Archive for the ‘Montana’ Category
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Join us tonight for another edition of "Small Town, Long Streets", the sort-of weekly podcast/call-in show from mtpolitics.net. The fun begins at 9:00 p.m. MDT.
Tonight will be, for all intents and purposes, Part 1 of a two-week show where we'll be talking about what's going on in the arena ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
A 20-year-old Belgrade man has been charged with felony criminal endangerment for accidentally shooting his friend in the chest after asking, "Do you trust me?"
How about no, you crazy Dutch bastard?
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Humor, Montana | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 5th, 2008
James has a great post over at 2nd Grade Bike Rack (you should ask him the story behind that name one of these days) talking about "Exhibit 32" from the last Environmental Quality Council. He wasn't able to post it at Blogspot, but he was kind enough to ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Greenies, Montana, Wacky Left | No Comments »
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Right, left, center, up or down, there's one thing we all (should) agree on, and strive toward, and that is honesty and transparency in our government, whether it be at the city level, the county level, the state level, or even the national level.
One of the things that makes Montana ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
OH NOES! Here comes the Out Of State Moneez! EVERYBODY PANIC!!!11ONE!Eleventy!!
Just so I have the whole thing straight: It's evidently OK for out of state interests to dictate policy to the executive and to the lege -- without debate, without transparency -- as long as the legislation is ...
Posted in Montana | 5 Comments »
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: ...
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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 | 26 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: ...
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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 »
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 »
