Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
The Montana Meth Project ads have had a big impact here in MT, and by all accounts, they are working. I know my own kids are quite disturbed by the seemingly ubiquitous billboards.
I have to agree, though, that their latest effort has gone a tad too far.
The billboard shows ...
Posted in Dextra, Montana | 16 Comments »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Tonight on Small Town, Long Streets, my guest is Mario Burgos, a blogger from New Mexico.
We'll be talking about the "purpling" of the Mountain West, among other things.
Mario is an interesting guy, and has some good stories to tell, so it'll be worth your time to join in.
Phone: (718) 664-9769
Email: ...
Posted in Montana | No Comments »
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
You should really give the whole thing a read, but if you don't have time, here's the important part:
So the bottom line is this: When it comes to future climate, no one knows what they’re talking about. No one. Not the IPCC nor its scientists, not the US National Academy ...
Posted in Global Warming, Greenies | 8 Comments »
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
If you caught the recent edition of Small Town, Long Streets," you got to listen to Gregg Smith and Jeff Mangan talk about, among other things, openness in government. If you enjoyed their conversation, you also know that they have been doing their own podcasts. Their latest edition ...
Posted in Blogosphere, Montana | No Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
A 2007 report (pdf) found that, in 2006, almost one out of three Americans – more than 60 million people – used the Internet to get political news and information and to discuss campaign races. Over half of Internet users say that they use it because of the amount ...
Posted in Dextra, Misc, Montana, National, World | 28 Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
...based on bad science. But we've covered that already. Here is a peer-reviewed study from the Montana Policy Institute that comes to the same conclusion. You can read the entire report here. (And gird yourselves for some wailing and gnashing!)
Bozeman, MT. April 23rd, 2008: The ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Econ, Greenies, Montana | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Er, I mean DEQ launches Climate Change Web site.
Judging from the site's content, they're one and the same, aren't they?
Pennsylvania advocacy groups and leftist foundations working for Montana!
Check it out for yourself.
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Greenies, Montana | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Join me and my guests Gregg Smith and Jeff Mangan tonight for what should be an interesting and wide-ranging discussion about transparency in government, coal plants, and upcoming state and national elections.
The lines will be open, so feel free to join in.
Phone: (718) 664-9769
Email: podcast@mtpolitics.net
Yahoo! IM: ...
Posted in Montana | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Our old friend Dave Budge sends word of one of his latest efforts, Welcome Home Montana, an "organization that is engaged in developing an extended support system for Vets returning home from active duty."
It's a Good Thing™ they're doing over there, so if you have some way to get involved, ...
Posted in Iraq, Montana, War on Terror | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
We recently had a spirited discussion about what role blogs may play in the coming years. In that post, we toyed around with the idea of a complementary relationship between bloggers and reporters.
The other role that I think blogs could play is that of watchdog, as they do already. ...
Posted in Liberal Media, National | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 21st, 2008
If you aren't already, you should be reading 2nd Grade Bike Rack, a Dextra blog by a fellow Helenan.
Posted in Montana | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 21st, 2008
And while I recognize that gender stereotypes are risky, in my experience women are a lot like children. They will get away with whatever they can get away with. When you put your foot down and make it clear that you won’t take no for an answer, somehow the ...
Posted in Montana | 8 Comments »
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Not this one, but this one.
I LOL'd.
YA RLY.
Posted in Blogosphere, Montana | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 18th, 2008
A contradiction in terms, I know.
The headline reads:Governor to Propose Reduction in Property Taxes.
The article says:
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has promised there will be no statewide increase in property taxes as a result of the reappraisal. The details of that plan have not been released.
I know that I went to school ...
Posted in Montana | 14 Comments »
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
One of the major beefs I have with education is that higher education seems to want to spend money on bullshit, and not things like, oh, math, science, engineering, economics and things of that nature.
And, being a bullshitter myself, I do consider myself somewhat a connoisseur of male bovine fecal ...
Posted in Edjimicayshun, Feministas, Wacky Left | 28 Comments »
