We face, we are told, a consequential election. I agree! Except the most consequential race is down ballot, for the Public Service Commission. Tom Woods is your essential vote. If you’re under 30, pay attention: The PSC will make decisions that lock in your climate future – more smoky Septembers like this, or shorter ski […]
Colette Campbell is running for Belgrade HD67. Colette’s best qualities are her willingness to listen, empathy, intelligence to figure out the best way forward, and the gumption to “get er done.” Colette graduated from Belgrade High, worked in the Belgrade Head Start program for 12 years, her children attended Belgrade schools and she has lived […]
Matt Rosendale, candidate for U.S. House, is an extremist politician who has taken positions that run contrary to the views and needs of most Montanans. He’s voted against funding for homes for veterans, against scholarship program for Montana’s Purple Heart veterans, against acquiring land to facilitate better access to hunting and fishing lands, against tighter […]
Mike Cooney doesn’t put his time into political antics or flashy speeches. Instead, he puts his effort into productivity. In his decades of public service, Cooney has demonstrated that he has what it takes to work with a diverse Legislature in order to pull people together and make things happen. And always he does so […]
The GOP are famous for their “freedom” slogans. They would have you believe that Democrats are actively taking away your rights. Yet, when it comes to women’s “freedom” to choose when to have a family, the tables are drastically turned. When it comes to a family’s decision about when to have children, those rights disappear. […]
Take a moment to remember people you work with, professionals who advise you and friends who are master listeners. We have all watched musicians tune up their instruments intensely listening as they tune to get the pitch right for their performance. Zach Brown candidate for Gallatin County Commissioner uses his listening skills not to tune […]
It’s a sad reality that “money talks” in today’s politics. The Super PAC Club for Growth has earmarked $2.25 million to defeat Kathleen Williams. In return, Kathleen’s opponent Matt Rosendale touts their playbook, which includes privatizing social security, taking away health care and supporting the wealthiest over the middle class. I’m not falling for “money […]
Kathleen Williams is the best choice for Montana. Her experience in the Montana legislature and her accomplishments should make us all proud to vote for her. Kathleen has worked in conservation and land management in Montana and the northwest. She will fight for clean air and water, fight to get back to the priorities of […]
Our “representatives” tuck in at the trough of the wealthiest. Quid Pro Quo? The Club for Growth (CFG) Action committee super PAC makes its goals plain on its website. CFG will spend (last count) $13 million to elect its chosen water-carrier candidates. Don’t take my word for it, google the Club for Growth marvel at […]
This November, I’ll be voting pro-life. Pro-ALL life, from algae to zooplankton, ants to elephants. In the Old Testament, we read: “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,” Good advice, […]