May

12

MSSA President on Glen Beck Friday (May 15)

May 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Sports Shooting Association (MSSA) is scheduled to be on the Glen Beck Show this Friday, 3 to 4PM, MDT on the FOX News Channel, to talk about MSSA’s Montana-made guns bill. HB 246 sponsor, Rep. Joel Boniek (R-Livingston) is scheduled to be on the show also.

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Feb

26

Help Busby!

February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

One of my blog-buddies in Washington is looking for some online help to get the playing field at the school in Busby refurbished:
My mother-in-law is teaching at a reservation school in Montana. They need their playing fields refurbished- and Kellogg Foods is ready to help.
Vote here for this school:
N.C.T.S. Eagles Field
Busby MT 59016
It would make [...]

Jan

31

Montana Policy Institute unveils School Spending site

January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

The Montana Policy Institute, a new free market think tank, has created a a one-stop shopping source for school spending information in Montana:
http://www.SchoolsOpenMT.org
The Montana Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy research center whose mission is to equip Montana citizens and decision makers to better evaluate state public policy options with a respect for [...]

Sep

16

Downtown Parking

September 16, 2008 | 4 Comments

Up here in Great Falls, the cost of parking downtown might be going up from 25-cents to 50-cents per hour. I’ve got no problem with it, but there are plenty of folks who are steamed about it. Someone mentioned to me that there are no parking meters in downtown Missoula and Bozeman, which got me [...]

Jun

14

How to access Census population statistics & maps

June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

For all sorts of population statistical break-outs by county, city, town, unincorporated area or ZIP Code:
1. First go to: FactFinder @ Census.gov
2. At the top of the page, where it says, “Get a Fact Sheet for your community…”, enter the name of the county, city, town, unincorporated area or ZIP Code (if [...]

May

28

Dems Hustle in Montana

May 28, 2008 | 5 Comments

Shaping up to be a busy few days in Montana: the “full court press” is on as candidates and proxies begin criss-crossing Big Sky Country to rally support for our last-in-the-nation primary on June 3. Hillary Clinton appeared in Pablo today; Bill Clinton will be appearing at several locations this weekend, including Stevensville, Great [...]

Aug

30

More Moon!

August 30, 2004 | 3 Comments

In keeping with today’s theme of Moon Over Montana, here is my entry, taken (IIRC) in February of 2003 in the very early morning…

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Aug

28

Montana Fails At Reducing Druken Driving Deaths

August 28, 2004 | 2 Comments

It seems that Montana is the only state out of 13 total who were tested that failed.
Montana stands out in a federal report published this week as the only one of 13 states where a targeted campaign to reduce drunken driving failed. Or seemed to, anyway. The percentage of highway deaths involving alcohol actually [...]

Aug

28

6 Things About Montana

August 28, 2004 | 5 Comments

Sorry, Randy, but this just can’t wait to be posted — this is urgent, because it’s so deliciously humourous, and partially accurate.
SIX THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT MONTANA

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