this session.
“Bridges” of Communication
If Superintendent Arntzen was expecting a venue to spew anti-public school and “parental choice” gibberish, she sure didn’t get it. When newly elected Daniel Emrich (SD-11) stood up and said that if you want...
Another Reason Not to Vote Republican This Election
In addition to the crappy bills they pass in the legislature, they will be able to change the foundation of our government that protects citizen rights. . . the Montana Constitution. And they just...
In My Opinion “OVER THE HILL”
Social Media is currently engulfed by Ed Hill's current dumpster fire of public comments. Let's hope voter turnout for Paul Tuss is enough to extinguish it come November 8th.
Democrat Platform Focuses on Freedom
We recently posted an article on the Montana Republican Party Platform. Yikes. It was creepy and disturbing. Today, I figured we could take a look at the Montana Democratic Party Platform and see what...
County Approves Another Tax Break for Refinery
Property taxes are a key source of funding for our community, including our schools. Earlier this year, the City Commission approved a tax abatement to the tune of $2.77 million. That’s money Calumet doesn’t...
“Parental Rights” Movement Falls on its Face
Since Covid, drama and controversy in our schools have dominated the news. Calling themselves the “parental rights movement”, angry parents have appeared at local school board meetings demanding they have things their way. Rowdy...
The Staggering Hypocrisy of E-City Beat
In today’s “Questions I Shouldn’t Have To Ponder” I’m faced with a truly strange situation. After E-city Beat’s bizarre, ill-researched, and oddly sexualized attack on school board candidate Russ Herring, I’m sitting here considering...
Coming to a Public School Near You!
What's up with the Great Falls School Board Race