I first met Brian Popiel at a coffee group hosted by Jeff Krauss where we enthusiastically discussed important issues of the city and county. Brian caught my attention not because of his moderate and thought-provoking opinions but because of his ability to listen and ask great questions. But the most important quality he possesses is […]

Two-hundred and forty-four years of fair elections, 244 years of a peaceful transfer of power. Now we have a man, and a party who is doing everything in their power to end that? Look at the man who is responsible for this: a wall paid for by Mexicans…I think not; opening up his tax records […]

He wants your vote because Bullock has cool sunglasses. Really. Because Bullock has a health care plan, something the entire Republican Party hasn’t been able to, in years and years, come up with. Hilarious! Because Bullock will (let’s scare the old folks now) replace your Medicare with a government run program. Steve, Medicare is a […]

The thing about Chris Pope, a candidate for Bozeman’s Senate District 31, is that he is first and foremost an effective and collaborative community leader. For 20+ years I have watched Chris grow a successful small business from scratch and on top of that work countless hours as a civic leader who always puts a […]

I am Kelly Kortum and I am running for the Montana Legislature in HD65, which covers north and west Bozeman. For the first half of my life, I grew up in rural Ekalaka. The more recent half I’ve spent learning and working here in Bozeman. Montana has given me so much, and I wish to […]

Everyone must vote to end Trump’s misdeeds Born and raised 71 years in Bozeman. Raised to tell the truth, be kind to others and animals, don’t be a bully, a cheat or steal. Things taught to young children to mold them into responsible, truthful adults. Trump missed these childhood lessons. Republicans today don’t value these […]

Here’s something constructive Montana voters can do this fall: put the public back in the Public Service Commission (PSC). Rather than acting in citizen-ratepayers’ interests, the current PSC is monopoly utility provider Northwestern Energy’s (NWE) lapdog, not the watchdog you might imagine. This PSC has been paving the way for NWE to add even more […]

Did you know HD65 candidate Jolene Crum promotes antivaccination policy, HD67 candidate Jedidiah Hinkle when previously in the Legislature voted against having the department of health develop plans to prevent child abuse, HD69 candidate Jennifer Carlson railed against the county’s proposed requirement for masks (a proven way of limiting the spread of COVID-19) in public […]

There is a certain political party that advocates for less government, and it’s often associated with less taxes. However, it pays to know what less government really means. One meaning is that agencies with regulatory or oversight duties do not get fully funded, or enforcement is gutted so they cannot properly do their jobs. The […]

I am writing in support of the Sandy Erhardt’s candidacy for Gallatin County District Court. Sandy has an excellent background, including a college degree in public policy and planning. She has been a clerk in District Court for approximately 20 years. Sandy has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency in that position and she has […]