Are the 538 presidential electors in the Electoral College able to choose who they wish, or are they bound to vote in accordance with election results? It’s an important question…
St. Mary’s Diversion Failure
The century-old St. Mary’s Diversion Works has failed. Hydraulic Drop 5 collapsed May 17. It was the last piece of the 29-mile long mishmash of dams, siphons, head gates, tubes,…
Issues and Answers – Follow up to the Supreme Court Candidate Series
What’s the importance of following precedence, or setting precedence when it come to Montana’s Supreme Court decisions? Why have rulings from the state’s highest court caused concern for judicial watchdog…
The COVID Stakes
This one’s just for fun, but it does bring home the point that all the Who, What, Where, When, and Whys of the COVID-19 pandemic is enough to spin you…
AARP Voter Guide: Day 5
Broadband access solutions from GOP gubernatorial candidate Dr. Al Olszewski. Prescription drug plans from democratic gubernatorial candidate Whitney Williams. Five candidates, five questions, five days. The AARP Montana Voter Guide…
“Butte and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic”
Austrians, Fins, Serbians, Germans, Italians, Chinese, Englishmen, and of course, the Irish. Butte, America is Montana’s melting pot, and a microcosm of the U.S. at the turn of the century…
AARP Voter Guide: Day 4
How would an Attorney General turned governor fight fraud and abuse? How would a tech entrepreneur turned governor promote broadband in Montana? Why is the daughter of Montana’s longest serving…
AARP Voter Guide: Day 3
It’s Day 3 of the AARP Montana Radio Voter Guide – where all five of the major party candidates for governor are giving their responses to questions on important 2020…
Montana Supreme Court Candidate Series: Justice Laurie McKinnon
Decisions made by those who sit on the high bench have a huge impact on our daily lives, yet these non-partisan justice elections seemingly draw little attention for such a…
AARP Voter Guide: Day 2
What is Lt. Governor Mike Cooney’s plans for tackling the high cost of prescription drugs? How would Tim Fox help promote broadband infrastructure in Montana? There are five primary candidates…